Faster Weight Loss

Redistribute calories for faster weight loss

Weight loss depends on eating fewer calories than your body uses up, but when you eat those calories could make a difference you’ll see on the scale.

A recent Italian study found that you can boost weight loss by about 25 percent just by eating 70 percent of each day’s calories between breakfast and lunch, including a midmorning snack, and the other 30 percent as an afternoon snack and dinner.

The researchers used the heart-healthy Mediterranean diet for their study. Participants cut their intake by 600 calories a day. The calorie breakdown was 55 percent carbohydrates, 30 percent fat and 15 percent protein, with over 30 grams of fiber. At the end of the three months, the participants who ate 70 percent of their daily calories through lunch lost 18 pounds compared to 14 pounds lost by those who ate just 55 percent of their calories through lunch, plus they lost more body fat and used insulin more effectively, which can help ward off diabetes.

It will take some effort to rebalance your calories, especially if you’re used to eating more later on in the day and evening, but the results could be more than worth the switch.