Even though most people tell you that a low-calorie diet plan is the way to go, the truth of the matter is that low calorie doesn’t always work successfully.

See… weight loss isn’t as simple as calories in versus calories out all the time.

Sure, in the short term, you lose weight with that theory. You might even lose a bit of weight.

Eventually though, as any seasoned dieter will know, you’ll plateau.

Your body will get used to the amount of calories that you’re putting into it, and your metabolism will adjust accordingly.

And if you’re eating low calories – it’ll even go into starvation mode, holding on to fat storage for you. When it does that, not only will you not lose more weight… but you might even gain weight.

This might come as a shock since most people promote low-calorie diets…

but think… most people promote low calories, but one out of every two Americans is overweight.

Obviously, something’s wrong with common knowledge (either that or people aren’t staying on their diets).

Here are Some Everyday low-calorie foods that are low in calories and ideal for your weight-loss diet.

Low Calorie Foods

* Portion sizes will vary depending on the type and make of the product purchased.

Portion size is very often a subjective view

Low-calorie food	Portion size *	100 grams (3.5 oz)	energy content
Beans mung dried boiled	100 cals	100 cals	Low
Beans runner boiled	15 cals	25 cals	Very low
Broccoli	20 cals	30 cals	Very low
Brussels sprouts	20 cals	32 cals	Low
Canderel sweetener	10 cals / tablet	–	Low
Cottage cheese low fat	80 cals	80 cals	Low
Fish any white fresh poached	150-200 / fillet	110 cals	Low
Fromage Frais  low fat	65 cals	55 cals	Low-Med
Hunts bitter lemon drink	2 (125ml)	1 cal	Low-Med
Hunts bitter Ginger ale drink	2 (125ml)	1 cal	Low
Hunts bitter orange drink	2 (125ml)	1 cal	Low
Lentils	70 cals	50 cals	Low
Macaroni (boiled)	238 cals (250g)	95 cals	Low
Mayonnaise weight watchers	45 cals (1 Tbsp )	300 cals	Lowe
Muesli sugar-free	180 cals (50g)	360 cals	Low
Noodles (boiled)	175 cals (250g)	70 cals	Low
Pasta ( normal boiled )	330 cals (300g)	110 cals	Low
Pasta (wholemeal boiled )	315 cals (300g)	105 cals	Low
Peas chick boiled	115 cals	115 cals	Low
Porridge oats (with water)	193  cals (350g)	55 cals	Low
Potatoes (boiled)	210 cals (300g)	70 cals	Low
Rice (white long grain)	420 cals (300g)	140 cals	Low
Rice ( Brown )	405 cals (300g)	135 cals	Low
Spaghetti (boiled)	303 cals (300g)	101 cals	Low
Tofu	90 cals	73 cals	Low
Yogurt virtually fat-free	50 cals (1 small pot)	40 cals	Low

 

Calorie cycling is the answer to both of those answers.

It goes against common knowledge because it allows you to have “cheat” days.

This not only makes people like the diet (which means they stay on it), but it “tricks” the metabolism so that it can never adjust to a certain amount of calories. When this happens, weight loss continues to occur for long periods unlike with the low-calorie diet plan.

Rachel has lost 100 pounds herself and is passionate about helping other people do it too.

She has been featured in Woman’s World, among others.