Burn 300 Calories a day just by eating!!!

Did you know you can burn an extra 300 calories a day, just by eating?  It's true, but you have to eat certain foods. 

Everyone seems to think that the best way to lose weight is to cut calories.  But when you cut calories, you also cut nutrients.  You could end up eating more because you are still hungry.  Also, if you don't take in enough nutrients, you can actually slow your metabolism down! 

In order to lose weight, you need to eat the right foods.  The kinds of foods that will actually burn calories while you eat them.

FATS

Not any fat will do.  You need to eat the GOOD fats.  Fats such as olive and coconut oil.  Also, nuts are good fats.  Make sure you choose your "fats" wisely.  Fish, such as salmon, trout and herring  are high in omega-3 fatty acids

PROTEINS

For every 1000 calories of protein,  just to digest it, your body can burn as much as 300 calories.  Not that you eat 1000 calories of protein a day,  but you get the gist.  Protein is also excellent for building muscle.  Did you know that for every pound of muscle you gain, you will burn about 50 extra calories per pound.  If you were to gain 5 pounds of muscle that's 250 calories a day!    Chicken and lean meats are an excellent source of protein.  


CARBOHYDRATES

Make sure you eat the right carbs though.  The wrong carbs include processed "white" food, like rice and bread.  Good carbs consists of vegetables, fruits and whole grains.  So,  for every 1000 calories of the "good" carbs you eat, your body will burn about 100 calories just to digest it.


So, to sum it up.  If you choose the right foods from each category above,  you actually get a lower caloric intake than you originally thought.    I don't know about you, but I think that's a pretty good deal :)