Lose Weight with High Fibre Foods

Fibre is the filling factor in your foods. So, the more fibre you consume, the fuller you will feel. This can be a great plan of attack when you are trying to lose weight by eating less.

[Neither the Alien, nor the Predator ate enough high fibre foods. It's obvious by their insatiable appetite!]

To find out how high fibre foods can cure your insatiable appetite, keep reading…

There are two different kinds of fibre. There are soluble fibre and insoluble fibre. Both are great, but it is good to know the difference.

Soluble High Fibre Foods

Soluble fiber can be dissolved in water and forms a gel-like substance, binding itself to fatty acids.

Soluble fibre can be found in much of your fruits and vegetables, especially oranges, apples, and carrots, some grains, like  oats, and beans.

Soluble fibre helps you to feel full longer by slowing down the process of your stomach emptying into your intestines.

By eating high fibre foods you can skip that afternoon snack! It is also great to eat soluble fibre as a part of your last meal of the day so you don’t get the munchies at night.

Soluble fibre helps to regulate blood sugar levels for diabetics and it also regulates cholesterol levels.

The absolute best source of soluble fibre is ground psyllium seeds.

Insoluble High Fibre Foods

Insoluble fibre is probably the one you are familiar with. This is passed through the body the same way it went in. It doesn’t dissolve, it doesn’t gel.

It is what my grandfather used to call “some good roughage”. This helps with any constipation or regularity problems some might have.

This type of fibre doesn’t keep you full longer but makes you feel full quicker. This way, you eat less during a meal, resulting in less calories consumed.

We all know what that means; weight loss!

So what foods are best to eat to get insoluble fibre? The short list is any green vegetable, whole grain, and lots of fruits. The food that tops the list is wheat bran.

Caution with High Fibre Foods!

Even though fibre is a great way to lose weight and get healthy, it takes some time for your body to get used to eating it, especially if you’re going from mostly processed foods to the raw and fibre-full fruit and vegetable diet.

Take baby steps!

Add just a little to your diet at first and let your body adjust. Then keep adding more as long as you are comfortable. Little stomach aches are normal but nobody wants to go through pain if they don’t have to.

You should also be making sure to drink plenty of fluids, preferably pure water. You could also try the benefits of oolong tea for a delicious drink. These fluids will help your body to get that fibre through the digestion tract.

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