Get back in shape after the holidays and the holidays: 3 tips to regain your silhouette
Getting back in shape after the holidays is one of the missions of every woman with the arrival of the new year. After dinners full of delicacies and endless lunches, she feels the need to give herself a little respite and take care of her body, tried by the excesses of holidays. Draining and deflating become the watchwords and all we want is to regain our ideal weight and put on our most beautiful clothes without too many problems. weather.
Here are three simple tips to get back in shape after the holidays and regain your silhouette without too much effort!
1. Drain
Do you have the impression that you have really exaggerated? Do not panic: you will certainly not have gained 10 kilos, it is impossible! A large meal from time to time, in fact, has no significant effect on weight. When, after a heavier meal, the " balance needle goes crazy, it is above all an excess of water, since a lunch at a restaurant or with friends is often more salty than the usual diet. The first thing to do after the holidays is therefore to drain and deflate the body , eliminating excess fluids. What does it mean concretely? Choose detox foods and drink lots of water.
In particular, in the weeks following the Christmas period, you can rely on these 8 detox foods with purifying properties that will help you deflate in a short time, allowing you to get back into shape faster and more effectively. These are foods that, more than others, enjoy draining and detoxifying properties, able to facilitate the process of eliminating excess fluids and soothe the sense of swelling and heaviness until it disappears completely.
To speed up the purification process, it is also recommended to drink at least two liters of water a day - especially water rich in bicarbonate, magnesium and calcium. You can also choose to start your day with a nice glass of warm water with lemon, a miraculous combination, which is a real cure-all for deflating and draining the body. Then limit carbonated and alcoholic drinks to the maximum: in the days following the Christmas holidays, it would be better to avoid them altogether to give your body a respite and allow it to get back into shape faster.
Herbal teas are also excellent, preferably based on plants with digestive virtues, such as artichoke, fennel, boldo, ramolaccio, lemon balm, especially if you struggle to drink the recommended amount of water in the cold of winter.
To soothe the sense of swelling and help drain, you can also opt for soups and velvets, preferably based on ingredients with a strong detoxifying effect.
In the video that follows, you will also find a list of healthy foods that should never be missing on your table.
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2. Compensate
The first thing to avoid, in order to try to compensate for the great excesses due to one (or many) festive banquets, is fasting. If you skip a meal or favor only one type of food - fruit, for example - you risk disorienting the organism, setting in motion its survival system: storage. This consists in favoring the storage of food and its more difficult disposal: in other words, fasting or not choosing an adequate diet will make you gain weight rather than help you lose it and eliminate excess fluids and bloating.
After an excess, you can instead compensate by eating consciously and choosing the right food combinations. So choose, for example, 2 hard-boiled eggs without the yolk - rich in protein and excellent for breaking appetite and maintaining muscle mass - raw vegetables without oil and / or steamed at will - rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals, to satisfy and get your body back on track - and a low-fat, sugar-free yogurt - for an extra boost of protein and calcium. This is an ideal menu scheme for post-Christmas meals when the goal is to deflate, yet satiate without weighing down the body.
Eggs can be replaced by white meats, fish or lean dairy products, while feel free to vary as much as possible the types of vegetables, as long as they are steamed or seasoned with minimal doses of oil and strictly without salt. instead of yogurt, make sure you eat it between meals: it is better to use it as a mid-morning snack and snack, to adequately satiate yourself and avoid finding yourself at meals with a lot of appetite, risking to exaggerate with the doses.
The following days, after having compensated with detox foods and a choice of lean foods rich in fiber and vegetables, it is then essential to resume a "balanced diet. Just avoid fatty foods, sugars and sweets, continue to prefer lean foods - white meats , fish, lean dairy products, fruit and vegetables - and limit carbohydrates as much as possible, trying to take them in minimal doses, if really necessary. it will help speed up your recovery and maintain the healthy weight you are slowly regaining.
3. Delete
When you eat too much, and especially too much fat and sugar - which is quite common during the Christmas holidays - the digestive organs are overworked and the body struggles to eliminate waste and toxins. This is why the days following the holidays are particularly difficult: dull complexion, fatigue persistent, headache, puffy eyes, difficult transit, heaviness and swelling.
So far we have focused on the foods to be preferred to accelerate the purification process and deflate adequately, but let's not forget that an equally fundamental aspect is also knowing which foods to stay away from. Fried, cured meats and sausages, fatty cheeses, sweets, refined cereals, saturated fats are in fact among the first foods to be eliminated in the period immediately following the Christmas holidays. For at least four weeks, try to limit them as much as possible or avoid them altogether: therefore, prefer whole grains, fresh or steamed foods, vegetables and foods rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals and other antioxidants that can purify the body.
Don't forget to do some movement: physical activity is a perfect ally to deflate and regain shape, especially after the Christmas holidays! Even simply taking long walks can be a great way. Choose the activities you love most and dedicated to some healthy sport. Trust me, your body - and your figure - will thank you.
Here is a list of foods with detoxifying properties that you can introduce into your diet to vary a little and guarantee your body healthy dishes full of nutritional values but full of taste!
