Losing weight requires planning and persistence. By monitoring your intake as well as calorie outtake, you will see results. No magic pill, just old fashion commitment and persistence. However, calories can add up with a blink of an eye so careful food plans are important on your road to losing weight. People always ask my husband and I how we maintain our weight. Here are some of our favorite dinner choices for under 500 calories. Calculate your calories especially with condiments as those add up quickly.
- Stir fry – choose your chicken or tofu and embrace your vegetables. Get Trader Joe’s olive oil cooking spray and you can add one spoon of olive oil for flavor. Cook with plenty of turmeric and your other favorite spices. The hotter spices the better for maximum metabolism burning. You can add Thai spices like curry but avoid coconut oils and juices to minimize calories.
- Soup – I call my husband the soup nazi, based on the character from the television show, Seinfeld. My husband has amazing talent with cooking and soups in general are a great, filling main course that can be very low calorie as long as you avoid oils and stick with whole grains like barley. Lentil soup and spicy black beans soups are our favorites.
- Salad – Any salad with lean grilled meat like chicken or turkey with a slice of whole grain bread. Make sure the salad dressing is either a small amount of olive oil or better yet solo balsamic vinaigrette or lemon juice.
Heavy eating at night, especially eating late at night diet is a habit that best avoided. Dinner should ideally be the lightest meal consumed during the day. The largest meal should be breakfast rather than dinner. Especially a high protein breakfast will keep you satisfied longer and away from unhealthy snacking.
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