Tips For Losing Weight with the Raw Food Diet  

One of the main reasons that the raw food diet has gained so much popularity is because it has proven to be an extremely effective way to lose weight.  Raw foods are so varied and healthy, it is difficult not to lose weight while enjoying good food. But success with any weight loss is never guaranteed.  If your goal is to lose those extra pounds, you should pay extra attention to the kind of raw foods you eat in order to maximize your weight loss.  

Calories 

The success of any diet comes down to simple science.  You have to find a way to burn off more calories than you consume.  While most raw foods are very low calorie while still managing to be filling, some raw foods, such as seeds and nuts, can be very high in calories.  While seeds and nuts are important source of protein and healthy fats, it is actually possible to gain weight if you make them the focus of your diet.  So make seeds and nuts a supporting player in your diet, rather than the star. 

Space Out Your Meals

When we typically think of daily meals, we think of breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  But eating three large meals throughout the deal isn’t actually the most effective way to lose weight.  If you really want to lose weight you should eat five to six smaller meals throughout the day.  This will help supercharge your metabolism and help your body burn off even more calories naturally.  

Limit Sugary Carbs

On a raw food diet, you consume a lot les sugar than if you were to eat a lot of pre-packaged meals.  Even so, it is possible to consume a great deal of sugar from fruits.  While there is obviously nothing wrong with munching on an apple, eating a diet too heavy in sugary fruits can slow you diet progress.  This is because high levels of sugar cause you insulin levels to spike, which in turn encourage your body to store fat.

So you should try to hold back on eating a ton of high sugar fruits such as pineapples, pears and grapes, and concentrate more on eating vegetables and low sugar fruits such as tomatoes, guava, cantaloupe, and plums.   The one exception to this rule is right after you workout.  During this time you can actually benefit from the sugar rush that many fruits can give you. 

Exercise Too

If you really expect to effectively lose weight and keep it off, dieting just isn’t enough.  You should also include some exercise into your daily regimen.  Even if you don’t feel like you have the time for exercise, you should at least try to get something as simple as fifteen minutes of walking in a day. If you don’t want to buy a gym membership, consider purchasing a cheap pair of interchangeable dumbbells to do some weight training. 
 

Author

Christopher W. McCombs is a Weight Loss Lake Forest expert who helps people all over Southern California get into great shape. Chris is also a Marketing Personal Training Services expert and helps fitness trainers all over the globe to significantly increase their revenue while reducing their total hours of work.

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written by Reverse Mortgage, May 20, 2010

great stuff!

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