If you’ve been riding the diet roller coaster, and you’re having trouble getting rid of stubborn weight, it could have to do with these 5 fat storing foods that could be lurking in your kitchen, and on your plate in restaurants.
Read on for a list of the Top 5 Fat Storing Foods to Get Out of Your Kitchen to stop the endless battle with weight loss.
When we’re our ideal body weight, our clothes fit better, we have more energy to work and take care of our families, and we feel better about how we look. Unfortunately, for a lot of women, being their “ideal weight” has been a constant battle, especially after having kids. One day, the old “tricks” that used to shave off five pounds in a week didn’t work anymore.
If you can relate, trust me, you’re not alone! If you’ve been confused by all of the pills, fad diets, low-calorie foods, infomercials, and books on dieting, it’s understandable because there’s so much conflicting information. If you’ve been riding the diet roller coaster, and you’re having trouble getting rid of stubborn weight, it could have to do with these 5 fat storing foods that could be lurking in your kitchen, and on your plate in restaurants.
Below is a list of top five fat storing foods that you NEED to get OUT of your kitchen, and not just temporarily, but permanently. Otherwise, if you reintroduce them back into your diet, you could be setting yourself up for an endless weight loss battle.
Vegetable oils, like the ones you use for frying, sautéing and baking are heavily processed using extreme temperatures, which yields “bad fat,” a highly-inflammatory substance that contributes to cancer, heart disease, and weight gain.
Remove the following vegetable oils from your kitchen: margarine, corn, canola, soybean, cottonseed, sunflower, and safflower oil. When you’re dining at restaurants, stay away from the salad dressings or dishes sautéed or deep-fried in vegetable oil as well.
When out at a restaurant you can ask for olive oil and vinegar with your salad and ask for your vegetables to be steamed instead of cooked in these bad oils. When at home replace all vegetable oils for avocado oil, ghee, or coconut oil which are the only fats/oils that are safe to cook with. Read more about which healthy fats to use here.
Some doctors have referred to MSG as the “silent killer” that is added to meats, soups, crackers, chips, frozen dinners, salad dressings, and thousands of other processed foods because it leads to cell damage and death. MSG has been linked to: obesity, headaches, fatigue, depression, rapid heartbeat, numbness and tingling, and more.
Unfortunately, MSG can be found in much more than your child’s favorite bottle of Ranch dressing. Today, MSG is found in thousands of processed foods under the name “Monosodium Glutamate” or one of its pseudo-ingredients, such as Glutamate, Textured Protein, Hydrolyzed Protein, Yeast Extract, and Yeast Food among others.
A lot of “diet” foods such as protein shakes, protein bars and even trail mix are loaded with MSG.
In fact, a huge percentage of processed food contains some form of MSG. So, the best way to be sure you’re avoiding this toxic food additive and flavor enhancer, is to stick to a diet that is rich in whole, fresh foods that are not processed.
Sugar is the # 1 cause of excess weight gain; from a metabolic standpoint, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is worse for you than table sugar, partly because it contains higher levels of fructose than refined sugar. Studies have found that consuming high amounts of fructose contributes to insulin resistance, Type 2 Diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and more.
If you want to reach a healthy body weight and greatly reduce the risk of chronic diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes, you’ll remove HFCS from your diet, which can be found in bottled condiments such as ketchup, jam, barbeque sauce and salad dressings as well as in fruit drinks, soda, cereals, frozen foods, pancake syrups, processed breads, and many other packaged foods.
The problem with grains, including corn, is that they dramatically slow down fat loss – even if they’re “healthy” versions. So don’t be fooled just because something looks healthy that it is going to help you lose weight. Did you know that eating two slices of whole wheat bread raises your blood sugar more than two TABLESPOONS of table sugar?!
See when you eat grains, it causes your blood sugar levels to spike, which in turn increases insulin, which is known as a “fat storing” hormone. Consuming grains while trying to lose weight is counterproductive because they prevent your body from burning fat. See the best types of carbs to eat for weight loss here.
Not only is soy highly processed, it creates a hormonal imbalance in your body. Soy interferes with the thyroid gland and by doing so, it can slow down the metabolism; soy also leads to excess estrogen (another fat storing hormone). You do not want to consume any products containing soy, such as soy protein powders and shakes, soy milk, soy sauce, and soy beans. Just look at soy as something that contributes to weight gain instead of fat loss and stay away from it.
The idea is to focus on eating a diet consisting of whole, one-ingredient foods, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and unprocessed meats. Once you remove the five toxic foods on this list and start eating natural, wholesome, real food, you’ll start noticing a big difference in how you feel. You will most likely have more energy, less body aches and you will start to lose weight effortlessly.
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