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Losing weight before the holidays? No carbs twice a week
We have: missing two weeks to Christmas and, at least from the standpoint of food, by typical high-calorie binge-based dishes with family and friends, social occasions as giving up Christmas is almost impossible, at least try to limit damage, how? Simply avoid carbs for two days a week.
The news that losing weight would be enough to eliminate carbs for two days a week, instead of being always on a diet, has been disclosed to the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium by researcher Michelle Harvie of ‘University Hospital of South Manchester, which, together with a team colleagues, conducted a study according to which only eat vegetables, fruit and lean meat two days a week would double the weight loss diets classic.
The study was conducted using 115 volunteers subjected to three different diets, diet provided an initial intake of 650 calories for two days, eliminating bread , pasta , potatoes and food fat , low-fat foods and eating only the other two five days, the second did not impose any restriction diet but to no carbohydrates for two days and finally the third one was a traditional diet of 1,500 calories per day without the consumption of alcohol and fat.
After three months of monitoring, the researchers found that women who lost weight were more than the second group, with an average of 4 pounds, more or less like the first group of volunteers, but without counting calories and without excessive efforts, according to researchers, in fact, eliminate carbs for two days would allow women to limit the intake of calories spontaneously and, therefore, to lose weight without feeling the weight.
What could be better, therefore, in view of the upcoming holiday season , keep the weight under control without excessive effort? In the days before Christmas, and intermediate between a festive meal and the other, take two days “detox” without carbohydrate will help to limit you in the following days and not to damage the line almost without realizing it.
6 simple tips to lose weight
The control or weight loss is always an adventure, as well as technical formulas can be found by thousands and when performing an exercise routine that is more important to keep a meal plan appropriate to the needs of our attrition, but some advice or simple rules that must always be taken into account, such as:
1. Increase fiber intake.
The need for fiber is essential for good digestive, plus foods that contain mostly are natural and bring a share of nutrients essential for health, as are the vitamins and minerals, as the highest content Fiber is found in fruits and vegetables.
2. Eat Vegetables:
Vegetables are one of the best choices when it comes to losing weight and variety on the other hand prevents boredom as to the possibility of preparing various dishes, salads being the major allies of a good diet.
3. Controlling Carbohydrates:
Carbohydrate is essential for energy, but its excess leads to weight gain, calories are very high in carbohydrate-rich foods, so learn to differentiate and monitor their consumption is essential in any diet (sweets, pastries, candy, etc.).
4. Set times:
Our metabolism requires intakes dosed as several studies have found, for their proper functioning and with it the proper burning of calories, and manage and meet schedules
5. Respect hunger:
What is meant by this is that we should heed only the true feelings of appetite and not eat something just for the colorful attraction of any food, that leads us to its consumption.
6. Refrain from the snacks (snacks extra)
Eating between meals alters the rate schedule and takes the overall imbalance in a diet, when the goal is both to maintain and lose weight, thus avoiding missteps is more than important in meeting the goals.
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