Lose Weight Now

I know so many people who say that they don’t like vegetables or to eat vegetables, they have to be covered in a creamy dip or smothered in a butter or cheese sauce. Well, I can tell you that eating vegetables as described above will not help you to lose weight. You need to have a diet that is full of vegetables in order to lose weight, but they have to be eaten in a healthy way also. That means that you don’t add tons of calories onto the vegetables in the form of sauces and dips.

Learning to like vegetables will help you out enormously in your weight loss journey. Vegetables pack a full punch of nutrients and vitamins that your body needs for energy and most of them do not have that many calories. That means you can eat a whole plate of vegetables for how many calories are in about 10 potato chips. If you think that you don’t like vegetables, you may just have to give them another try. Try all kinds of different vegetables, but try to limit the starchy white vegetables such as potatoes.

Here are a couple of ways you can eat your vegetables and lose weight:

Make a large salad with tons of different vegetables such. Use different kinds of lettuces, peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, tomatoes, peas, cucumber, and any other vegetables (or fruits ) that you enjoy. Keep the salad low in calories by using a light vinaigrette or a light sprinkle of olive oil and vinegar. Avoid creamy dressings such as ranch and Caesar.

Stock up on the steam fresh bags for your microwave. You can cook any vegetable in a matter of a couple of minutes in your microwave. Season the vegetables with some garlic, Italian seasoning or with just a small amount of butter.

When sauteing vegetables, use a cooking spray instead of butter to lessen the calories. You can also use a little bit extra virgin olive oil and still stay on your diet.

Grill your vegetables. Even in winter you can have grilled vegetables. Get an indoor grilling machine for your counter-top or a grill pan for your stove.

Trackback URI | Comments RSS