Many people turn to a vegan diet for weight loss but not all lose weight. If you've been trying without much success, read on for the best strategies to get that scale moving downward!
Fiber is zero calories and keeps you full longer. It also acts as a natural fat-blocker! This means you can lose more weight eating a high-fiber diet with the same number of calories.
Avoid liquid calories by drinking more water. Liquid calories like sodas, juices, energy/sports drinks, and alcohol can be high in empty calories and sugars which throws off your metabolism.
Oil is essentially pure fat. It's stripped of fiber (and most of the nutrients that are attached to fiber). One tablespoon of olive oil contains 120 calories of mostly empty calories.
Refined sugar is much like refined oil, devoid of nutrients and full of empty calories. Most packaged foods will have added sugar in some form. However, sugar naturally found in fruits is completely healthy!
Research found that eating 70% of your daily calories split between breakfast, morning snack, and lunch, leaving 30% for an afternoon snack and dinner, increases weight loss. So fill up on a big breakfast!