Good morning,

 If you want to lose weight, we all know that eating a healthy diet
should be your first priority.  Sure, exercise is important, but diet
is king when it comes to lifelong weight management.  I hope this
article gives you some simple, yet effective ways for you to make
healthy changes in the way you eat on a daily basis.

1.  Make sure to eat at least some healthy fats in most of your
meals.  Eating enough healthy fats is very important for maintaining
proper fat burning and muscle building hormone levels in your body.
Adequate healthy fats in your diet also helps in keeping your appetite
under control.

The healthiest sources of dietary fats are raw nuts, seeds, egg yolks
(from organic free range eggs), avocados, extra virgin olive oil
(highest antioxidant content of olive oils), coconut oil (a great
source of healthy saturated fats in the form of medium chain
triglycerides), and grass-fed meats (a great source of the healthy
fat, conjugated linoleic acid, which can help burn body fat and build
muscle).

Try this tip -- eat a handful of raw nuts (pecans, walnuts, almonds
are great healthy choices) 3 times a day about 30 minutes prior to
meals.  This can help to quell your appetite and give your body some
protein, fiber, and healthy fats so that you eat less calories overall
at your meals and get more nutrition at the same time due to the high
nutrient density of most nuts.

2.  Try to eat a high quality protein source with each meal and snack
that you eat.  Quality proteins from grass-fed meats, grass-fed raw
dairy, and even from plant sources such as nuts and beans provides
good appetite suppression so you can control your calorie intake
easier.

Getting ample quality proteins also helps you to build lean muscle (if
you're working out hard regularly) so that your metabolism can run at
a higher rate from the increased lean muscle on your body.

Eating sufficient protein at most of your meals also aids your body in
controlling blood sugar and insulin levels by helping to slow the
breakdown of ingested carbohydrates.

3. Although I do not fully agree with extremely low-carb diets, I do
believe that one of the main reasons that so many individuals struggle
to lose weight for most of their lives is due to eating excessive
processed carbohydrates such as refined grain-based starches and
refined sugars on a daily basis.

The natural sugars in whole fruits and berries are ok because the
fiber in fruits helps to slow the blood sugar response in your body.
Just make sure to avoid fruit juices, which are mostly sugar and have
the fiber removed in processing the juice.

In my experience as a nutrition specialist, when people start to
minimize their grain consumption (from cereals, bagels, breads, pasta,
etc), they start to lose body fat much easier.  What I usually
recommend is for people to minimize eating grains and focus their
carbohydrate intake on fruits and vegetables solely.  This simple step
alone usually helps people to start managing their weight more easily.

Try to implement these 3 tips for eating a smarter, healthier diet and
I'm willing to bet that you'll start to see a leaner body and more
energy in no time.

If you want some ideas for reduced-sugar desserts that are healthy but
also delicious, check out these lower calorie desserts.

If you find it hard to make the healthiest food choices at the grocery
store, here is a good article on choosing healthy foods.

I hope you enjoyed this article and it helps you to start eating
healthier and enjoying better health!

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