What Foods Should I Avoid To Speed Up Weight Loss

Some of us trying to lose weight often ask this question:
What foods should I avoid to lose weight fast?
This is a very good question to ask when trying to lose weight.
Before I proceed, I promise that at the end of reading this article:
you will know which foods you eat that have been secretly providing you with surplus weight.
you will know what these foods contain that causes weight gain.
how to avoid these foods.
So let me begin to fulfill my promise to you by providing you with the list of foods you need to stay away from.

• Processed Foods
• Fried Foods
• Sugary beverages and drinks
• Ice creams
• Cookies and Cakes sold at Stores
• Candy
• Beer

Now let's know what these foods contain that is causing weight gain and making it hard for you to lose weight.

Processed foods

Foods that are industrially processed, such as canned foods, processed pounded-yams, processed meats, and packaged snack, contain sugar and fat. And not only that, but also artificial preservatives and colours which are not necessary for you.
Hence, avoid any food that is processed. If you're used to eating processed foods, you should start avoiding them by following these simple steps:

• Try to make your foods yourself
• Eat processed foods twice a week
• After some weeks, begin to eat processed only once a week until you stop eating them eventually.
• Finally, congratulate yourself.

Fried foods

Nutritionally, fried foods like fried chicken, are not a good source of protein and they are high in fat because of the oil used to fry them, which increases risk for obesity.
Other than obesity, consuming fried foods every time also increases the risk for type 2 diabetes, cancer and stroke.
Instead of frying, choose low fat cooking fat methods such as boiling, roasting and grilling.

Sugary beverages and drinks

Sugary beverages and drinks like soda and carbonated soft drinks contain sugar and high amounts of liquid calories that bring about weight gain and type 2 diabetes.
They do not make you feel full quickly and this makes you consume them in excess.
If you want fast weight loss, cut off sugary drinks from your diet and replace them with fruit juice - fruit juice made by you.

Ice creams

Ice creams contain lots of sugar and fat which result in craving for more of it or other foods, making you overeat. It's just a high-calorie junk with little or no nutrient.
Avoid this sweet junk as soon as possible to speed up weight loss.

Cookies and cakes sold at stores

Most cookies and cakes, if not all, that are sold at stores are full of added sugar, trans fat and refined flour which contributes to weight gain.
Instead of eating these junks, just grab an apple to eat. Fruits are healthy for the body. So, buy fruits like apples, oranges, lemons or almonds to keep yourself full when you're hungry rather than eating cookies, cakes or pies that will make you hungry again immediately you finish eating them.

Candy

The contents of a candy are refined flour, preservatives, sugar, fat and oils. They offer you a nice gift of calories to help you gain weight...but you can refuse the gift by avoiding them completely. Don't buy candies. Stay 5 miles away from them!

Beer

If you want to stay fit, have a healthy weight and a flat belly, you'll need to stay away from taking alcoholic drinks - like beer - because they are full of calories and sugar. Though some beers may taste bitter, they all contain sugar.
Therefore, avoid any alcoholic drink for you to live a healthy and happy life and to speed up weight loss.

Eventually, I fulfilled my promise to you.
Now what you need to do is to stay away from these foods to have a quick and successful weight loss. Apart from avoiding these foods, you also need to eat smaller portions of foods and get involved in some exercises to burn off excess calories that cause weight gain.
Amanda Jayne, a nutritionist and dietary & lifestyle consultant, says,

‘Here are a couple of things to focus on that will help you loose weight:

- Weight loss is about consuming less calories than your body uses in one day. Find out your daily energy expenditure requirements first (Google EER calculator). To loose weight, eat less than that amount. NOTE: If you work out, calorie expenditure is greater so you can eat more. You would need to calculate how many calories that exercise equates to.
- Eat as close to nature intended. If it come from a plant, grew naturally or is a from an animal, go for it! If it came from a factory, avoid it!
- Drink a big glass of water with lemon juice 15min before eating. We often over eat because we are actually thirsty & the lemon helps to prepare the stomach for food and better digest it by secreting digestive enzymes.
- Watch you portion sizes! Most people eat way more than they need to. I eat off a small plate for example as it tricks the brain to thinking you’ve eaten a lot because  the plate looks full. I recommend serving yourself less and to eat very slowly (you can always have seconds!). This allows your food to reach your stomach and feel full without overeating.
Example: Protein, size and thickness!of your palm. Vegetable 2 handfuls. Complex carbohydrates 1 handful.’

Hence, you have too avoid foods that give you high amounts of calories, eat small portions of foods, and exercise your body to increase calorie expenditure which speeds up weight loss.

Remember, the list of foods you should avoid to speed up weight loss are:

• Processed Foods
• Fried Foods
• Sugary beverages and drinks
• Ice creams
• Cookies and Cakes sold at Stores
• Candy
• Beer

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