Many agree that life
would be wonderful if we all had a remote control that could make bad
parts in our lives speed up and make the better parts slow down. One
of the important aspects that most of us would really like to fast
forward would be weight loss.
While it has been proven
that steady and slower weight loss usually translates into permanent
loss. Many of us are not prepared to wait around for this to happen
especially since the warm summer months are almost upon us. Well here
are 5 of the top foods you should be adding into your daily diet to
reach those weight loss goals a lot quicker. All of these foods have
been backed by scientific results and are suggested to burn fat in a
period of six weeks or even less.
Green Tea
If you do not drink
green tea before or during your workouts you could be wasting
valuable time on your training or workout sessions. At Eat Clean Direct a study was published that discovered that after a period of
only 2 weeks people who drank 4 to 5 cups of this tea and
participated in 25 minutes in exercise or training routines lost a
lot more fat in the area of the belly when compared to people who
don't drink green tea. Green tea is powerful as it contains an
antioxidant named catechins that prevents belly fat storage and
assists in faster weight loss.
Pistachios
In a recent study
conducted by the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition the researches
divided participants for their study into 2 groups. Each of the
participants was provided with a very similar low calorie diet that
they ate over a period of 12 weeks. The sole difference in the study
between these groups was that what each group was given as their
afternoon snack. The first group was given 220 calories worth of
pretzels and the other group was given 240 calories of pistachios.
Into the fourth week of the study, the group that used pistachios as
their afternoon snack had decreased their BMI's by one point. The
group that used the pretzels did not increase or decrease. The
pistachio group also showed improvements in their triglyceride and
cholesterol levels.
Almonds
A study conducted on
obese and overweight adults discovered that when combined with a diet
that restricts calories eating around a ¼ cup of a nut such as
almonds is able to reduce weight better than snacks made up of
safflower oil and complex carbohydrates in just 2 weeks. After a
period of 24 weeks, the participants that consumed nuts experienced
around a 62% greater reduction in their BMI and overall weight.
It is suggested that for
the best results, this daily serving should be eaten just before
visiting the gym. The JISSN (Journal of the International Society of
Sports Nutrition) has found that nuts such as almonds are full of the
amino acid L-arginine that assists in burning more calories during a
workout.
Yogurt fortified with
Vitamin D
You can maximize your
weight-loss results when supplementing your current diet with calcium
and vitamin D. This information is derived from a study featured in
the Nutritional Journal. In this study 4 weeks into the 12 week
experiment the participants who had combined these 2 nutrients which
is found in certain yogurts managed to double their weight loss when
compared to the group that did not. To obtain similar results it is
suggested to start each day with a serving of these types of yogurts.
Grapefruit
It is suggested that
eating just ½ a grapefruit before eating a meal is able to
significantly enhance the body's fat-burning performances. In the
journal known as Metabolism, one study revealed that this type of
"warm-up" technique is able to slim down your waist by an
inch in as little as 6 weeks. Scientists have associated these
effects with the fat-burning Phytochemicals found in grapefruits. To
obtain the best results it is suggested to eat 1/2 a grapefruit every
morning before breakfast as well as adding a couple of segments to a
starter salad.
* Guest post by Eat Clean
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