We are going to offer you a weight loss tip by following which one can easily to loose extra weight. Instead of telling you to eat less, this one actually encourages you to eat more and it works! By adding three times the nutrients to everything that you snack on, this diet is a great way of teaching you to regulate your eating habits.
This tip works both in real life and in theory. You’re probably trying hard to reduce your fat and calories intake and keep on a healthier and balanced diet. But it’s inevitable – sooner or later you’ll slip up, and find yourself reaching for the chips or chocolate bars. We’re all humans, and what’s more, some low calorie diets are really restrictive and leave us craving calories. And once a craving sets in, it’s hard to get rid of it.
Main rule of the ‘power of three’ diet is the following: don’t resist. Give in to the craving, have the chips or chocolate or ice cream cone. And – here’s the catch – add an equivalent – sized helping of a fruit or vegetable, and an equivalent helping of protein. So, you can have an ice cream cone, for example, but then you also have to eat an apple and a small piece of cheese, tofu or chicken.
Basically, you can have your favorite snack foods – you can eat whatever you want. But whatever you eat, you can’t have it by itself – you have to make it a balanced meal. The same concerns your actual meals – make sure that they have at least three components, and that they include a fruit or vegetable and a concentrated source of protein. As long as you have those two, it doesn’t matter much what the remaining third of your meal is – it could be pasta, dairy products, bread or whatever you want!
Why does this make you lose weight? Let us consider this phenomenon as it may be rather bewildering as it may seem that you started eating more, not less. But studies proved that this diet plan actually does help one lose weight or maintain weight loss for several reasons.
First, it is well known that the most fattening snacks are rich in high glycemic index, which means that your body responds by releasing insulin. This leads to fat storage and weight gain. When you add a protein and eat it at the same time, that lowers or stabilizes your glycemic index. In a way, it neutralizes the harmful effects of the other food you have eaten. This is something that even the Zone eating plan (a high protein approach) advocates. They say that even though simple sugars are not recommended, but if you must eat one now and then, add a protein. Think of it as harm reduction.
There’s another reason why adding both a fruit or vegetable and a food rich in protein is effective. If you have three different types of food every time you eat, you can’t help but balance your diet. People who keep on a balanced diet are seldom overweight. It’s a great way of providing your body with necessary ingredients and that, in turn, reduces cravings and urges to have a snack. Thus, if your diet is balanced, you are healthier, and it’s easier to control your eating habits.
Finally, if you eat three types of food every time you have the urge to snack, it’s almost guaranteed that you won’t need to snack a lot. In fact, you might find that a sort of transformation takes place over the span of just a few days. On the first day that you follow this plan, you may snack as much as usual, and therefore, eat three times as much. Don’t worry – it won’t last long. The next day you may only feel the urge to snack half as many times, because you are already so well fed and satisfied. Soon, you will be able to stick to a healthy diet most of the time. That’s when the pounds really start to come off.
Believe it or not, the ‘power of three’ system really works! By temporarily eating more rather than trying to eat less, you can stop feeling deprived and start being really well-fed. Over time (and it doesn’t take that much time as you think!) you will be able to establish much healthier eating patterns.
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