I recently got an email from someone who asked me for a list of what they referred to as the best weight loss foods. At first, I honestly wasn’t sure what they meant. And the more I thought about it, the more I realized there’s probably two different things this person could have been looking for… Since I always try my best to answer the questions I get as thoroughly as possible, I wrote back with a list of foods that fit BOTH descriptions. And since I figure many other people would be interested in seeing these lists, I decided to turn my reply into a full article. Alright, get your pen and paper ready. I’m going to give you a list of the best diet foods that will actually cause you to lose weight. No seriously… there really aren’t any. There is no such thing as a food that magically causes weight loss. There are no fat burning foods. Nothing like this actually exists. I know, you’ve probably seen or read or heard otherwise, but trust me, whatever you saw/read/heard was pure bullshit.

There is only ONE thing that causes fat loss, and it’s a caloric deficit. As I explain in my guide to losing weight, a caloric deficit is when you eat less calories than your body burns. This then causes your body to burn your stored body fat for energy instead, and this is the one and only way fat actually gets burned. Sure, the foods you get those calories from each day definitely matter in terms of your health, getting enough protein, fat, carbs and other important nutrients, hunger control, and so on. In fact, I recommend you try to get most of your daily calories from high quality healthy foods. However, above all else, weight loss always comes down to calories, not the sources of those calories. Healthy or unhealthy, the “best diet foods” or the “worst diet foods,” total calories are what matter most for losing weight. Which means, if you’re looking for the the best weight loss foods in terms of which burn fat or cause fat loss… you’re wasting your time looking for a silly myth.

You might as well look for Bigfoot or a unicorn. You’ll probably find them before you find an actual list of fat burning foods that isn’t complete crap.Tiger Cubs For Sale In Texas Now that the first possible meaning is out of the way, it’s time to cover the second… a list of high quality, nutrient rich sources of protein, fat and carbs for you to choose from when putting together your weight loss diet.Candy Anthony Wedding Dress For Sale None of these foods will actually cause you to lose weight (only a caloric deficit will do that), but they will help control your hunger, keep you full and satisfied, and supply the various vitamins, minerals and nutrients your body needs on a daily basis for optimal health and performance.Hello Kitty Wedding Dress For Sale

As you should know by now, a sufficiently high protein diet is an extremely important part of every person’s diet plan. It plays a key role in appetite control and is the #1 dietary requirement for maintaining muscle while losing fat. For these reasons (and dozens of others), eating enough protein each day is crucial. Here now is a list of some common high quality sources to choose from: Despite all of the low carb diets and various crazy things you’ve heard about carbs… they’re really not that bad. Like I said before, there are no actual weight loss foods (meaning foods that cause fat to be lost). There also aren’t any foods that cause fat to be gained. People incorrectly think carbs somehow magically do this, but they don’t. Eating too many calories is the sole reason for fat gain, and it doesn’t matter if those calories come from protein, fat or the supposedly “evil” carbs. Which means, as long as your calorie intake remains what it needs to be, carbs are perfectly fine to eat when trying to lose weight.

Even though carbs took the place of fat as the nutrient that scares people the most in recent years, there are some people who are still afraid of it. Like carbs (or any other nutrient for that matter), fat doesn’t make you fat. Eating too many calories does. And like protein, fat is an absolutely crucial part of every diet no matter what your specific goal is (lose weight, build muscle or just be healthy). It’s required by the human body in order for it to function properly. There are however different types of fat that you need to pay attention to when choosing the best foods for your weight loss diet. Specifically, trans fat should be avoided completely, saturated fat (which is less scary than you think) should be eaten although minimized to some degree, and monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats (especially the omega-3 fatty acid) should comprise the majority of your daily fat intake. So, there’s your list of some of the best foods to choose from when putting your weight loss diet together.

Will they burn fat? Are there any so-called “weight loss foods” that will? Nope, that’s just silly nonsense. Ignore that stuff, and instead figure out how many calories you need to eat to lose weight (explained here: How To Lose Weight) and then pick your favorite foods from the lists above to get those calories from. Make sure you don’t exceed that ideal intake, and positive results are guaranteed to follow. ***NEW*** Still have questions about your fat loss diet? Confused about your workout routine? Need help putting it all together? Well, after nearly 10 years of requests, I’ve finally created the ultimate solution. I call it The Ultimate Fat Loss & Muscle Building Guide, and in it I provide all of the answers, details and facts that make up the highly proven workout and diet system I’ve used to help countless men and women completely transform their bodies. Now it’s your turn. One of the biggest problems people seem to have about being on a weight loss diet is the selection of foods they are going to be allowed to eat.

Not to mention, the selection of foods they are no longer going to be allowed to eat. With certain unbalanced diets (for example, low carb) this may be true. With The Lose Weight Diet, it is false. The big fear some people have is that they would get tired and/or bored of eating the same healthy diet foods over and over again. Some people may even go as far as to say it's impossible to consistently eat the same few healthy foods every single day for a long period of time without either falling off the diet or just going insane. Well, first of all, that's not quite true. For the most part, I eat the same foods at the same times of the same days every single week/month/year and have been doing so for years now. I realize how crazy that may sound to some people, but to me there's nothing wrong with it. It's very convenient and simple. Plus, I really like the foods I eat. I am perfectly happy with these foods. After all, that's why I made them a part of my diet in the first place.

I am certainly not telling anyone to eat like this, and you certainly don't have to. I'm just saying some people just don't need that much variety in their diet. If you happen to be like this too, great. However, if you are the type of person who DOES want variety in your weight loss diet because you WOULD get tired of eating the same foods over and over again, then this list is for you. I have separated the foods into 3 categories: - good sources of protein - good sources of carbs - good sources of fat Keep in mind though, the true #1 key to The Lose Weight Diet (or any weight loss diet for that matter) is total calories consumed. As you learned in Phase 1, weight loss happens when you are in a calorie deficit, meaning you are taking in less calories than your maintenance level and are therefore burning more calories than you consume. So, while the foods on this list would all make great additions to your diet (for both weight loss and all around health), you need to make sure you stay within your calorie range.

Also try to stay close to the guidelines suggested in Phase 2 regarding how much protein, carbs and fat your diet should consist of. With all of that being said, here's a list of acceptable and healthy diet foods: Lean cuts of beef Lean cuts of pork Lean cuts of lamb Lean cuts of veal Milk (2% or skim) Cottage cheese (low fat/non fat) Yogurt (low fat/non fat) Garbanzo beans (aka chick peas) Protein powder, protein shakes and protein bars. (I explain the purpose and benefits of these supplements here: Protein Powder) 100% whole wheat bread 100% whole wheat bagels 100% whole wheat pita bread Whole wheat/whole grain pasta Fish oil supplements (It's one of the only supplements I use and fully recommend. I explain why here: Fish Oil Supplements.) This list should give you a pretty good idea of the many different healthy foods you can choose from when creating your weight loss diet or just any healthy diet in general.

As I mentioned before, make sure you still end up consuming the right total number of calories you figured out you should eat each day. Also try to balance those calories out between foods containing protein, carbs, and fat as recommended in Phase 2. You now have a really good idea of the kind of healthy foods you should be eating. All that�s left for you to do now is put it all together perfectly and actually stick to it! Of course, for most people, that�s the hardest part. What I mean is, you probably still have a ton of questions about how to set up the fat loss diet and workout routine that will work as quickly and easily for you as possible. In fact, you probably just want me to put everything together for you in the way that is proven to work BEST. Well, after years of people asking for it, I�ve finally created the solution. It�s called The Ultimate Fat Loss Program, and in it I provide entire step-by-step example diets, full sample workout routines, and the COMPLETE system of details and methods that I've used to help thousands of men and women lose fat permanently and completely transform their bodies.