Is following a diet plan difficult?

Let me begin by sharing my story. I used to be someone who would go crazy if anyone asked me to eat less and wanted me to start spending my money thoughtfully, rather than spending on food that makes unhealthy weight gain possible in no time.

I was resistant to such thoughts and continued until I reached a stage where doctor visits became a routine almost every weekend due to wrong food choices. Also, most importantly I reached a weight such that I got deprived of all the fashion choices that other ladies would pick in the malls without any hesitation as they were not overweight. 

This was quite alarming for me and was the onset of a new path that was a must for me to start working towards a healthy lifestyle.

If you ask me, “was it easy?”, then the answer is “No“. I had my own struggle to set my path right to achieve my health goals.

So, I started with basics. And in here I would like to share few tips which are way simpler:

1. Include veggies: With greens in diet you can experience better digestion and a fuller stomach and in due course you crave for green veggies instead of a burger or a vadapao.
2. Carbs for Dinner: As our activity level reduces during night hours, you better know how much carbs to eat in order to make sure you stay away from feeding in those fat cells too much and adding in few more grams.
3. Early Dinner: Make sure to have your dinner 3-4 hours before going to bed to allow the body enough time to progress with the digestion process and while you sleep your body lets you sleep better.
4. Workout: Adding a workout routine with a combination of walking, running, HIIT training, weights, cycling etc. helps increase the metabolic rate and that contributes again to keep a check on your weight loss process.
5. Protein Intake: While you workout your muscles go through a lot of wear and tear and protein in your diet makes it easy for your body to make sure develop your muscles better being its building blocks. It also helps build antibodies and fight against illness. As per recommendations, you can make sure to consume 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of your body weight. Also, try to increase the % of protein by the last meal.
6. Say no to processed food: Any food that comes packed no matter how attractive the labels look in the malls you visit, just stay away from those traps. They might taste good but they are the bad calories for your body which don’t even provide any nutritional value which is actually required by your body and they mostly contain saturated fats, added sugar (check the box or table with ingredients) and salt. And a regular consumption of these type of food items can increase the toxicity in your body. Instead, eat freshly home cooked meals.

Even with what you eat at home, you can create your own meal plan. Also if you are interested click here to know what should be your calorie intake.