We all know the trick to weight loss is calories in, calories out. But there are also some foods for weight loss that’ll help you in reaching your goals.
Different foods have different effects on your metabolism. You need to incorporate food that will boost your metabolism, into your diet. It is also important to use ingredients in your meals that will help you stay full for longer.
In order to do all of the above mentioned things, I’ve compiled a list of 8 foods for weight loss to incorporate in your diet TODAY!
Oatmeal
Oatmeal is a slow release carbohydrate, meaning it will help you stay full for longer. It is also packed full of fiber which will be beneficial to your digestive system.
You can use oatmeal as a substitute for breadcrumbs, make overnight oats or even oat flour.
Chili Peppers
Add some chili peppers to your diet if you can stand the heat. It helps to reduce your appetite and can temporarily increase your metabolism. Plus it adds some great flavors to your dish. Score!
Eggs
Some believe that eggs are bad when it comes to losing weight, but they really aren’t. Eggs are high in protein and contain healthy fats, which will make you feel full for longer.
Studies show that women who ate eggs for breakfast ate considerably less throughout the day and lost almost twice as much weight as the women didn’t.
What makes eggs so great is that you can enjoy them in a variety of ways. Scrambled, hard boiled, soft boiled, and in salads.
Spinach
Spinach tends to shrink in size when cooked and it help you shrink too. Spinach is loaded with fiber, contains a lot of different vitamins and are low in calories and carbs.
Incorporating spinach into your meals is an excellent way to boost the volume of your meals, but not increasing the calories by much.
Beans
Beans are a great source of protein and fiber. They will also keep you fuller for longer. You can use beans in salads, as a substitute for meat or in soups.
The best kind of beans include black beans, kidney beans, white beans and garbanzo beans (chickpeas).
Cucumber
Cucumbers assists in weight loss by helping with water retention. It is a natural diuretic, meaning it helps ease water retention and bloating in your body.
Salmon
Salmon is a lean protein source so it will help you to feel full without adding unnecessary fat. Like all fish salmon contains omega 3 fatty acids which can help with inflammation in your body.
Other examples of fish equally as great as salmon are mackerel and trout. Any type of oily fish will do.
Yogurt
Yogurt contains bacteria that are good for you. The probiotics found in yogurt are excellent for your gut and digestive system. This will therefore rid you of bloat and any discomforts you may have in your stomach.
Natural yogurt is best and you can even go for the full fat kind since some low-fat yogurts are actually full of sugar. Do some research and find the one best suited for you.
Bonus – Coffee
Coffee is known to help curb your appetite but it can also boost your metabolism. Caffeine is a common ingredient in various different weight loss supplement because of its ability to increase your resting metabolic rate.
Coffee helps boosts your metabolism and increase fat burn, but only for a short while. Your body can become tolerant to the effects of coffee and stop working in the long run.
There are still a lot of great foods for weight loss out there that you can try. If you have incorporated any of the above mentioned foods into your diet (or some other ones)let me know if they worked for you!
