No one really likes to go on a diet. They are just sure they won’t be able to eat the things they enjoy the most. That all you can eat is soy, tofu, nothing sweet or delicious.
So when they do go on a diet, they don’t stay on it for long due to lack of taste. You don’t have to do that anymore.
Instead of a low carb diet or no carbs and all protein diet, do a low calorie diet. All you have to do is learn to choose the right foods.
You don’t have to starve on a low calorie. It’s hard to believe but on a low calorie diet, if you choose your foods correctly, you can probably eat more. I know shocking, can’t be true but it is. There are plenty of books out there that can help you do this; one is written by Dr. Shapiro. He shows you how to substitute junk food and foods you think are healthy. Not only will the foods be low calorie but they are also, delicious and tasty. You definitely won’t have a problem staying on this diet.
When doing this diet, just choose what is right for you. This low calorie diet will still give you all the energy you need, the vitamins and nutrition your body needs, and best of all, help you lose weight. Still don’t believe this, see below what you may be eating and how you can substitute it with good, healthy, nutritious foods. Once you read this list you will be surprised.
EQUAL CALORIES, DIFFERENT PORTIONS
½ a dry bagel (200 calories) = 2 light waffles, 2 tbsp light syrup, berries (200 calories)
1 croissant, 3oz (320 calories) = 1 bialy and 1 kaiser roll (320 calories)
1 scone, 9 oz and 1 tbsp of butter (930 calories) = 14 slices of raising bread and 4 tbsp low sugar fruit spread (930 calories)
½ cup rich chocolate chocolate-chip ice cream (300 calories) = 15 plums (300 calories)
1 cup of cashews (880 calories) = 8 baked potatoes with salsa (880 calories)
Sundae with 3 scoops of ice cream, 6 tbsp chocolate syrup, 2 tbsp chopped nuts, 2 tbsp whipped cream with a maraschino cherry (1,360 calories) = 4 sundaes, each with 3 scoops of nonfat ice milk or frozen yogurt, ½ cup mixed fruit, 1 tbsp chocolate syrup, 2 tbsp whipped cream and 1 maraschino cherry (1,360 calories)
1 mini muffin, 1 oz (90 calories) = 1 cone with 3½ oz frozen yogurt (90 calories)
1 pint light ice cream (800 calories) = 32 low-cal creamsicles (800 calories)
1 small piece of apple crumb cake (320 calories) = ½ honeydew melon, mixed fruit, 4 oz sorbet and 1 biscotti (320 calories)
1 chicken nugget, 1 oz (80 calories) = 1¼ cups vegetable lentil soup (80 calories)
1 meatball, 1¼ oz (100 calories) = 1¼ cups black bean soup (100 calories)
1 wedge apple pie (480 calories) = 5 baked apples with cinnamon, ginger and low-cal sweetener (480 calories)
1 raspberry tart (440 calories) = 8 cups raspberries with whipped topping (440 calories)
1 corn muffin, 6 oz (530 calories) = 4 English muffins (530 calories)
SAME PORTIONS, DIFFERENT CALORIES
1½ cups of Cheerios (165 calories) vs. 1½ cups of Grape-Nuts
1 cup of three-bean salad (180 calories) vs. 1 cup of egg salad (640 calories)
4 oz scallops, 4 oz mushrooms with black bean sauce skewer (150 calories) vs. 8 oz lamb kabobs (560 calories)
Tuna with 2 tbsp of non-fat mayonnaise on a roll (310 calories) vs. Tuna melt on two slices of rye bread with 3 tbsp of mayonnaise and 3 oz of Swiss cheese (1,040 calories)
BIGGER PORTIONS, LESS CALORIES
1½ cups minestrone, 1 slice cheese pizza, salad with artichoke and tomatoes (600 calories) vs. 2 regular slices of cheese pizza
1 pint tomato soup, potato with broccoli and salsa, 1 pint vegetable soup and 1 potato with ½ cup vegetarian chili (920 calories) vs. 1 sausage and pepper hero (920 calories)
1 cup consommé, 5 oz scallops with asparagus and red cabbage, tossed salad, semolina roll, berries and 3 fl oz of wine (490 calories) vs. 2½ fl oz vodka and ½ cup of mixed nuts (740 calories)
Caesar salad with 4 oz white-meat chicken, 3 tbsp Caesar dressing and 1 oz croutons (560 calories) vs. 1 1/3 cups black bean soup, 5-grain roll, mixed salad, 1 ½ cups melon cubes and 5 fl oz sorbet (410 calories)
LOOKS ARE DECEPTIVE
1 oz yogurt pretzels (140 calories) vs. 2 pretzel rods and plums (140 oz)
4 oz trail mix (640 calories) vs. 32 butterscotch candies (640 calories)
1 slice angel food cake with 1/3 cup raspberry sauce (460 calories) vs. 2 qt mixed berries with a large dollop of whipped topping (460 calories)
1 pack of sugar-free chocolate caramels, 1 pack fructose-sweetened chocolate-covered raisins and 3 reduced-fat wafers (1,140 calories) vs. 12 oz chocolate frozen yogurt, low-cal chocolate shake, 3 frozen fudge bars, mug of low-cal hot cocoa, 2 chocolate tootsie pops and 3 Hershey’s chocolate kisses (595 calories)
1 soft pretzel, 6 oz (470 calories) vs. 2, 1½ cups each, fruit containers (120 calories)
As you have seen, a lot of the foods we believe are healthy aren’t. They are actually high calorie foods. Another thing you have noticed is how much food you can eat in place of one item. What does this mean? Again, you can eat a low calorie diet and not starve to death. See below for example menus:
BEFORE
8 am - Bran muffin, 6 oz (560 calories)
9 am – 2 scrambled eggs (200 calories)
3 bacon strips (300 calories)
Hash brown potatoes (180 calories)
Bagel, 5 oz with 1 tbsp butter (500 calories)
1 pm – Chicken Caesar salad including 4 oz chicken (700 calories)
Few bread sticks (150 calories)
8 pm – Scotch on the rocks (160 calories)
Mozzarella and sun-dried tomatoes (300 calories)
Penne a la vodka (650 calories)
Roll and butter (220 calories)
2 glasses of wine (200 calories)
11 pm – Large chocolate bar (280 calories)
Total calories 4,400 calories
AFTER
8 am – Banana (100 calories)
9 am – Corn flakes, 1 cup (101 calories)
2% reduced fat milk (122 calories)
¼ cup strawberries (12 calories)
11 am – 2 plums (35 calories)
1 pm – 1½ cup minestrone soup (110 calories)
Salad, romaine lettuce – 8 inner leafs with 1 tbsp light ranch dressing (55 calories)
2 cups of diced watermelon (92 calories)
3 pm – ½ cup of raisins (220 calories)
6 pm – 2 frozen fudge bars (60 calories)
7:30 pm – ¼ chicken, 6 oz roasted and skinless (150 calories)
½ cup white rice (105 calories)
1 cup of mixed vegetables (110 calories)
8 oz of coca cola (86 calories)
10 pm – Tootsie Pop (60 calories)
Total calories – 1,418 calories