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Even if you don’t have much free time, Belly Zero author David Zinchenko has a lot to offer. He made the simplest and fastest weight loss program. Each item will take you from a couple of seconds to ten minutes.
2 seconds: order black coffee
A regular latte or cappuccino with syrup and milk has 80 to 100 calories, while classic freshly brewed black coffee has 0 calories. If you drink two cups of latte a day, you can gain six kilograms in a year! So if you want coffee, please. But no additives or sweeteners.
5 seconds: inhale deeply
The smell of fresh green apples, bananas and ripe pears will help curb your appetite and also suppress the desire to eat something sweet. And all because historically our body is more tuned to the consumption of natural fruits than artificial sugar. By the way, it is not necessary to inhale exactly the smell of fruits: the smell of a hand cream with a fruity aroma is also suitable. It is easy to keep it on your desktop.
15 seconds: imagine a pack of candy
When we imagine food, we are less likely to eat it. The researchers asked people to imagine eating 30 chocolates and then offered them the same chocolates. None of the participants were able to eat much. Therefore, if you are unbearably craving sweet (salty, fried) – just imagine how you are already eating it. Desire will disappear or decrease.
60 Seconds: Make appointments at the gym
In the afternoon, you need to be in time for a workout, two work meetings and coffee with a friend. If you don’t have time for anything, try setting up a friendly meeting right in the gym. Nothing motivates like a pair workout.
75 seconds: buy frozen vegetables instead of canned ones
During preservation, B vitamins disappear from vegetables and 95% of vitamin C disappears. And frozen vegetables, on the contrary, retain all their beneficial properties and taste.
100 seconds: buy fruit with a stone
That is, plums, peaches, nectarines. They help to get rid of belly fat, lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of diabetes. Try to eat them in the morning – for breakfast. Or replace them with snacks during the day.
2 minutes: have a snack before dinner
It may sound strange, but if you eat an apple or drink a cup of low-fat broth before you go out with friends for dinner, the number of calories consumed at dinner will decrease by 20%! With a standard “weight” of a restaurant dinner of 1128 calories, you can gain about 10 kg per year if you go there every week.
10 minutes: Choose a hearty beef dish
The perfect recipe for a busy weekend when you have a lot to do. In a cast iron pan, heat one teaspoon of vegetable oil, and then fry one and a half kilograms of beef in it. While the meat is frying – it will take 10 minutes – chop the onion and a kilogram of mushrooms, then reduce the heat to a minimum and add them to the meat.
Then add two tablespoons of wine vinegar, a tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce, bay leaf and 330 ml of dark beer. Cover and go about your business for six hours. After this time, you will have a fragrant and tasty lunch ready – and only 345 calories per serving!