You still have time to act if you're aiming to change your shape for summer. These 10 simple rules will help you achieve your goals with Lotuslite
1. Choose your ‘goal outfit’. This could be an old favourite you can no longer get into or a new purchase that doesn't look as good as you'd like, it needs to be something you know you need to fit inot for a certain occasion. This needs to be a realistic target that should allow adequate time to have an impact.
2. Be sensible with your nutrition As a guide, women aiming to lose weight should try and stick to 1500 calories a day. Aim to rethink your food choices, swap in healthier food options, cut out unhealthy option choices and get more active to increase your calorie burn. The healthiest and most sustainable weight loss is gradual - aim for 0.5kg-1kg a week, or 2lb in old money!
3. Don't skip meals. Not even the 5:2 fasting diet advocates skipping meals - just eating smaller ones. Skipping meals - in particular, breakfast - can make you more likely to snack on high-fat or high-sugar snacks. Check out the webpage for some breakfast ideas
4. Eat a balanced diet. Try not to exclude whole food groups, as this can limit the nutrients that are vital to your everyday needs. Make sure you include all macro nutrient groups Aim to eat plenty of low calorie vegetables with each meal, chose wholegrain carbohydrates, lean protein and skimmed milk.
5. Boost your five-a-day. Fruit and vegetables are ideal healthy snack options (for example, carrot and celery sticks with low fat dip, handful of dried fruit or mixed fruit salads), but vegetables tend to contain less sugar than fruit and are higher in many vitamins and minerals. Try and get your five-a-day from three portions of vegetables and 2 two of fruit. Too much fruit can add hidden calories.
5. Boost your five-a-day. Fruit and vegetables are ideal healthy snack options (for example, carrot and celery sticks with low fat dip, handful of dried fruit or mixed fruit salads), but vegetables tend to contain less sugar than fruit and are higher in many vitamins and minerals. Try and get your five-a-day from three portions of vegetables and 2 two of fruit. Too much fruit can add hidden calories.
6. Easy swaps. Simple food swaps will help reduce your calorie intake. For example, use tomato-based sauces rather than creamy ones, and choose lean and skinless meat rather than skin-on varieties.
7. Eat more fish. Fish is a great source of protein and low in saturated fat. Most of us don’t eat enough fish so try to include at least two portions a week. Ensure one of these is an oily fish (such as sardines, salmon or mackerel) as these provide omega-3 fats which, as part of a healthy diet, can help to keep your heart healthy.How to cook healthy oily fish
8. Make your snacks healthy. Even a healthy diet can include snacks, just think about portion control - aim for no more than 150 kcals per snack (that’s a handful of nuts and dried fruit, two Ryvita crackers with a tablespoon of cottage cheese or roughly four squares of milk chocolate - although I'd recommend dark choc over milk).Low-calorie snack ideas
9. Get more active. The more you move around, the more calories you burn, obviously. You will lose weight, provided you keep an eye on your calorie intake, and improve your body shape at the same time. You'll also feel more confident in yourself, happier and should sleep better too. All of which will help in your summer goals. Aim to take some form of exercise every day - even if it's just walking up the stairs instead of taking the lift, running for the bus or parking your car at the far end of the supermarket car park so you have to push that heavy trolley just a bit further.
10. Stay hydrated. Drinking water regularly throughout the day is the key, but if you find that a bit dull, diluted fruit juice and even weak tea and coffee can count towards your fluid intake. 10 reasons we should all drink more water
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