10 of The Best Weight Loss-Friendly Foods

One of the biggest parts of losing weight is changing how you eat. 

Some people may cut out junk food and soda while others might decide to go on a diet. Either way, you’re trying to find the foods that will best help you lose weight. Losing weight is hard enough as it is, but knowing what foods are good for you is half the struggle. Thankfully, this is one struggle that has become easier. 

Here are 10 foods that you can eat and are weight loss-friendly.

Lean Beef and Chicken: Some people are put off by meat because of all the ideas that meat has been connected to bad health. The truth is that unprocessed meats can actually be good for you and red meat has no connection to heart disease or diabetes. It’s high in protein, making it an ideal food for weight loss. You can even lose up to 100 calories per day with a high-protein diet! With more protein in your diet you can also cut your cravings by 60 percent and forget worrying about those late-night snack attacks.

Chia Seeds: These little seeds are some of the most nutrient-packed foods that you may ever find! One serving is filled with 12 grams of carbohydrates but 11 of those grams are fibre. All this fibre allows the chia seed to absorb up to 11 to 12 times its weight in water. So, the seeds will expand in your stomach, making you feel full and reducing your appetite.

Fruits and Vegetables: Don’t forget your fruits and veggies! No matter what, adding more of these to your diet and cutting out junk food will definitely help you start losing that weight. When looking for ideal vegetables, try to eat leafy greens like kale, spinach, collards and Swiss chard. They’re low in calories, carbs and packed with nutrients and fibre to fill you up. You should also look for broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and brussel sprouts because they have tons of protein, fibre and cancer-fighting substances in them. When it comes to eating healthy, fruits are easier to eat more of because of all that natural sugary goodness. One fruit you should be sure to add to your diet is grapefruit. It doesn't have many calories and it can help you feel fuller for longer.

Salmon: This fish can keep you full for hours without that gnawing hungry feeling later on. Plus, it has tons of nutrients and fewer calories than other fish, so you don’t have to worry about jumping on the scale afterwards. Salmon contains good levels of iodine, which is necessary for the proper function of your thyroid, as well as your metabolism. It also has lots of Omega-3 fatty acids, which helps to reduce inflammation and obesity and plays a role in helping with metabolic disease. You can also try other oily fish like trout, mackerel, sardines and herring to get all the same great nutrients.

Beans and Legumes: When you’re trying to lose weight, your go-to foods should be the ones that provide you with nutrients and fill you up too. That’s what beans like lentils, black beans and kidney beans can do for you. They’re high in protein and fibre, which give you that nice full filling after finishing a meal.

Avocados: These healthy little green super-foods can help you lose weight too! Add one to your salad next time and it can make your nutrient intake increase immensely.

Soups: Scientists have studied the difference between eating foods in soup and just eating those same foods without the soup. They proved that eating foods in soup makes people feel more satiated, allowing them to eat less calories. A little hint? It’s because of the water in the soup. Foods that have a low-energy density usually have a lot of water in them (like fruits and vegetables). So by adding water to your meal, like in soup, you bring on the same effects of low-energy density foods.

Cottage Cheese: This food may not always look appealing, but all the dairy in it makes for a great source of protein. There is really just a lot of a protein in cottage cheese with little carbs or fat. It’s also filled with calcium, which aids in the burning of fat. Add just a cup of cottage cheese to your next meal and see how it can benefit your body!

Whole Grains: With gluten-free diets becoming popular, the idea that grains are bad for you has also gotten popular. The truth is that not all grains are bad for you; whole grains like oats, quinoa and rice are not only beneficial to your body, but they can also help your metabolic health. They also have the extra ability to absorb liquid in your stomach and give you that full feeling so you’ll eat less calories.

Full-Fat Yoghurt: A strange choice for a weight-loss food, right? What most companies won’t tell you is that in order to make a fat-free yoghurt they take out all the flavour as well. They need to then replace that fat with something that will give it the same sweet flavour Have you caught on yet? Yes, they replace it with sugary substances that is far from healthy. Low-fat yoghurt's have even been associated with obesity and type-2 diabetes! 

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Diet Tips!

Stay diligent during the weekdays. 

Five days a week, put some serious work into your diet. Here are examples for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Breakfast, eat a bowl of oatmeal with low-fat milk with a few raisins or cranberries. You may also opt for a couple of eggs, a piece of fruit, or a piece of whole wheat toast with almond or peanut butter.

Lunch, include a lean protein like chicken or fish, with plenty of vegetables (or a salad) with beans or sprouts (a great fibre source), and an optional piece of fruit. If you need a drink other than water, go for unsweetened teas or juices.

Dinner, have a bowl of broth-based soup, a wrap or half a sandwich, brown rice or quinoa, and more fruits and vegetables (fresh, ideally).

Snacks, should be protein and calcium rich, like nuts, cheeses, or yoghurt.

Include exercise in your plan, too. 

It is recommended to get 150 minutes per week of moderate exercise or 75 minutes per week of vigorous exercise. You can do it all at once or divide it up into 5-minute chunks or anything in between. A mixture of weight-training and cardio is best.

Sprinkle into your normal routine activities like fast walking or running, swimming, or cycling. Keep in mind that everyday activities, like walking the dog, vigorously cleaning the house, and gardening count, too.

On weekends, take it easier on yourself. You've put a lot of hard work into the week, and here is your reward. Don't gorge yourself, but do treat yourself to whatever you've been craving. And don't feel guilty about it, there's a lot of science to back up the idea of calorie cycling, or eating more one or two days a week.

Use Saturday night to be your go-out night, where you can finally hit up that restaurant you've been dying to go to. Getting the craving out will keep you from rampaging through the kitchen and eventually destroying all the progress you've made.

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Weight Loss Motivation

Use this video both as motivation & inspiration!

The lady in this video has lost 80lbs and completely changed her body shape and the way she lives her life. In the video she talks about mindset and how the only person that can change a mindset is YOU!.

This is the first major obstacle you have to over come on your weight loss journey, once you have created a positive mindset then you will be able to achieve amazing results as many other people have done. There are thousands of diets, exercise routines and different ways to live a healthy life style, but the one thing that every single person who ever completed a weight loss journey has in common is " a strong positive mindset".

You are the person that creates your mindset and you are the person who knows when it is starting to crack and weaken, watch the video listen to the advise and make your life change today! 

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