2022-03-19

Spring itself promotes weight loss - an active lifestyle, more movement, positive energy, more vitamin D, a faster metabolism, more fruits and vegetables - when so many things help to lose weight, how not to take advantage of it?

The perfect morning starts not with coffee, but with drinking water!

On average, a person should drink 2 liters of pure water per day, the more weight, the more water the body should receive. Drink a glass of water as soon as you wake up.

Everyone knows that in spring, when hypovitaminosis is activated, it is desirable to provide the body with vitamins. Your food should consist of a variety of components: proteins, carbohydrates, fats, and minerals.
Protein-containing products include: meat, fish, poultry, eggs, dairy products, as well as non-animal proteins, legumes, beans, peas, soybeans, etc.
Carbohydrate-containing foods are: cereals and cereals, lined with wheat bread, rice, buckwheat, legumes, potatoes also contain protein, B vitamins, cellulite. Fruits and vegetables contain simple and complex carbohydrates, cellulite, vitamin C.

Fruits should be eaten separately in the morning, one hour before the main meal. Avoid eating fruits after 6 pm because they contain simple carbohydrates and turn into fat during sleep.

Eliminate fried, smoked, salty, fatty foods from your diet. Mayonnaise, sour cream, ketchup, confectionery, pastries and sweets, ice cream, carbonated drinks, "natural" juices, alcohol, beer, and fast food are strictly prohibited.

Eat more fish, including a portion of oily fish
Fish is a good source of protein and contains many vitamins and minerals.

Aim to eat at least 2 portions of fish a week, including at least 1 portion of oily fish.

Oily fish are high in omega-3 fats, which may help prevent heart disease. 

Fat intake, especially saturated fat and industrially-produced trans-fat intake, can be reduced by:

• steaming or boiling instead of frying when cooking;
• replacing butter, lard and ghee with oils rich in polyunsaturated fats, such as soybean, canola (rapeseed), corn, safflower and sunflower oils;
• eating reduced-fat dairy foods and lean meats, or trimming visible fat from meat;

Also make sure that you do not mix different types of food and take small portions. The total amount of food received at one meal should not exceed 300-350 grams.

So, proper nutrition is a way of life when you eat a variety of freshly prepared foods in moderation and with pleasure.