| How many times have you decided the time had | | | | |
| come to loose a few pounds but everything you | | | | Mid-morning snack |
| tried left you frustrated and feeling | | | | |
| deprived. Have you ever considered a healthy | | | | Â- 4 pieces dried apricot |
| eating diet plan? | | | | |
| | | | Â- 1 cup tea with lemon |
| If you aren't familiar with a health eating | | | | |
| diet plan you might be surprised at just how | | | | Lunch |
| simple the concept is and you'll be wondering | | | | |
| why more aren't using it to lose those extra | | | | Â- Sandwich: one 6-inch whole-wheat pita, |
| pounds. | | | | spread with 1 tablespoon light mayonnaise and |
| | | | stuffed with 2 ounces deli-style roast beef, |
| The healthy eating diet plan starts by | | | | 1-ounce slice of reduced-fat Cheddar cheese, |
| recognizing that weight will only be lost | | | | 3 tomato slices and lettuce |
| when the number of calories burned exceeds | | | | |
| the number of calories eaten. It also | | | | Â- 4 baby carrots |
| recognizes that if you drop your calorie | | | | |
| intake too quickly your body will go into | | | | Â- 1 banana, |
| what's called starvation mode storing fat for | | | | |
| that rainy day. | | | | Afternoon snack |
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| The healthy eating diet plan goes one further | | | | Â- 5 ounces fat-free yogurt |
| stating that you can eat anything you want as | | | | |
| long as you don't exceed your calorie count | | | | Â- 3 vanilla wafers |
| for the day and in fact you need to reduce | | | | |
| your calorie intake by 500 calories but no | | | | Dinner |
| more. While at the same time increasing your | | | | |
| calorie burn by 500 calories. That means you | | | | Â- 3 ounces grilled or broiled salmon |
| are going to have a 1000 calorie difference | | | | brushed with 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed |
| which is going to be noticeable on the diet | | | | before cooking |
| scale. | | | | |
| | | | Â- 2/3 cup brown rice |
| The healthy eating diet plan also looks at | | | | |
| the type of foods you are eating. Of course | | | | Â- 3/4 cup sliced asparagus spears |
| although it says you can eat anything you | | | | steamed |
| want it expect that you will not fill your | | | | |
| diet with foods high in saturated fats but | | | | Â- Salad: 1 1/2 cups baby spinach leaves |
| rather will mix your meals up with plenty of | | | | topped with 1 tangerine, peeled and |
| fresh fruits and vegetables but it gives you | | | | sectioned; 1 tablespoon chopped almonds; |
| the flexibility to mix it up how you like it | | | | drizzled with 1 tablespoon sesame seed |
| without being restricted to certain foods. | | | | vinaigrette salad dressing |
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| So what would a healthy eating diet plan look | | | | Â- Water or other no-cal beverage |
| like? Well it might look something like this: | | | | |
| | | | Of course this is just an example of a |
| Breakfast | | | | healthy eating diet plan for a day. There are |
| | | | so many options that you will never be bored |
| Â- 1 cup Cheerios | | | | and remember you can eat which ever foods you |
| | | | want as long as you don't exceed your daily |
| Â- 1/2 cup fresh or frozen berries | | | | calorie intake. So if you love fish eat as |
| | | | much as you want or perhaps you hate |
| Â- 1 cup fat-free or low-fat milk | | | | asparagus but love baby carrots then don't |
| | | | eat asparagus but do eat all the baby carrots |
| Â- 1/2 whole-grain English muffin, | | | | you want. |
| toasted, topped with 1 teaspoon light | | | | |
| margarine | | | | So what will your healthy eating diet plan |
| | | | look like? |
| Â- Coffee if desired | | | | |