1000 Calorie A Day Diet - How To Cut Back On Calories

If you want to follow a 1000 calorie a day diet, you might feel that you don't know how you would ever arrive at your 1000 calorie goal. But it can be very easy if you cut calories the smart way - without even depriving yourself. To help you do so, I will share with you 10 smart tips to cut 100 calories, without starving yourself. These tips will help you to eat less calories and thus weighing less.

**Here's how to save a 100 calories to meet your 1000 calorie a day diet**

* **Choose skim/fat free milk** - If you switch over from low fat milk to fat free milk, you can save about 3% of fat. It will also help you to cut back on the calorie contents.
* **Stick to low GI breads, pastas, and carbs** - Low GI foods takes longer to digest than other foods. It will also give you a sustained energy release so that you are fuller for longer and that you have all day energy. It will also help you to eat less, because you are so full.
* **Skip the cheese** - If you add cheeses to your meals, you are adding unnecessary calories and fat to your foods. Rather skip the cheese and have it only once in a while.
* **Prepare your foods the healthy way** - Unhealthy cooking methods can add a lot of calories to your meals. The best cooking methods to choose are grilling, steaming, poaching and baking.
* **Choose leaner meats** - Leaner meat choices will also be lower in fat and in calories. Try to stick to lean meats like lean red meat, chicken and fish.
* **Limit your take-aways** - If you want to cut back on your calories and lose weight, you must also cut back on your take-aways.
* **Limit your alcohol drinks** - If you are following a 1000 calorie a day diet, you should try to avoid or limit alcohol to no more than 3 units a week.
* **Switch to diet/lite cool drinks** - Diet and lite cool drinks have much less calories in than the normal ones.
* **Stock up on salad and veggies** - Fruits and veggies are lower in calories than the other foods. Make sure that you stock up on them.
* **Snack on fruit** - There is a fruit for every craving that you have. So reach for the fruits when you have cravings or you want to snack.

You can also cut calories by exercising and by being more active. Excellent calorie burning exercises include walking, running, biking, swimming, cardio machines like the stepper machine and weight training.

As you can see, it is quite easy to cut your calories and stick to your 1000 calorie a day diet. Just make sure that you are aware of the risks and you take the necessary precautions (like seeing your doctor), before you go on such a diet.


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