If you want to keep yourself healthy and fit, you need to work out. But do you know? your fitness is all about 70% diet and 30% work out. So to maximize the outcomes, you need to take care of your diet. But my forever-hungry tummy is always on the lookout for yummy and delicious food. Then how do I have a balanced diet and keep my weight in check? Luckily, I practice a few hacks which have a lot of positive impact on my diet. And I am going to share it with you guys! The tips that I am going to share today are suitable and practicable even if you are lazy. Haha Lol! Here’s everything you need to know about diet tips. Read on!
5 Best Diet Tips
1. Chew your Food 25 times
You must be wondering, am I crazy, who keeps the count of how many times to chew food? But believe me and trust me, it works.
- Chew every bite 25-30 times and chew slowly.
- The more the food stays in your mouth, the better the digestive process is. Almost 30 – 40% of digestion will be done in your mouth only.
- Your food needs to fully break down so that your body gets proper nutrition.
- Practicing this habit has helped me with proper digestion and preventing bloating.
- It helps avoid overeating (which can lead to unwanted weight gain).
- This habit can also help those with diarrhea or acidity problems.
- Set a reminder to chew food 25 times, every time you have your meal.
2. Drink Water at proper intervals
- Drinking more water helps a person to lose weight, not because it magically burns fat, but because it indirectly supports weight loss.
- Water is a natural appetite suppressant, when your stomach is full, it curbs over-snacking.
- It’s the best replacement for other sugar-based energy drinks and soda.
- It helps to flush out toxins from the body and prevents dehydration.
Below is the schedule for water intake:
- Drink 2 glasses of water – After waking up to activate muscles and internal organs.
- 1 Glass of Water – after the workout calm down your heartbeat back to normal levels.
- 1 Glass of water before taking bath to lower the blood pressure.
- 1 Glass of water 30 minutes before lunch to prevent excessive munching and overeating.
- 1 Glass of water 1 hour after lunch
- 1 Glass of water when you feel exhausted, weak, or tired.
- 1 Glass of water 30 minutes before evening tea.
- 1 Glass of water 1 hour before dinner
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3. Use a Small Plate to eat meals
- It is a mind trick that helps to lose weight. You tend to take a large portion of meals on a large plate.
- When you have your meal on a small plate, your meal portion automatically gets reduced, and hence you eat less.
- Some studies have shown that using small plates led to almost a 25-30% reduction in the amount of food consumed.
4. Healthy alternative for your cravings
- Try to use healthy alternatives which can curb your cravings and won’t have much impact on weight.
- For eg. You can swap grated cauliflower for white rice, whole grain bread for white bread, banana cocoa ice cream for chocolate ice cream, etc..
- These alternatives can fulfill your hunger pangs as well as be healthy too.
5. Cut down Sugar Completely
- Quitting sugar has completely worked for me, not just on my weight but also on my skin. I have clearer skin now.
- I have increased levels of energy, my mood remains good, I’m more focused and I’ve stopped procrastinating ever since I’ve cut sugar from my diet.
- You can replace sugar with jaggery, but try to use it less. If you crave anything sweet, eat black dates, dried figs or apricots, or a small banana.
Try to make these small changes in your lifestyle as they will add up to big results. Remember, it is not necessary to do a hardcore diet or heavy workouts, make small changes that will make a big difference. It’s difficult to stick to healthy practices but not impossible. Being on it for just 3 weeks will show you great results. Hence start using these diet tips today.
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