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Foods To Avoid When You Want To Lose Weight
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• Here are five foods that you should definitely
  avoid in order to start eating healthy
• 1. Frozen foods

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Foods To Avoid When You Want To Lose Weight
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Foods To Avoid When You Want To Lose Weight
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Foods To Avoid When You Want To Lose Weight One
of the most important factors that contribute to
weight loss is the diet that you follow. If you
are looking at shedding those extra pounds, there
are two things that you should keep in mind- the
calories that you consume and the nutritional
value of the food that you eat. There are certain
foods that pack in several loose calories that
slow down the process of weight loss. For a full
7-day diet plan for free, click here. Here are
five foods that you should definitely avoid in
order to start eating healthy
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1. Frozen foods Frozen foods are chosen primarily
for convenience. However, these foods contain an
excessive amount of sodium. Sodium is a
preservative that helps the frozen food last
longer. When your consumption of sodium
increases, you tend to retain more water, which
makes you become more bloated. These foods also
contain several calories that hinder the process
of weight loss too. Of course, they also contain
added flavors and preservatives that are
artificial. These additives may also lead to
other health issues besides contributing to added
body weight. 2. Food and beverage with added
sugar This includes sodas, packed fruit juices,
readymade sauces, flavored yogurt, and several
other condiments. These foods contain sugar in
the form of corn syrup, cane juice and fruit
juice concentrates and are the most unlikely way
of adding more sugar to your diet. When your diet
is too high in sugar, you are also at the risk of
type 2 diabetes and other heart-related issues.
Try to include fresh produce along with natural
drinks such as milk in your diet. While they
contain natural sugars, they also give your body
several other nutrients such as fiber and
vitamins that help improve metabolism and keep
you fuller for longer. As for sauces and curries,
try to make a large homemade batch that you can
use multiple times instead of picking up the
readymade options. 3. Low fat food
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For most people who are trying to lose weight,
the term low fat is certainly very tempting.
While it seems like the right choice given that
cutting down on fat leads to weight loss, these
foods are highly processed and can actually
hamper the process. These foods are high in
sugar. As a result, your body is loaded with
additional calories. The sugar is added to make
up for the flavor that is removed when the food
is made fat-free. Research also shows that
people tend to overeat when they purchase foods
with a low-fat label. The increase in consumption
is a whopping 30, which often leads to
overshooting the daily-recommended calorie
intake. These added calories are stored as fat,
defeating the purpose of choosing fat-free foods
in the first place. 4. Fried food This includes a
variety of foods such as fried chicken, pizzas,
French fries or just about anything that is fried
or greasy. It is even worse when you buy these
foods from restaurants as the oils used in their
preparation are often very low in quality and
hence, unhealthy. These foods increase the
chances of heart diseases and diabetes as well.
They are loaded with polyunsaturated fatty acids
that lead to plaque development in the arteries
and increase the level of bad cholesterol in your
blood.That said, fats are an essential part of
your diet. However, you need to ensure that you
include healthy fats in your diet to make it more
balanced. Getting your daily dose of fats from
unsaturated fat sources such as seeds, nuts,
fatty fish etc is the healthiest option for you.
5. Alcohol Alcohol in any form, be it beer or
wine, is packed with calories. With most of the
attention on the food that you consume, you often
tend to overlook the ill effects of high-calorie
drinks. Alcohol is all about calories and has no
nutritional value. You also tend to eat more when
you consume alcohol. Alcohol is considered a
toxin by your body. It puts the liver into an
overdrive in an attempt to eliminate this toxin.
As a result, the fat burning process that the
liver is mainly responsible for gets highly
inefficient. While having one celebratory drink
occasionally is not the culprit, a drink each
night and binge drinking leads to weight
gain. Keeping away from these foods is simpler
than you think. Make sure that you stock your
kitchen with fresh produce. Also, try to carry
snacks such as dry fruits with you when you leave
out of the house. You can read more about
snacking here. When you have options to curb your
hunger, you are less likely to eat processed
foods or food high in sugar and fat.