How Many Calories Are You Eating?

Are you following a rigid diet plan; ie, low carb or vegetarian?  And you aren’t losing weight?  The main reason is you are consuming too many calories.

The bottom line — to lose weight you need to eat fewer calories than your body uses.  Maybe you are eating more calories than you realize.

The best way to know what you are really eating is by tracking or keeping a food diary. There are numerous free apps available to track calories and keep you motivated on your weight loss journey.

2019 New Year New Diet

With the new year comes new resolutions.  A new diet seems to be the top contender every year.  The trending diets for 2019 are as follows:

1. The Keto Diet — This is a low carbohydrate, high fat diet.  The diet restricts carbohydrates by replacing them with fats, forcing the body into a state of ketosis — when you burn fat instead of carbohydrates for energy.
2. Pegan (Paleo + vegan) Diet — This diet is a combination of a vegan diet, which avoids all animal products, and the Paleo diet, which focuses on consuming the types of foods our ancient ancestors supposedly ate during the Paleolithic era.
3. Intermittent Fasting — The most common intermittent fasting plan is eating as you would for 5 days and fasting for 2 days. On fasting days, you would abstain from eating except for one small meal of just 400 to 500 calories for women and 500 to 600 calories for men.
4. A Plant Based Diet — This diet incorporates consuming more fruits and vegetables and less meat where half your plate should be vegetables, a quarter of your plate should be grains, and a quarter should be protein.
5. Mindful Eating — The concept is not a specific diet, instead;  you listen to your body and eat when you’re hungry and stop when you’re full.

After reviewing these popular diets, let us reflect on the definition of the word diet according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary :

~diet –  1 : food and drink regularly provided or consumed. 2 : habitual nourishment. 3 : the kind and amount of food prescribed for a person or animal for a special reason. 4 : a regimen of eating and drinking sparingly so as to reduce one’s weight going on a diet.

Therefore, the way we eat or our diet is a habit which we have developed over our lifetime.  The changes we make to our diet need to become a habit not a quick fix.  Yes, you can lose weight on any diet trend; but, if it doesn’t  become a habit you will not sustain your weight loss.

In summary, the best diet choice is the diet you can live with and fits your lifestyle.  The ultimate goal is to replace an unhealthy habit with a healthy one.  Happy 2019!

Pineapple Fun Facts

Pineapple Fun Facts:

• In 1493, explorer Christopher Columbus found pineapples on Guadeloupe Island in the Caribbean.
• Pineapples are in peak season from March to July.
• Pineapples contain bromelain, an enzyme that may help reduce  inflammation and aids in digestion.
• Pineapples are high in Vitamin C which helps your immune system.
• Pineapples are low in calories and are fat free, only 80 calories per 1 cup.

Are You Cheater?

 

Are you a cheater? I’m not referring to cheating on a test or significant other.  This is referring to diet and the reason you are not losing weight. Do you check in to your weekly or monthly weight loss session with the perfect food diary. Honestly, if you are consuming exactly what you have recorded then you should lose weight.  Perhaps you snuck a few cookies or a piece of pizza when you swear to all that you’ve been on a strict diet.  And let’s not forget those few beers or glasses of wine at the end of the day that you may have guzzled but refuse to acknowledge, even to yourself! These are just some of the ways we can tell ourselves and others that we are on a more straight and narrow path with our health goals than we actually are! Though in this case, the person we are really cheating is ourselves!

Lose Weight With Go Girl Diet

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Who said you can’t eat your cake and lose weight too?

Spring Clean Your Diet

Spring is great time for new beginnings and a perfect time to revamp your diet. Here are a few small changes you can try to get you started to eating healthier and losing weight.

• Start your day with a healthy breakfast.
• Cut the sugary beverages. Replace the soda pop and juice with water or any calorie free drink and you could lose 1# per week.
• Start walking. The Dietary Guidelines suggest 30 minutes on most days of the week.
• If you can’t avoid the temptation, get it out of the house.
• Stock your kitchen cabinets with healthy low cal snacks.
• Finally, track your progress.

Halloween Candy For 100 Calories or Less

Here at GoGirlDiet.com the motto is to “Eat your cake and lose weight too”. That also means halloween candy. But we don’t want to sabotage the diet either. Here are some picks for 100 calories or less (pay attention to package size):

Almond Joy (snack size) -80 cal
Butterfinger (fun size)- 85 cal
Nestle Crunch (fun size)- 90 cal
Hershey Kiss (4)- 100 cal
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup (snack size)- 110cal
Whoppers (10)- 100 cal
Jolly Ranchers (3)- 70 cal
Smarties (1 roll)- 25 cal
Skittles ( 1 fun size bag)- 70 cal
M&M’s ( 1 fun size package) -100 cal

Daily Weighing Promotes Weight Loss

According to a recent study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, daily weighing was associated with greater weight loss than weighing most days of the week.  Participants who weighed daily lost an average of 20 pounds at 6 months compared to only an average of 7 pounds lost by those weighing less than daily.  The study concluded daily weighers adopted more weight control behaviors and strategies than those weighing less often.  This is a significant difference in weight loss demonstrating that daily weighing can have an impact on losing weight!

Lose Weight By Eating More Fruit & Veggies

Celebrate Fruit & Veggies More Matter Month by consuming more! Here are the top 5 reasons you should eat more fruits & veggies:

They are very low in calories. A cup of green beans or broccoli is only 30 calories.
They are fat-free and high in fiber.
They are also high in Vitamin C, B vitamins and antioxidants which help support your immune system.
They make you fill full longer which will help reduce cravings.
They will help you lose weight and feel better.

September is Fruit & Veggies More Matter Month

Celebrate Fruit & Veggies More Matter Month by consuming more!  Here are the top 5 reasons you should eat more fruits & veggies:

1. They are very low in calories.  A cup of green beans or broccoli is only 30 calories.
2. They are fat-free and high in fiber.
3. They are also high in Vitamin C, B vitamins and antioxidants which help support your immune system.
4. They make you fill full longer which will help reduce cravings.
5. They will help you lose weight and feel better.