Weight Loss Tip: no.1027

Smoothies can help you lose weight with a few tweaks.

Care to guess why?

Yup, one of the major problems with smoothies is that they’re a liquid and calories in liquid form aren’t as satiating as those from solid food. As a result, it’s not unusual to still be hungry shortly after drinking a smoothie, which can result in consuming more calories. Also, in addition to not being filling, smoothies can actually increase hunger by rapidly spiking and crashing blood glucose levels depending on the ingredients that are used. So to make smoothies a better choice for weight loss, what you can do is add items like oats, seeds, natural nut butter, plain Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, and protein powder. Ingredients like those contain fiber, protein, and/or healthy fats, all of which can help with satiety and temper the elevation of blood sugar, which should also be done by dumping the use of sugar, maple syrup, fruit juice, whipped cream, frozen and flavored yogurt, ice cream, and other quick-digesting ingredients.

Weight Loss Tip
no.1027

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Monster Longe

Monster Longe is a personal trainer and online coach in San Diego. He's helped hundreds of people lose weight, build muscle, and become more attractive to their loved one so they don't have as strong of a desire to cheat on them anymore. When not working with clients or making content that's easy to read, understand, and apply to everyday life, he enjoys making fun of Drake and people who like the guy.

Weight Loss Tip: no.1027

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