Happy New Year!!!!

Happy New Year!!!!

Have you been thinking about dieting this New Year? Weight loss is the number one New Year’s resolution but sadly very few actually follow through with their resolutions past January

Here, we tell you how you can lose weight this coming year with the right weight loss goals.

Stick to a realistic diet plan.

Add good foods to your diet (eg: green tea, almonds) and get some exercise.

Let’s first target a weight loss of 4 kgs per month. This is the healthy rate for weight loss. For each month, target this weight loss, and track it.

• Eat 1-2 fruits per day: Fruits are one of the best sources of carbohydrates for the body, along with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. They taste great, and have a low glycemic index.
• Start by targeting to eat 2 fruits per day.
• Eat breakfast: Eat a healthy breakfast. Have eggs, milk, fruits, and multigrain bread.
• Studies have shown that eating breakfast helps you avoid weight gain, than skipping it.
• Drink less alcohol: Excessive consumption of alcohol leads to hormonal imbalance and side effects. Eliminating alcohol completely is hard, so stick to only 2-3 drinks per week.
• Get protein: Indian diets are very high on starchy carbohydrates.
• Replace some of those carbs with protein, to help you build muscle and increase your metabolic rate. Here are some great sources of protein: whey protein, chicken, fish, eggs & vegetarian protein sources.
• Workout:   Start with a walk. Jogging is better than walking .
• Desserts: Skip it, or share if you can’t skip
• Reduce processed foods:  Eat less processed foods. Avoid white bread, biscuits, juices, chips, etc … the list can go on.
•  Easy to say, hard to do. So, to start, pick one processed food in your diet and eliminate that.
• Remember how important your goal is, and remember why you want to achieve it.
• Of course, your reward doesn't need to be clothing or other material goods; it can also be an experience such as going on a vacation or weekend get-away or even out to a special restaurant when you reach your goal. Make it something that you really want, and that really motivates you.