Top foods to avoid when you're trying to lose weight.

Foods to avoid when you're trying to lose weight.

THE REAL SECRET to fat loss is not about lifting more weight—although that helps. Instead, it lies within the simple action of lifting fork to mouth (or sometimes choosing not to). If your goal is to get rid of that stubborn fat hanging around your midsection, then stay far, far away from these foods.

Peanut Butter:

Peanut butter is full of calories and healthy fats. A table spoon of peanut butter carries almost 200 calories. Therefore, if you are someone who looks after the weight, you should go for natural products with no sugar added. Always check the label for the ingredients.

French fries:

A larger portion of fries (around 170 grams) has almost 550 calories and about 259 grams of fat. A tub of French fries will easily make you fat since an adult should have only about 65 grams of fat per day. If you eat a large serving of French fries and a mayo laden burger at McDonalds, you'll be consuming almost 1500 calories.

Multi grain Bread:

Multi grain bread sounds healthy however it could be missing on some essential vitamins and minerals and offer extra calories. Sometimes grains may be over processed, stripping them of the nutrients and fiber. Whole grain bread is a better option when you don’t want to gain the extra weight.

Dried Fruits:

Dried fruit may seem too small to ruin your plan to stay fit. However they have five to eight times more calories than the fresh kind because they have been dehydrated and are much denser. Fresh grapes, for example, have 60 calories per cup, while raisins have 460.

Alcohol:

Even low calorie alcoholic drinks can pack on the pounds when you engage in a night or weekend of binge drinking. On top of the extra calories, alcohol also tends to inhibit good decision making; causing you to choose deep fried foods over salads every time.

Potato chips:

According to a study published in about weight loss has concluded that downing a whole bag of potato chips makes you fat faster than just about anything else, ice cream and soda included. So avoid the otherwise harmless looking chips if you are watching your weight.