Thread: Foods that burn calories for you

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Eat Foods High in Fiber
Celery and cabbage have long been touted as "calorie burning" foods, simply because the energy used to digest these foods is greater than the energy, or calories, ingested by eating the foods. An added benefit of these foods is that they are fibrous and filling, which means you will feel satisfied faster and on many fewer calories that other food choices. Keep in mind, however, that you don't want your caloric intake to be too low to cause a drop in metabolism. When your metabolism drops, you will retain more weight as the body responds to what it thinks is a period of malnutrition.

Vitamin C is also believed to be a calorie burner and a weight loss booster. Foods that are high in Vitamin C and also high in fiber and low in calories include oranges, tangerines (fresh, not canned), grapefruit (which are 90 percent water!), limes and lemons.
Eat Low-Fat Dairy Products

Recent studies have been pointing to the fact that dieters who eat at least two to three servings of low-fat dairy products a day, like cottage cheese and yogurt, lose weight faster, keep it off longer, and lose more weight in the belly area than dieters who don't include dairy products in their diets.

Easy lunch additions include single-serving sizes of low-fat string cheese, individually wrapped low-fat cheese wedges, milk cartons (not just for elementary school cafeterias anymore) and even fat-free sour cream in place of other condiments.
Choose Foods Rich in B12

Eggs, milk, low-fat cheese and cereals that have been vitamin-enriched are all good sources of vitamin B12. Some sources state that B12 increases the body's fat-burning ability. Every gram of fat equals 9 calories, so when you burn fat, you burn calories, too. Vitamin B12 is also known to fight fatigue and speed up the metabolism, which are benefits that can give a boost to any dieter.

For more about burning up calories and losing weight, check out livestrong.com/eat-well/.

This is pretty nifty info. I weighed somehwere around 230 back in february, and now I'm down to 185. I stopped eating extra meals late at night, started watching my calorie intake, and doing as many different cardio excercises as I could.

Now I'm just trying to get rid of that extra little bit of fat, which is becoming increasingly more difficult to do as I lose more weight. I may try to work some of these foods into my diet.

Anyone else watching what you eat?

Originally Posted by darktower

I currently weigh 185 and am trying to actually gain weight. I'm 6'3" and have been underweight my entire life. I think my metabolism has finally slowed down.

Working out will gain you muscle weight, but muscle burns calories, so....Soy should be in shortly to lecture us :9

I'm only 6 foot flat, so, I want to lose the remaining body fat (or a good bit of it anyways) and gain a bit more muscle.

I've been watching what I eat, but I just make sure it is loaded with protein. I am in the same boat as darktower, I barely gain weight. I've been lifting weights for a bit more than a year, but I cannot break the 170 lbs barrier. I'll get stronger but no big mass changes. I do eat lots of cottage cheese and yogurt though.

Originally Posted by reject_wolf

I do eat lots of cottage cheese

That is your problem right there. You are essentially eating pure sin, concentrated death, and essence of nasty all in one.

http://www.answerfitness.com/116/fat...lthy-food-day/

Little info on cheese of the cottage variety

How do you guys eat your cottage cheese?

For whatever reason, I've always eaten mine with sugar....i guess that kinda defeats the purpose.... :6