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The ideal way to keep your metabolism revved up is to eat small-frequent meals, which in turn makes it much easier to lose weight! Eating small, balanced meals of approximately 300 calories each, will help you to assure your weight loss and assist you in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

One of the easiest ways to cut the extra calories out of the diet is to cut out the empty calories. Empty calories are found primarily in soft drinks, juices and even alcoholic drinks. Regular consumption of these drinks usually account for all the daily calories required for simple day to day survival. Stick with water and low fat milk!

Here are some tasty foods you can eat on a low calorie meal plan.

• poultry (no skin, chicken breast, turkey breast, ground turkey, etc.)
• white fish
• eggs
• lean meat
• fresh fruits and vegetables
• skim milk
• rice
• low fat cheese
• baked or boiled potatoes
• whole grain bread
• whole grain pasta
• low calorie/low fat salad dressing
• sugar free foods

Take the time to measure out a serving size. It will make meal planning and calorie counting a lot more productive and enjoyable.

Here is a breakdown of how to distribute your caloric intake throughout the day for a 1300 calorie per day diet. As long as you stay within your intake (of course with little to NO fats) you can choose just about anything you would like to eat.

• Breakfast:400 calories
• Morning Snack: 100 calories
• Lunch: 400 calories
• Afternoon Snack: 100 calories
• Dinner: 200 calories
• Evening snack: 100 calories

Want to know more? Check out more articles at Women’s Health Answer and learn more about eating to lose weight!

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