I hit another milestone today – 40 pounds lost. It took me a long time between the holidays (no pounds gained luckily) and the dreaded plateau.
Anyone who has tried to lose weight has hit a plateau and sometimes they are tough to break through. I tried lowering and raising my calorie counts. Exercising more. Even exercising a little less. Those stubborn 3 or so pounds just would not leave me.
I spoke to my trainer and we talked about my diet and it turned out that in my quest to eat healthier I had seriously eliminated fat from my diet. Both good and bad fats. He said to me, “You need to eat fat to lose fat.”
As you can imagine, I was surprised, but I took his words to heart because he has really helped me improve my overall health and fitness.
So I added back some healthy fats. Avocado. Nuts. Low fat dairy. Coconut oil. Olive oil. Eggs.
What happened? Well, those stubborn pounds disappeared in just a few days. WOO HOO.
So today’s Tuesday Tip is: Eat more healthy fats.
If you want more information on this concept and healthy fats, you can visit these links:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/557726-eat-fat-to-burn-fat/
http://www.coachcalorie.com/eat-fat-to-lose-fat/
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/how-eating-more-fat-helps-you-lose-more-weight.html
http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/recipes/healthy-eating/tips/why-non-fat-isnt-the-answer/
Just a last word of warning: Watch out for foods that claim to be low fat, but just seem too good to be true. Oftentimes there is a lot of added sugar and salt or artificial ingredients to make up for the “lower fat.”
