Earlier, we’ve gone through our ideal daily calorie and macronutrients intake for fat loss.
If you have not read them yet, here’s the link below:
Now, we will dive into the specifics of the fat loss diet plan by making the right food choices for the best results.
Current Trend
When it comes to fat loss, most of us tend to draw a line between ‘clean food’ and ‘dirty food’. We think we’ll need to say goodbye to our favourite snacks, cravings or desserts in order to get in shape. No more McDonald’s, pizzas, cakes, sweets, ice-cream, donuts, biscuits, pies… and the list goes on. If this was the case, I think most of us including me would rather stay out of shape or overweight than living such a miserable life. We food lovers can definitely relate to that feels.
So, the question here is do you have to eat only ‘clean food’ in order to lose fat?
No! Previously, we’ve just learnt that fat loss is all about calorie deficit. Thus, it does not matter WHAT we eat but it is HOW MUCH we eat that matters. Feel free to include some dirty snacks you’ve been craving into your fat loss diet.
But then, some of us may abuse this freedom and choose only dirty food in their fat loss diet. Yes, if it fits your calorie and macronutrients intake, you’d still be getting fat loss results. However, it is very unhealthy to do so. Also, dirty food are not as filling as clean foods that provide higher volume with lower calories
Therefore, here’s my recommendation for most people:
About 80% of total calories for clean food and 20% for dirty foods
This will ensure that you get most of the calories from healthy and nutritious food while allowing a small portion of the calories to satisfy some of your cravings while dieting.
Bottom Line
The reason I did not include a specific list of food choices is because we all have different types of food that we like or dislike. Remember my post about ‘The Best Diet Plan?’? A good diet plan should always cater to our own specific needs only. So, you’ll have to make your own food choices based on the guidelines above and fit them into your daily calories and macronutrients intake. Then, you will be able to set up a perfect fat loss diet plan for yourself.
On my next post, I will blog about scheduling which includes meal timing (what time of the day you should eat your meals) and meal frequency (how many meals per day)
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