Diet and Weight Loss Foods

If you are really serious about losing weight we strongly advise following a diet that is rich in lean meat, seafood, legumes, vegetables, salads and to a lesser extent starchy complex carbohydrates like whole grains.  Importantly, try to avoid refined carbohydrates (sugary, processed foods) at all times as these are notoriously bad for weight loss as well as being bad for your health.

Another good rule of thumb is to eat small meals every two-three hours to ramp up your metabolism.  This equates to six serves a day and ensures that your body will never go into starvation mode which can slow down your metabolism.

During your weight loss phase, we also recommend you incorporate starchy carbs (like whole grains) during breakfast only and stick with just one serve of fruit a day, again, preferably at breakfast.  Snacks should be protein only.

The best diet and weight loss foods include:

Meat and poultry
Beef
Chicken
Light ham
Lamb
Bacon
Game meats
Deli meats
Turkey
Veal
Pork tenderloin
Egg
Egg white

Seafood
Fish
Crab
Lobster
Shark
Oyster
Prawn
Seafood extender

Vegetarian
Vegetables
Tofu
Lentils
Chickpeas
Dried beans

Dairy and milk products
Cottage cheese
low fat milk
low fat yogurt

While these are great diet and weight loss foods, we suggest you stick to the following portion sizes when it comes to your all-important protein servings:  Main meals should be around 100g per portion size and snack meals about 50-100g per portion size.  Think of a portion size as one palm size.  Ideally, eat your protein main meals with a variety of fresh or frozen vegetables or salads.

Nuts and avocado

Nuts and avocado are incredibly nutritious and for that reason great diet and weight loss foods but both are high in fat so try to keep these at a minimum – say ½ an avocado every two days and a handful of nuts about 4 times a week.