5 Foods That Will Help You Lose Weight

Here are five of them:

1. This one is so taken for granted that you might have overlooked it in your diet. Water is the number one food you can use to help you lose weight. Not only is water vital to all your bodies systems, but many times you can stave off hunger simply by drinking a glass. Additionally, replacing just two cans of cola with water per day can shave off almost a pound of possible body fat increase per week!

2. Cereals high in fiber and low in fat are another very powerful group of foods that will help you lose weight. Recommending low-fat foods for those trying to lose weight is not new, however recent studies have shown that foods high in fiber tend to fill people up for longer periods of time compared to foods lacking in fiber. If you add a high-fiber low-fat cereal to your diet, not only will you be delivering valuable nutrients to your body, but you will also be able to go longer between meals without feeling hungry.

3. You may have heard of a number of different artificial sweeteners claiming to help you lose weight. One in particular, xylitol, is a particularly powerful food that can help you with your weight loss. A naturally occurring sugar alcohol, xylitol's glycemic index is only 7% of that of table sugar. This means that the energy contained in xylitol is released more gradually into your system than the energy contained in table sugar. Add that to the fact that xylitol only has two thirds of the calories of table sugar, and you can see why it is such a powerful fat "burning" food - it doesn't provide the extra, empty calories in the first place.

4. Spicy foods containing capsacin can also help you lose weight - think of things like peppers. You've probably noticed when eating particularly spicy foods that your appetite sometimes decreases partway through. You can used this to your advantage, so that you eat less and still feel full. There are also preliminary studies suggesting that spicy foods actually increase your body's metabolism, thereby burning more calories than normal. You know how warm you feel after a spicy meal? That's your body's metabolism cranking up a gear. Remember that means you're burning calories.

5. Candy bars can also help you lose weight. No, it's not as crazy as it sounds. It is important to reward yourself, at times, for staying on track with your weight loss diet. The way to do this is to have small prepackaged portions of candy or chocolate available. By using small prepackaged portions, you run much less risk of binging on your favorite reward snack. Let's be honest, nobody can deprives themselves totally without desperately craving the thing they're deprived of.

Think of it like this: candy bars are not forbidden, they're just something you don't eat very often anymore. Having an occasional bar can help your mind remember that no food is forbidden. You're less likely to crave it that way.

Proper diet is the most fundamental aspect of a weight loss program, and you should strive to keep your diet as healthy and balanced as possible. However, by using some of these powerful fat burning foods when you can, your weight loss results are likely to skyrocket.

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