A Few Easy Ways to Lower Your Calories for Losing Weight

If you are having a hard time slimming down, you need to take a look at your calorie consumption because; more than likely, you will need to cut them down. All diet plans work since there is a major reduction in the amount you eat. Obesity is caused whenever your calorie intake is much more than what your body needs to maintain your ideal body weight.

One of the most effective ways to reduce calories is stop drinking sodas, & cocktails.  Basically all high calorie drinks. A few of the new flavored coffee drinks have as much as 1200 calories in a single drink! Obviously, this is more than half the 2000 calories per day recommended calorie intake.

Your average soda has over 300 calories in a portion, and a lot of the bottles are packaged to contain 2 serving sizes. Instinct tells you that a bottle is one serving size, but that is not always the case.  Just read the can of ... your average energy drink, for instance.  You’ll see what I’m talking about. 

Another easy way to cut calories is always to add veggies in your recipes. And ... eat them FIRST!  Vegetables are usually low in calories.  Yes, adding more veggies to your recipes adds more nutrition to your meal; but more specifically, it adds more fiber to your meal.  This extra fiber will cause you to feel full sooner which will lower the amount of food that you eat.Another easy way to cut calories is to serve a slice of pineapple or mango for dessert rather than pie or cake.  I know.  But it is all about making healthy choices.  I’m not saying ‘turn your world upside down’ and revamp your whole fridge.  I’m saying while you know you have to change, change slowly, change methodically, and change progressively.  Always do what comes next!

Also, alcohol is normally full of calories and it has no nutritive value. So you should know the calorie count of your favorite ‘moon-shine’.

For snacks; everyone knows about small cut, raw vegetables for any low-calorie alternative.  If you get tired of them, try to find other foods, like unsalted nuts or a ‘new’ fruit to snack on.

Write everything down inside a food journal to help you keep up with what you eat and the respective calorie count.Find simple actions to minimize calories from your food. When you are ready to lose weight, pick two or three of those steps to begin. Once you have mastered those, commence to practice another step; then another, then another.

Before you know it, you’re drinking healthier drinks, eating healthier foods and consuming a smaller amount of calories.  Shortly thereafter, you’ll notice that you’re not only smaller, but also lighter and feeling better.  Trust the math, if you create a caloric deficit - you will lose weight.  You just have to do it!