Woman Shows How Easy It Is To Lose Weight By Making 39 Genius Food Swaps

Here are some more healthy substitutes to add to your routine. Breakdown below:
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🍫 The milk chocolate bar has a whooping 44g carbs, 41g sugar only 2g fiber and 370 calories! The dark chocolate bar shown on the other hand had 13g carbs, 6g sugar, 5g fiber & 250 calories. With dark chocolate, you’ll feel fuller faster with the add fiber & won’t go through such a big insulin spike & crash.
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🌽 Vegetable oil and canola oils are highly processed, heated, bleached, refined and deodorized. The hight heat these oils go through have negative impact on the healthy compounds in the oils & are stripped of much of their omega-3 fatty acids in the processing. Extra Virgin Olive oil is produced by cold pressing and doesn’t use chemicals for refinement & also avoids high heat treatment, leaving it full of heart healthy fats.
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🥑 Sour cream adds about 40 calories & 6g of fat per quarter cup but doesn’t add much nutritionally. Guacamole on the other hand adds antioxidants, about 4g of fiber, potassium + more per quarter cup. Plus, you get all the heart healthy fats from the avocado.

I may be silly 🤪 but I love to make smart food choices. While sometimes candy is fun, 9 times out of 10 nature’s candy (fruits) is my favorite way to satisfy my sweet tooth

Which would you rather have? 😸 While it’s totally great to treat yourself, being aware of your choices and what that means for the rest of your day is important! ❤️ Below is a breakdown of each:
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590 calories of:
A medium strawberry shake from a fast food chain
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590 calories of:
A giant salad that includes:
4 cups spinach
2 cups cauliflower
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes
1/2 orange bell pepper
2 eggs
3oz kimchi
2 Beets
1/2 avocado
+ 2 tbsp balsamic
+ 1 cup whole strawberries

Starting a new diet like: breakfast is air, lunch is a carrot and dinner I get to lick an apple and dessert is yelling at a picture of myself naked.
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Ok jk 😜 In all seriousness, choosing a clean and healthy lifestyle is about loving yourself!
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That doesn’t mean you have to make drastic changes overnight. Small, lasting tweaks will really add up.
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The right was my lunch other day - no it’s not chocolate syrup, it’s balsamic glaze 😋 combo below:
2 cups mixed greens
1 cup cherry tomatoes
1/4 an orange bell pepper
1/2 cup cucumbers
6 oz salmon
with garlic seasoning, pepper & sea salt
Trader Joe’s balsamic glaze

"What are you hungry for?” is an important question! Choosing the “less healthy” option a) can be more satisfying and b) can save you a lot of calories! I know which one I’d choose
ALSO many times, we try to satisfy our cravings with “healthy” food - only to end up eating the chocolate in the end anyway!
Of course calories are not important for everyone to keep track of, but if it’s important to you, this may be good to keep in mind!

Because feeling good also means treating yourself to the food that you want 😋
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I know I’ve been sharing a lot of calorie comparison posts lately so I wanted to remind you you don’t have to always beat yourself over caloric goals & amounts.
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While the left side is fueling your body, the right side might be fueling your soul ❤️ That doesn’t mean you should have a clean eating lifestyle where you feel the need to binge on foods often.
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Rather, you should have a healthy lifestyle you enjoy where you can have treats in spots you want them (NOT when someone is forcing you or on some random occasion you don’t really care about) 💫
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I often get asked “What happens when I do binge eat? How do I fix?”. Quite simply forgive yourself & get back to your healthy eating routine 😉 not need for some crazy “cleanse” 😛
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Left side is 6oz seared ahi tuna, steamed cauliflower, cherry tomatoes, bell peppers & mixed greens with balsamic vinegar & olive oil dressing (not shown).
Right side is 2 chocolate chip cookies with 8oz milk.

These swaps will not only save your waistline but also your health. The top side is full of processed foods, bad oils & sugar bombs while the bottom side is less processed & lower-calorie to boot. More info below:
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Chips ➡️ Popcorn - Popcorn is an easy grab-n-go food and much less processed than chips! That sad handful of 9 chips has 150 cals, 9g fat, 16g carbs & contains sunflower/vegetable oil & fillers, yikes! 3 cups air popped popcorn is only 93 calories & only contains 1 ingredient: popcorn. You can also cook it in a pan with olive oil if you prefer it that way!
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Frappuccino ➡️Iced Coffee w/ Coconut Milk - Frappuccinos are sugar bombs! A grande mocha with 2% milk has 61g sugar & 400 calories while an unsweetened iced coffee with coconut milk containers 25 calories & 2g sugar. Now, that’s an easy swap that will save you a ton of calories & sugar!
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Burger with bun ➡️ burger lettuce wrap - Save yourself the extra processed carbs when you swap a bun for a lettuce warp. While it’s perfectly ok to treat yourself to a full bun, swapping it out for a lettuce wrap on a regular basis with save you 18g+ carbs!