Are you tired of eating like a little bird and starving to lose weight to gain it all back? Extreme diets are not good in the long-term. Certainly, you can lose weight on those quick "hunger" diets, but is notbetter to enjoy eating healthier and still losing weight?
Although there is not a "one-size-fits-all diet," you need to have protein, carbs, fiber, and good fat in your weight loss program. The secret is "moderation and not consuming more calories than you can burn." Now, do not get me wrong. Yes, you can gain weight if you eat too much starchy carbs, such as pasta and white rice without exercising and not consuming enough protein. In addition, if your pasta dish is a "super size me" portion, most likely you will pile on extra calories.
A normal 1/2 cup of pasta has about 200 calories, if you get "super size pasta," which most restaurants serve the equivalent of three to four cups of pasta, are you adding the numbers?
Voila, you will have about 600-800 calories, without including those warm bread served before the pasta, plus your deserve, and so on. Obviously, you are going to add extra calories, and if you do not burn those extra calories, well, helloo...you know where those calories are going to go. Exactly, right there, as stored fat.
However, if you consume extra calories, next day you can adjust by increasing your cardio exercises. This is what I usually do after eating those extra tempting warm breads. Furthermore, I also modify my menu and have more vegetables, fruits, protein and less starch carbs.
The point is that you should not starve, neither deprive yourself of your favorite food. Carbs work as body fuel; they give you energy. The issue is that you have to use that energy, if not, then it becomes stored fat. Simple, just like one plus one is two.
