Tricks To Successful Weight Loss - Scientifically Approved!!

Dt. Rawan
Mar 4, 2020
3 min read

1. Don't Add Oils

If you went through the previous article you would probably know the concept of calorie dense (the number of calories in a given amount of food).

1 teaspoon of any oil contains around 45 kcal. However, 1 medium apple contains about 60 kcal. also, 2 medium carrots contain only 25 kcal.

*Compare the size with the calories in it.

Consider each meal you eat, and ask yourself:

How many oil spoons are there on my plate?

This question would make you think twice before adding any drop of oil to your plate/ meal. Imagine if it was a fried meal!! #Disaster

Just avoid oils to be in the safe zone.

2. Never Choose "Reduced Fat" Items! . . . It's a Lie!

Foods with no oils are usually less palatable than food with oils. The best example to tell, is this question: Would you rather eating fried potatoes or grilled potatoes ? (I think we all would choose fried potatoes unless we are all on a Diet!)

Because foods are more palatable with oils, most processed foods with “reduced-fat claims” are often so packed with sugar in order to give them a better taste for the consumer, and at the same time to sell well!! So, at the end you are still having the same number of kcal in the meal but from different sources, which would still make you gain weight.

3. Veggies, Veggies, . . . VEGGIES!!!

If there is one thing to recommend after sneaking out fats, it is sneaking in vegetables.

Vegetable are not only low on calories. But their secret is behind water content. Since water adds weight and bulk without adding calories, the most calorie-dense foods and the most calorie-dense diets tend to be those that are dry. Some vegetables, on the other hand, are more than 95 percent water, such as iceberg lettuce, Cucumbers, Celery, Turnips, Squash, and Zucchini. They’re basically just water in vegetable form. A big bowl of water-rich vegetables is practically just a big bowl of trapped water.

this means we should focus more on foods with high water content and here you go:

+90% water: Vegetables

80% water: Fresh fruits

70% water: Starchy Vegetables, Whole Grains, Canned Beans

To summarize: most whole plant foods float towards the top(70-95%), most animal foods fall somewhere in the middle( 35-60%), and most processed foods sink to the bottom(0-40%).

4. Consider Healthy Appetizers

The first thing to eat before the main meal would have to contain fewer than a hundred calories per cup. This would include most fresh fruits and vegetables, soups, salads, or simply a tall glass of water.

This habit would fill you up a little (with low calorie food), which will decrease the amount of kcal you will consume later in your meal.

Studies have shown that eating about a cup of food before a meal or just drinking two cups of water immediately before a meal, decreases subsequent intake by about 100 calories, which will make the weight loss process faster .

5. Use Vinegar

Why Vinegar?

There is a certain enzyme in our body called AMPK, which is known as a fat controller. It can be activated by many ways, like: exercising and fasting. these 2 actions seems to be hard, we just wanna lose weight the easy way out! So, is there any easier way to activate this enzyme?

The good new, YES!, there is.

Vinegar is a natural AMPK boost. One study has found that a little vinegar every day led to pounds of weight loss, you can add one or two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar to cup of water/ tea with some lemon juice, or you can sprinkle it on your salad.

6. Add Garlic

Can Garlic really lead to weight loss?

In one study, about a 100 overweight men and women lost about six pounds (about 3 Kg) of straight body fat over the 15 weeks by using a quarter teaspoon of garlic powder a day. So, why don't you give it a try?

7. Grind Black Cumin

Daily black cumin consumption significantly improves cholesterol and triglyceride, significantly improves blood pressure and blood sugar control. It also tastes good, you can use it like black pepper.

Half of a teaspoon of black cumin at both lunch and dinner over three-months can make you lose about four more pounds and an extra inch off your waist.