If you want to lose weight, there are two paths you have to follow together: exercise and a healthy diet. We offer you a challenge to lose 5 kilos next week before Eid and reach your ideal weight. There are some products that can help you with this challenge, and we'll mention them in this article.
In weight loss challenges, you must follow all the steps mentioned to reach your goal. Weight loss journeys differ from person to person. you might lose more or less, but if you follow these steps, you will definitely lose a lot of weight.
Step one: try intermittent fasting
The first rule in weight loss is to reduce the calories you eat daily. But in this challenge, you will also reduce the time you eat those calories. This trick helps you cut calories. You will eat only during 8 hours. For example, if you start eating at 12 pm, your last meal will be at 8 pm.
There are some steps you need to follow in your diet plan which lasts 8 hours a day for two weeks:
1- Eat lots of vegetables and fiber. Vegetables help you feel full and give you necessary vitamins and minerals.
2- Avoid drinks that have sugar and sodas.
3- Avoid white flour baked goods and pasta.
4- Try to have all nutrients in your three meals but make protein the biggest part.
5- You can have only one cup of coffee, then switch to green tea.
6- Don't get fooled by canned foods labeled healthy or diet because they usually have lots of sodium and fructose sugar to make up for missing sweetness.
Snack
Here are some light healthy snacks you can use. You can have two servings of these per day and count them in your calorie intake:
1- One apple
2- Two cucumber slices.
3- A full-fat yogurt cup.
4- Popcorn with just half a spoon of ghee.
5- Only one banana.
6- A handful of grapes.
7- Vegetable juice made of (celery, cucumber, lemon, ginger, mint, spinach).
Step two: exercise
We can't deny diet is the main factor in weight loss but exercise is important too. It boosts daily fat burning, helps reduce body fat, and cuts sagging from losing weight. So we advise many girls worried about sagging after losing weight to do strength training 5 days a week plus walk for one hour daily.
If you want a small waist and toned legs, go for weight training. You can start with light weights and gradually increase. Strength training helps you lose excess fat faster.
Step three: Increase your movement
All modern phones have step counters, so you can track your steps and set a goal of 3000 steps daily. This way, you boost your daily activity by doing these steps while watching your kids, playing with them, cleaning the house, or dancing while cooking.
You should increase your daily goal every day. The higher your goal, the faster you'll lose weight. More movement raises your burn rate, which is the barrier between you and a fit body.
Step four: Reduce water retention
Water retention happens because of extra fluids building up in the body. This buildup happens if you eat a lot of salty foods and don't drink enough water. So you need to stop eating salty stuff or anything with salt, drink enough water, at least 8 cups daily, and eat some leafy greens with magnesium like arugula and spinach.
Step five: Avoid fast food
This step applies not just these two weeks, but if you decide to lose extra weight or improve your health, you should cut out fast food to keep your hair and skin healthy.
Drawbacks of poor diet plans
Some sites offer diets low in nutrients but these diets have serious drawbacks:
1- High blood pressure.
2- Face looks wilted and you can't do daily activities.
3- Noticeable hair loss.
4- Increase in bad cholesterol in the body.
5- Increase in triglyceride levels in the body.
6- There are many other harmful health additives that can affect you so avoid these diets.
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