| If your thinking about starting a new diet it's always | | | | to keep your metabolism burning fat as fast as |
| good to choose 1 protein (meat), 1 fast carb (potato, | | | | possible. As for snacks always remember foods |
| pasta) and 1 slow carb (vegetable or salad). Always | | | | without labels such as fruits and vegetables can be |
| try and use fat free condiments. A lot of your fats and | | | | eaten throughout the day. Food and snacks with labels |
| calories come from these. | | | | should contain no more than 200 calories for a women |
| Learn to eyeball your portions. Meat should fit in the | | | | and 300 calories for men. |
| palm of your hand. Your potato should be a fist size | | | | Remember that going too long without food can cause |
| portion of your hand and your vegetable or salad half | | | | your body to go into fat storing mode, blood sugar is |
| size portion. Also keep in mind that dark meat poultry | | | | where your body gets its energy and if you go long |
| and fatty meats have more calories than light meat | | | | periods without eating your blood sugar drops. By |
| poultry and lean meats. | | | | snacking often you keep your blood sugars even |
| Foods high in fiber and low in calorie are your best | | | | throughout the day which keeps your body in the fat |
| choice and you can eat as much of those as you | | | | burning mode all day long and never let it switch into |
| want. If you decide to skip the potato or pasta you | | | | fat storing mode. |
| should eat a larger portion of the vegetables or salad | | | | |