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One Step to Lose 10 Pounds (…without dieting!)

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lose 10  poundsMaking your own lunch every day can help you lose 10 pounds in a year–without dieting!  It will also help you save a lot of your hard-earned money.

What could be better than something that makes your waistline shrink and wallet grow?

Did you know that eating lunches away from home or as takeout is one of the worst options for your waistline?  It’s true.  Lunches prepared away from home add an additional 158 calories, on average, to your diet.  While that may not seem like much, but if you do that five days a week, that can add up to more than 10 pounds gained in a year.  But, bring your own meals from home, and you can shave those calories from your diet and lose 10 pounds too.

Making your own lunches not only save you a lot of calories it can help you save money too. According to a national survey conducted by Visa, Americans eat lunch out at restaurants nearly twice a week and they spend about $10 each time or about $936 per year. Packing your own lunch may cost about $3.00 in food costs. Saving $7.00 a day or more than $1,500.00 each year.

If saving your hard-earned money isn’t motivation enough, a study of more than 9,000 adults in Spain reported a 33% increased risk of becoming overweight or obese among those who ate out 2 or more meals per week, compared to subjects who rarely ate meals out.

When packing lunch for weight loss, it’s important to include protein and fiber to fill you up.  Here are some of my favorite go-to lunches: Mason jar layered salads with tuna, turkey or chicken; leftovers from last night’s dinner; Greek yogurt with fresh fruit and granola; a high-fiber soup with whole wheat crackers or roll; a peanut butter (or almond butter) and fresh fruit sandwich with whey protein shake; a turkey or chicken sandwich with piece of fresh fruit.

 

One Step to Lose 10 Pounds (…without dieting!) is a post from: Appetite for Health


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