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During Tet, it's easy to gain weight due to a diet rich in fats and disrupted sleep schedules. To shed those post-Tet pounds, pay attention to the following eating habits.
1. Drink Water First
Develop a habit of drinking water before consuming anything else. Enhance your palate with citrus fruits like oranges or refreshing cucumbers. Alternatively, warm water with lemon can invigorate your mornings.
Upon waking up, hydrate yourself to reach your hydration goals. Opt for water over high-calorie beverages like sugary coffee, energy drinks, soda, or fruit juices.
2. Reduce Sugar Intake by 50%
Processed foods like coffee ice cream, cereals, and desserts all contain refined sugar.
Eliminating all refined sugar from your diet can be quite challenging. Hence, reducing half the amount of sugar is a perfect measure to achieve weight loss and regain your original figure.
You can start by using only 50% of the sugar in your coffee cup, having one cookie instead of two as usual, or replacing soda with sugar-free drinks.
Maintaining these habits regularly will be very helpful in eliminating accumulated body fat.
3. Half a Plate of Greens
If you intend to lose weight, eating half a plate of greens for lunch and dinner is one of the effective methods. Consuming vegetables helps create a feeling of fullness, limits cravings, and prevents overeating high-calorie dishes leading to the accumulation of excess fat in the body.
Besides, vegetables also help boost fiber content, antioxidants, and essential nutrients for the body.
It's advisable to prioritize consuming vegetables before other dishes to feel fuller.
4. Adding Protein to Your Breakfast
Protein is one of the essential nutrients needed for the body. It plays a crucial role in repairing and building tissues, especially muscles. Protein can induce a feeling of fullness, reducing the desire to eat and limiting food intake.
You can incorporate protein through both animal and plant-based foods. Protein is particularly important in breakfast meals as many people tend to opt for packaged foods.
Here are some suggestions to quickly and easily supplement protein in your diet: yogurt, boiled eggs, avocado, protein bars, cooked chicken, turkey sausage.
5. Remember to Plan Ahead
Planning your meals is crucial for effective weight loss. Strategizing your meals for the week is like a mission, making execution smoother.
This can reduce your habit of dining out and unnecessary grocery shopping. You can go out and buy food for the entire week to save time going to the market.
You can also prepare meals by cooking grains and proteins, washing fruits to shorten cooking time every week.
Above are the habits to help you safely and effectively lose weight after Tet, regaining your original figure. Don't forget to follow Media Mart to quickly update useful information.
