Eat more weight less, yes that is correct. News Flash, the key to a healthy metabolism is to eat smaller meals more often. That means 3 main meals, and 2-3 snacks per day. Emphasizing fiber filling foods, like whole wheat bread and fruit, will suppress your appetite. Restricting calories and fat intake will increase your weight loss results in a big way.

Pre planning your meals will keep you on track. It also cuts down on food waste, and may save you money if you tend to eat out a lot. A healthy balanced diet requires commitment to a permanent lifestyle change.

Eating a high fiber diet helps to fill you up. Fiber increases weight loss results and stimulates bowel health. Foods that are high in fiber include: whole grains, vegetables, fruits, legumes and even nuts and seeds. Basically the only 2 food groups that contain no fiber include: fats and animal protein.

If you enjoy eating volumes of food, learn to love vegetables. One cup of vegetables is around 25 calories. It’s the lowest amount of calories per most volume food group for a healthy diet. This means you have more to munch on with fewer fat and calories. If you have a hard time eating vegetables why not try dipping raw ones into your favorite low fat dip. Rachelle also enjoys dipping fresh vegetables into hummus, which is also a good source of protein.

So the next time you’re hungry load up on high fiber foods to take the edge off. Do your body a world of good buy decreasing your overall dietary fat and calories each day. Yes you can lose weight and still love food; however you must pick the right one!