What To Eat To Lose Weight?

Many people want to know what to eat to lose weight – so what should a day’s diet look like? Bearing in mind that the recommended calorie intake for women wanting to lose weight is 1,400 calories a day and for men 1800 calories a day you should also remember that you should focus on becoming an active person. Dieting will definitely help you lose weight but if you combine it with exercise it will be all the better for you.

• Breakfast
  Breakfast should contain about 13 to 20 grams of protein. About 40 to 55 grams should be carbohydrate and about 10 to 15 grams should be fats.
  Skip sugary and processed foods or those made with enriched white flour, and choose whole grains, fruits, and veggies.
• Lunch
  A healthy lunch keeps the energy levels up for the rest of the day. It’s recommended to sticking to no more than 450 calories.
  For example, a healthy lunch could be a boneless and skinless chicken breast served with fat free Italian dressing, tomato slices, seasoned bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, some angel hair pasta and a handful of green peas.
• Dinner
  Dinner can be fewer calories as you don’t want to feel too full before bed, so go sparingly on the carbohydrates and fill up on protein and vegetables.

If you stick to 400 calories for breakfast, 400 for lunch and 300 for dinner then you’ll be able to treat yourself to two 100 calorie snacks throughout the day and still leave an extra 100 for any milk in tea and coffee throughout the day, and fruit too (there are 52 calories in a small apple, 53 in a pear, 59 in an orange and 89 in a banana). It is a good idea to have fruit with your morning and afternoon snack. But as fruit is high in sugar, it’s best to limit yourself to 3 – 4 servings of fruit a day.