9 Foods to Help You Lose Weight

Delicious foods that help you lose weight? Sounds too good to be true.

No doubt: weight loss boils down to a simple calculation. You must eat fewer calories than you burn.

"Certain foods can help you lose body weight," says Heather Mangieri, RD, a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association, "because they help you feel full longer and help curb cravings . "

Some even kick your metabolism. So take that list when you go to the supermarket:

5. Eggs and Sausage

A high protein breakfast can help you resist cravings throughout the day.
In a study of a group of young obese women, those who started the day with 35 grams of protein - it is probably much you eat - feel fuller now. The women ate a breakfast of 350 calories which included eggs and sausage beef patty. Seemed the effect of breakfast rich in protein to last in the evening, when the women were grazing on less fatty, sugary products that women who have had cereal for breakfast.

6. Nuts

For a great snack on the go, take a small handful of almonds, peanuts, walnuts, or pecans. Research shows that when people snack on nuts, they eat less automatically meals later.

7. Apples

Place apple juice and applesauce and opt for a crunchy apple. Whole fruit dulls the appetite in a way that fruit juices and sauces do not.
One reason is that raw fruit has more fiber. Also, chewing sends signals to your brain that you've eaten something substantial.

8. Yogurt

Whether you prefer traditional or Greek, yogurt can be good for your waistline.

A Harvard study followed more than 120,000 people for a decade or more. Yogurt, all foods that were followed, was most closely related to weight loss.

This does not prove that yogurt caused weight loss, but it stands out among other foods.

9. Grapefruit

Yes, grapefruit can really help you lose a few pounds, especially if you are at risk for diabetes.

Researchers at Scripps Clinic in San Diego found that when obese people ate half a grapefruit before each meal, they fell an average of 3 ½ pounds over 12 weeks. Drink grapefruit juice has the same results.

But grapefruit juice has no proven properties "fat-burning" - it can help people feel full.

Warning: You can not have grapefruit or grapefruit juice if you are on certain medications, so check the label on all your prescriptions, or ask your pharmacist or doctor.