Eat Fat to Burn Fat! Top 5 Fat Burning Foods to Include in Your Diet!

I get so many clients who start out the weight loss and fitness journey with great intentions to lose weight, tone up, drop body fat and feel more energized throughout the day and when I ask what they're diet is like 9 times out of 10 I get "Well, I don't eat hardly any fat and I keep carbs really low...I don't know why I am not losing weight". 

Like any other vital nutrient, fat is an important part of your diet and not only important with burning fat, BUT it is also vitally important in energy levels, brain function and hormone levels. There's a reason why when women get a few weeks out from competitions they usually stop having periods...it's because their body fat levels have gone so low that their hormones out of balance! (The periods always come back and your hormones level back out, but just to give an example of how having fat in your regular diet is an important part of your bodily functions).

So what do you eat? A jar of peanut butter? Well, you could however "Good" fat doesn't mean Unlimited fat just like anything else in your nutrition plan. Lean Protein doesn't mean eat as much of it as you want.

Here are the TOP 5 Fat Burning Fats you should be including in your daily diet:

1. Flaxseed Oil OR Sesame Seed Oil
2. Avocados
3. Almond Butter or NATURAL Peanut Butter
4. Olive Oil
5. Raw Nuts (Almonds/Cashews)

The Flaxseed and Sesame Seed Oil is usually available in supplement form and can be taken at every meal. You SHOULD be getting healthy fats with your meals! Most competitors and athletes incorporate one of these fats in the majority of the 5,6, or 7 meals throughout the day!

THE MOST IMPORTANT PART ABOUT IT ALL THOUGH IS SERVING SIZE! I have seen people just pour on the Olive Oil and go "Oh it's fine, it's GOOD fats!". Yes, it is but you don't get to have 1/2 cup of Olive Oil and expect the calories from it to just not count because it has nutrients. A normal serving of Olive Oil is 1 Tbsp. That's it! Here is the breakdown for each one of those fats as far as serving sizes:

Flaxseed or Sesame Seed Oil- 1 Tbsp or Capsule
Avocado- 1/4 cup
Almond Butter or Natural P.B. 1-2 Tbsp 
Olive Oil- 1 Tbsp
Raw Nuts- 1 oz or 15-20 Nuts

All of this info is on your nutritional labels, but next time you go to prepare a meal with your healthy fats. Seriously be honest with yourself and measure out how much you are eating of that fat...Fats are so good for skin, hair, nails, memory, fat loss, etc BUT keep them in the right serving size.