| 3 Nutritional Strategies That Actually Work | | | | | | Put Calories First | | With all the exclusion diets out there (Raw food only! No carbs! Dairy-free!), it’s easy to lose sight of what actually causes weight loss: Taking in fewer calories than you expend. “Calories are king,” says Dawn Jackson Blatner, RDN, author of The Superfood Swap and nutritionist to the Chicago Cubs. “They are the first thing guys should pay attention to in order to lose weight.” |
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| | | | Think Month, Not Week | | In a society built around instant gratification, one of the toughest parts about losing weight is how long it all seems to take. Instead of obsessing over how fast you can drop 10 pounds, “record progress,” Blatner suggests. “Whether that’s the scale, food logs, a certain pair of pants or belt that gets looser, have some way to gauge success. When you see results, it motivates you to keep going.” |
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| | | | Eat Your Greens | Yeah, we know it’s boring. So is brushing your teeth and taking a shower, but since you manage both of those tasks just fine (you do, don’t you?), we’ll assume you can also learn to fill half your dinner plate with vegetables before you starting piling on the meat. “That really is the key to being healthier and not being hungry,” says Blatner. “Every bite of a vegetable contains four times fewer calories than any other food you could be eating.” Plus, because they contain fiber and have a high water content, they make you feel fuller.
Want to shed a few pounds? Skip the trends and try these diet strategies that actually work. |
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