In the summer heat, it is especially difficult for the body to cope with excess calories, because energy is required to maintain body temperature and rid it of excess moisture. And summer temptations – ice cream, fruit, drinks, popcorn in the cinema leave no chance to cut down on the diet. These tips will help make a difference.
Replace the creamy ice cream
In the heat, it is incredibly difficult to refuse a cold dessert. But reducing the calorie content of a treat is easy! Freeze natural sweetened yoghurts with berry and fruit pieces or almond milk and berry masses. Bananas have worked well – if you grind them with a blender with Greek yogurt and spices, they will turn out very tasty!
Give up dough products
Replace bread and pastries with another source of carbohydrates – side dishes, cereals and vegetables. Here you can save up to 300 calories. And in order not to experience acute attacks of hunger, feed the body with “summer” protein – mushrooms or lettuce. You can also add healthy fiber, vitamin D, and antioxidants.
Build the right menu
Sometimes it seems like your menu is very useful. For example, what’s wrong with rolls and sushi? Rice, fish and vegetables. But thanks to sauces, cream cheese and salt, the calorie content of sushi is off scale, and it retains water in the body well. The same goes for hamburgers, a self-made sandwich is much healthier. And instead of sushi, cook rice, salad and fish.
Choose normal drinks
It is optimal to quench your thirst with plain clean water without gas or natural lemonade with ice. Commercial lemonades contain sweeteners and chemical additives that, on the contrary, provoke thirst and irritate the stomach. Natural lemonade will provide the body with a huge dose of vitamin C, which will help you get rid of those extra pounds. Juices should also be natural and in small quantities – they are low in calories and will satisfy your desire for sweets.
Give up cocktails
Summer cocktails, which are offered on every corner to quench your thirst, add almost half of the required calories to your total daily calories. Learn to prepare non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks yourself using mint, berries, coconut milk and pure alcohol. Diluting with ice. These cocktails can weigh up to 200 calories.
Minimize fatty snacks
While watching a movie, it’s easy to get carried away by snacks such as crackers, chips, or popcorn. And cereal bars are not the best snack option, as they contain a lot of excess sugar. By the way, he considers popcorn to be a completely healthy and necessary addition to the diet – popcorn will save you from the development of heart disease, diabetes, oncology and obesity. Just prepare it yourself at home – no oil.
Instead of chips, eat dried berries and fruits, self-made healthy snacks, chopped vegetables with a low-calorie sauce.