Are you one of those who have tried every new diet fad or program? Are you tired of hoping and not getting the results you expect? Are you desperate and would just want something that will work? What if you are told that your body has mechanism that can help you in your quest to shed those pounds? You just need a little help from the foods you eat. Not convinced? Read on.
When you eat, your body takes in calories. In order for you not to gain excess fat, your body must burn all the calories that you consume. Your body uses calories as fuel. Trouble is when you take-in more than what your body can use, which is usually the case, it stacks up those excess calories as fats.
Foods that causes you to build up fats are those with so -called “empty calories”. Junk foods, processed foods, pastries, low fiber foods, etc. Are all big contributors to weigh gain.
Now, your body has its own silent workout. While you eat, it uses up energy to digest what you consume. However, if you take in more calories than what your body uses up for digestion then it stores up that fat.
Have you heard of negative “calorie foods”? These are foods that need more energy to be digested than what the food supplies. Therefore, in order for your body to digest all of the caloric value of the food it gets the deficit energy from those which have been stored in your body. End result: you lose weight.
Lettuce, cucumbers, broccoli, cabbage, celery, apples, apricot, peaches, lime, grapefruit are examples of negative calorie foods, the list goes on. Now, you see why vegetables and fruits are even more awesome for you.
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