How to Get Fit: Lose Weight and Burn Fat with a 1400 Calorie Diet Plan

Here is a great example of how to eat less than 1400 calories in one day. The diet has plenty of protein and fiber, with just enough fat and carbohydrates to keep you going. Here is a plan that includes three meals with snacks in between.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• The food items listed in the following meals and snacks.

1. Breakfast: 1 whole egg, 1/2 grapefruit, 2 slices of 'light' bread or whole grain Ezekial brand bread.

2. Snack: 3/4 cup fresh berries or a small apple, 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese.

3. Lunch: Mixed greens salad with some chicken or turkey. The more veggies the better. Use only a very small amount of oil & vinegar or no dressing at all, light on the cheese, olives, avocado slices. Some fat is good, but not too much. A salad of 250 - 300 calories is what to shoot for.

4. Snack: Choose 1: 3/4 cup fresh berries or grapes, or a small pear or apple.
   And have along with, choose 1: 2 ounces of low fat cheese, 1 Tbsp. peanut butter, 1 ounce of nuts, or 1 hard boiled egg.

5. Dinner: 3 - 4 ounces lean protein (chicken breast, turkey, mahi mahi, cod, or other whitefish)
   1/2 - 1 cup green peas plain, no butter
   1/2 - 1 cup plain steamed broccoli

6. Snack: Anything that is less than 150 calories. Try to keep it healthy.

Tips & Warnings

• Mid morning snacks and evening snacks are optional, only eat if you are hungry.
• Lean protein foods are best, and you should always try to have some protein when you snack.
• Protein bars, or nutrition bars in general (breakfast bars, bars with fiber) work well as convenient snacks.
• Skip all the butter, oil, and heavy dressings. Grill, bake, broil, or steam your food, and keep it simple with the spices. Black pepper works great on a lot of foods, try to keep the salt low.

Resources

• Fat Into The Fire - a dieters complete guide to fat loss and fitness