Top 9 Foods For Fat Loss
This is taken from My Q&A from The Fat Loss Troubleshoot Conference
"Question: Sean Asks- What are your top 9 must eat foods for fat
loss? Leigh Answers: I find this question to be hilarious, not because it
isn’t a good question Sean, ha, but because you chose nine. I am
used to working in five’s and ten’s my friend.
(Jackie interrupts and says he is trying to throw off my nerve’s)
He is trying to throw off my game! It turns my whole world into a spin.
Okay so Top 9 Foods For Fat Loss.
Number 1# Water
(two people chime in and say “that’s not food!”)
Okay fine so water isn’t “food” but it is the most important substance
you can take into your body. 70% of people are walking around at
least partially dehydrated in this country. What did I tell you guys
about the snow remember?
(Sean reacts and says his snow would no longer be yellow)
Good! We don’t want yellow snow, that isn’t healthy. Water is 100%
essential need to the body, and 100% essential for fat loss. If nothing
else remember this the next time you chug down. How do you think
that fat leaves the body? I will give you a hint, it doesn’t just magically
disappear into nothing.
Number 2# Eggs
My next choice is eggs, especially egg whites and omega 3 eggs.
You know there is just nothing you can’t do with these guys.
Scrambled, hard boiled, baking, pancakes, added protein to
smoothies though egg whites only for that one guys okay. They have
the great BV value of protein you can ask for, the omega 3 have good
fats. Not only is it a easy food, it is a cheap food. So yeah, number 2
on the list, eggs.
Number 3# EFA’s (Essential Fatty Acids)
Next up is EFA’s or essential fatty acids. Whatever source you
choose to get this from is your choice but I personally, and I will try
not to advertise or name drop here, but go with an supplement oil
blend. We not only want good fats, we want a balance of good fats.
This doesn’t mean not to get any fats from whole foods of course.
Fish, nuts, oils, all great, but somewhere in the diet getting a pure and
solid form of supplemented oil blend is something that I think is key
not only for fat loss, but for health.
Number 4# Oatmeal
Four is a personal obsession, it is hard not to put it at one because of
my pure love for it but nonetheless here it is, number 4, Oatmeal.
A lot of people get very confused about oatmeal, how to cook it,
which brand to get. Do I get instant, steel cut, rolled? My advice, cost
wise and ease wise is to go with the Old Fashion Rolled Oats. Now,
do steel oats have a higher fiber source and better process? Of
course, but they aren’t as cheap, not as easy to find and take longer
to cook and I find in some areas if you ask to much of people they
end up giving up all together. So go into the store, get the old fashion
rolled oats, still lower GI than instant, still a great source of fiber and
great for the heart. Best of all they are easy to work with and cheap to
buy.
Number #5 Berries
Berries. Particularly I would chose wild blueberries, raspberries and
cranberries. Some of the best sources of anti-oxidants, fiber, low
calories, easy to make anything taste good with and if you buy frozen
you can save some cash, if you buy frozen and in bulk you can save
a bundle.
Number #6 Greens
Greens is classified as turnips, spinach, collard, kale, I would even
throw in broccoli into that mix. These are the true super foods.
Vitamins, minerals, fiber, antioxidants, low calorie, list goes on and
on.
You know even if, you know a lot of people fight me on the
vegetables, I wasn’t a fan of veggies myself but let me tell you that
you can sneak these suckers in so much you don’t even know they
are there and one day you wake up and not only have you developed
a taste for them, you actually like them and want to have them in your
meals. Put them in an omelet, vegetable lasagna, toss into a shake
with berries and protein and BAM you have one heck of a power
combo. Don’t neglect you veggies!
Number #7 Whey
Okay now that I am finished with my “eat your veggies” talk we are
going to get to Whey Protein. Of course if you have a whey
intolerance you can go with egg, but basically what I am speaking of
is whey protein supplement powder. In general I am really pro whole
foods but, in certain times a protein supplement has its place,
especially post workout and if choosing a protein powder, whey is
number one. If you use it right and time it right in the diet but still
provide yourself with whole foods, it can be one heck of a protein
source and save you some time as well.
Number 8# Fish
Next up is fish, I think that fish is, you know really I don’t like it. I still
haven’t come to enjoy any fish that wasn’t a childhood fish stick, but I
eat it! I eat it because it is a source of good fats and amazing source
of protein. So maybe you are in the same boat and team as me, and
you don’t like getting it down, do it anyway.
Number 9# Sweet Potato
Alright, last one, remember I have to stop at nine because Sean
wanted to be cute and throw off my whole process, so this was tough
but my winner, coming in at number nine is Sweet Potatoes.
Sweet potatoes deemed the “antidiabetic” food are filled with antioxidants,
vitamins, minerals, and of all starch foods are the easiest to
digest. Did I mention they are really yummy?
So with this list realize that if you ate nothing but what is on this list
that you have a complete balanced diet right here. Complete amino
acids, good fats, vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants, all right here in
these 9 foods. Mix them up even and have real power meals, put the
berries in the oatmeal, put the spinach in the omelets, it is endless.
Some people might say “hey you didn’t list this or that”, don’t get me
wrong there are defiantly some other great foods out there, but as far
as I what I feel the average person can easily and should keep in
their daily diet, these are my top nine.
(Sean asks, what if I would have said ten!? )
Leigh Answers: You will just have to think about that!
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