Soups And Salads For Weight Loss? Be Careful It Might Not Be Such A Good Idea
Thought eating soup and salad was good for your diet, huh? Well, you probably thought wrong!
First off, I'm glad you're eating soups and salads. It's a step in the right direction generally speaking. However, I'm not just going to give you the thumbs up until you can tell me what exactly is in those soups and salads.
You see, the problem isn't necessarily the soup or the salad... but moreso it has to do with the add-ons that go in the soups and salads.
That's where I notice my clients messing things up for themselves. Sabotaging their weight loss efforts.
But don't worry, it's easy to correct. So let's get to it.
Mistake #1 With Soups: Eating soup from a can
Come on, the general rule to follow is this... if it comes in a can, it probably isn't good. Again, that is a general rule. It's not always the case. Those soups in cans are loaded with crap.
Instead of eating soup out of a can, make it from scratch. Water, broth, some cabbage, lentils, carrots, celery, chicken breast... voila. A soup that you can work with to lose weight on.
Mistake #2 With Soups: Putting crackers in them
Oops! A bad add-on. Nope, you have to leave it alone. No crackers. Listen, you don't need to make soup a main meal. Just use it to fill yourself up a bit before eating your main meal. That's good enough to jumpstart weight loss... if you do that with enough of your meals.
Now, mistakes with salads...
Mistake #1 With Salads: Dressings
If it's not lemon juice, virgin olive oil, or organic apple cider vinegar... then it's not going on your salad. Says who? Says me! Those are your only choices as far as I'm concerned. Anything else and you're just making something that was healthy, unhealthy.
Mistake #2 With Salads: No protein with them
Listen, most salads people eat have no protein in them. That's a huge mistake. Even if the salad is just an appetizer to the main meal, you need protein.
But, better yet, add protein so you can make the salad the main meal. Without protein, the salad won't be enough to fill you up. It's not a true meal unless it has a lot of protein with it.
Choices for proteins... 1 chicken breast, 1 can of water-packed tuna, 1 can of black beans, or 1 lean hamburger patty. Or, use a combination of those.
So if you were making those mistakes with soups and salads... stop! Just make those minor changes and watch as your weight starts peeling off. Ok, I'm off to save the world now with soups and salads for everyone. Joke!
Jennifer Jolan is a popular weight loss consultant and author of the best selling "Ultimate Diet Guide" ebook. She has helped over 3,700 women with her intensive 1 on 1 email coaching.
If you're sick and tired of getting the same old boring and tired weight loss advice... you know, like "Eat more fruits and vegetables, drink 8 glasses of water, exercise more, and blah blah blah"... then you found the right person. I'll make weight loss easy and enjoyable for you... AND NOT BORING!
