Aside from exercise, which is key to life, the type of meal, the time of day it is being consumed and portion size will help in reshaping you into the future.
The real killer that we are fighting is SUGAR consumption. To much fructose assimilates into fat.
Natural sugars from fresh fruits are better, but still amounts have to be monitored. Refined sugars like what you spoon onto your already sweetened morning cereal and into your coffee can contribute to exceeding required daily limits.
High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS/Petitioned by ConAgra to the FDA because of bad press to be renamed through smoke and mirror effect to "Corn Syrup") cannot be properly converted by the liver as normal sugar can and in turn causes FIBROSIS scaring also confuses the brain into thinking one is still hungry. In spite of the Corn Industries current attack on how HFCS does nothing bad to you, HFCS is one huge contributing factor in America's obesity.
If you can
totally eliminate HFCS from all consumption and limit fructose (natural (fruits) or refined (make it raw)) sugar intake to 50mg +/- per day you will see a huge turn around on your weight reductions.
Do like weight trainers have done for years, eat your meals backwards. Eat your (dinner) proteins in the morning, protein shakes for lunch, and your (breakfast) carbohydrates, like oatmeal for evening. Think about this - if you consume a Burger and fries late at night, well, the cholesterol load is one thing,, but if you eat that late in the day and then settle in for the night, your body has no way of converting that into energy, you go to sleep without exercising and your body turns it into fat.
Register here at
www.livestrong.com for "My Plate" for an easy way to enter your food groups and monitor your calories, sugar, protiens, etc., and how much and what you consume. It is a great way to keep yourself honest and help turn the page to a "NEW YOU!
To your health!