DIET TO LOSE WEIGHT

DIET TO LOSE WEIGHT

Wouldn't it is a dream if you could enjoy your favourite food and lose weight? Losing weight and to follow a particular diet can be hard, but it is possible if you have a healthy diet plan. Many of you have heard that the best way to lose weight to join a gym and workout for hours.

However, being a nutritionist I would say diet plays 80% role and exercise plays 20% role. The body of each person is different and so the different calorie requirements. Make sure you provide enough calorie to your body through 3 major meals (breakfast, lunch & dinner), include food rich in carbohydrates, protein, fiber and low in fat and healthy snacks at least twice a day. Here is a general guideline, how you can make your own healthy menu.

EARLY MORNING:

Start your day with these metabolic booster supplements and keep your body fresh and energetic throughout the day. This can be achieved through having a tsp of overnight soaked methi seeds, cinnamon powder, wheatgrass powder or a glass of thin buttermilk with mint leaves.

BREAKFAST:

Breakfast is the first meal taken after rising in the morning to regain metabolic activity of our body. It is rightly said that breakfast is to break the overnight fast. It is very important that you should take breakfast every morning which comprises of all types of nutrients from various food groups.

Poha, upma, pancakes, muesli, egg whites and brown/multigrain bread toast are few good options to provide enough calorie and nutrients to your body.

MID-DAY:

Fill yourself with guilt-free food and keep your energy level high. To keep your body energy level high take light food at 2 – 3 hours gap after breakfast. At this time you can have a handful of nuts or a fruit and a cup of green tea. One of the health benefits of green tea is that it plays a vital role in reducing weight. As it contains caffeine which acts as a stimulant and helps in burning fat. A compound known as catechins burns fat and boosts metabolism which plays a key role in losing weight. The best time to drink green tea for weight loss is early in the morning.

SNACKS TIME:

A snack is a portion of food often smaller than a regular meal, it should be rich in anti-oxidants. Also, natural food at this time will help you to satisfy your need of something crispy & crunchy. Have a cup of green tea or normal tea/coffee along with khakhra, peanuts, kurmura, biscuits of ragi/oats/multigrain flour and a roasted chana.

LUNCH & DINNER:

Lunch is a mid-day meal wherein dinner is the last & an important meal of the day. It should be divided into 4 courses.

First course is soup or salad which will help stomach a quick rest to our hunger. Second is the carbohydrate source – including roti made up of jowar /ragi /bajra /oats /flaxseed powder /soya. Third course is vegetable a good source of micronutrients (vitamin & mineral), have different colours of vegetables every day to enjoy the goodness of nutrients and the fourth and most important course is protein add curd, sprouts, pulses, dal helps to rejuvenate your skin, hair and muscles.