Alright Fashionista, on the road to eating healthy and getting in shape for the summer, we cut out the high calorie soda and we are drinking our water with lemon. Now, before we starting cutting things out of our food diets, let’s just make sure we are eating a balanced diet and increase our fiber intake too.
We are constantly struggling with weight loss and over eating, possibly, because we never feel full or satisfied. The classic American diet consists of processed foods, which are devoid of nutrients needed to make us feel full. Today our fitness tip for feeling full or satisfied is simply incorporating more fiber into our diets.
How Fiber Works:
We tend to have very low fiber diets, but Fiber helps promote our metabolism and ward off diseases, which in turn can help us lose weight. Fiber is a carbohydrate that our body can’t digest. I’ve read, it passes through without providing nutrition or calories but it is very healthy and helpful with our bowel movements, promoting our metabolism and weight loss. Plus, high Fiber diets also promote the feeling of fullness. Foods rich in fiber even stay in our stomach longer than other foods, helping us to eat less.
How to Increase Fiber Intake:
To increase your fiber intake, eat less processed foods and more whole and natural foods such as brown rice (instead of white), whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Since our bodies cannot digest fiber, by eating high-fiber diets you are cutting calories and making your self feel full longer, helping us to trim our waistlines and get in shape for the summer.
Let’s increase our fiber and feel free to share your weight-loss experiences or thoughts with your favorite First Class Fashionista on the web.
Disclaimer: Consult your doctor before changing your exercise routine or diet. We do not claim to be fitness or health experts. Try at your own risk. Results may vary.
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I’ve had to give up my gym membership recently and now I am struggling to do everything I can not to regain the weight. Great reminders for me here. Thanks!
Increasing fiber intake is definitely a key to losing weight the natural way. I highly agree on the point that fiber can hasten metabolism thus warding off diseases. Eat less processed food and more fruits and vegetables. Aside from fiber, you get much more nutrients from it.
I think you make a great point with the foods not to eat as well, especially grains as grains contain gluten and gluten is a huge issue if you are trying to lose weight.
Really fantastic article about weight loss, particularly the method to weight loss you talked about. I think it’s really good.
I agree totally with your post, weight loss is really about getting back to good old fashioned wholesome foods that have been untouched as much as possible by humans. Societal trends have caused many of us to be consuming gluttons and now we are paying the price, not only on a personal level but the whole health system is in crisis because of it!!
Thanks for the good info!
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Fiber is important but what’s more important is your balance of proteins carbs and fat.
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I like your examples of adding fiber. One usually does not think of eating fruits and vegetables so much. But just adding of a lot of greens can do the trick. Just eat more raw food and less processed foods and watch the portions.
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Fiber is perhaps the greatest secret of weight loss. When I was losing weight, I was eating a bowl of old-fashioned oats with raw broccoli in the morning. It tasted nasty, but it would fill me up for half a day with almost no calories. I also ate apples and oranges throughout the day. In a couple of months I lost 22 lb of fat!
Great Article. Eating foods which are high in fiber will definitely aid in weight loss as it will help keep you fuller for longer. It’s very important though that your intake of fiber gradually increases. A sudden increase can make you produce more wind, leave you feeling bloated, and cause stomach cramps! Make sure you also drink plenty of fluid!
Yes! Fiber is SO IMPORTANT in this game. So many people just go crazy eliminating carbs that they forget to eat some wholesome, whole grain, high fiber foods. There’s more to dieting than protein!
Wonderful information! How much water does everyone drink daily? Its funny how many diets have different amounts of how much you need to drink. Personally I think it should be the same on any diet. 2 glasses per meal covers all the water you need. Of course, depending on how many meals you eat but normally it’s 5 meals for any decent diet.