3 basics for a weekend diet

Hello! I know that the weekend is the worst and most feared by those of us who are on a diet… whether you go to the meeting, whether they ask you out, etc. These are days when you can hardly take care of what you eat, but what you can do is control what affects your entire effort for the week. In this blog, I will tell you what are the three basic things that you should take care of on the weekend. Don’t even think about staying locked up at home, you can do all those activities with friends and family, just pay attention to these 3 things that will help you continue on your path. To start: RELAX! Stress generates a hormone called cortisol, which hinders weight loss. When this hormone is released, glucose is also released into the blood and this glucose, if not used, is stored as fat. This situation arises when faced with some danger or situation that requires you to act quickly, but since the body does not detect what the stressful situation is that is going through our mind, it releases glucose as if a lion were chasing us. This happens in the same way when you get stressed at work, in traffic, with your children, with your partner, dieting, etc. That’s why it’s as important to stay relaxed as it is to follow a diet or exercise. Sleeping is also one of the reasons why you can generate stress, but as long as you rest more than six hours, it also helps the body lose weight. Now, write down these recommendations that I assure you, will not sabotage your diet this weekend.

1.-Balance your cymbals

When you go to a meeting or eat at a restaurant, check the menu carefully. It is now easy to find a way to adapt your meals to your eating style, it can be some meat with vegetables, a salad without sweet dressings or a complete dish. The important thing here is: do you already know how to balance your meals? POINT 1: If you are on a diet plan with a nutritionist, please ask them to teach you how to do this! It is basic and super important that you know how to make this distribution, why? Because you won’t be on a diet all your life nor will you have the availability to keep appointments all your life, don’t get caught up in the menu. * If you don’t carry some program with someone, I explain: There are three groups of foods: Carbohydrates, Proteins and Fats. Carbohydrates are cereals, any food that comes from a grain or a plant, this also includes vegetables and fruits. Proteins are foods of animal origin, meat, chicken, fish, tuna, cheese, etc. And fats are all those cooking oils, dressings, creams, nuts, fruits dried and avocado. Ok, to achieve the balance we must have these 3 groups on our plate EXCEPT if you want lose weight… in this case, limit carbohydrates to 1 serving and always put your plate half vegetables, a quarter protein and the fat is already added. If there is cake at the party or meeting… choose one or the other: cake or soup, cake or cream, pasta or mashed potatoes and please, all accompanied with water.

2.-Schedule your outings

You have two options: eat at home and measure your portions. If you don’t feel Prepared to balance your dish, try eating something at home to that the amount of the sandwich outside of it is much smaller. You can schedule your outings at times or in places where food is not involved, you can let your acquaintances know that you are on a meal plan, you can offer to bring food, you can choose a single day of the weekend, etc. *

3.-Decrease the amount of alcohol

For any meeting, we always have these drinks that, although they are super delicious, have a good amount of calories and, in addition, dehydrate the cells and slow down the metabolism (remember that to lose weight, we need to speed up the metabolism). Alcohol and the combination with some juice or soft drink will not allow you to see changes in your body, much less in fat loss. On the contrary, you will also be losing muscle and it will be much more difficult to continue in the process. It doesn’t matter if it’s one or half a glass… the amount of calories each drink provides is so great and it doesn’t provide you with any benefit. * So, take it off! I assure you that you will notice the result immediately. On one occasion, I had a patient who did more than 1 hour of exercise a day, he took extreme care of his diet, but on the weekend he accompanied all his social gatherings with alcohol, during consultations he had occasional weight loss and in measurements he could not achieve what he wanted. I challenged him to give up alcohol for a week, the following week, the percentage of fat that had decreased was very noticeable, his waist dropped centimeters and his muscle mass increased. Do it! You won’t regret it. Carrying out a “diet” is possible! Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is even easier. Do things little by little, keep in your mind what you want so much and you will achieve it. If you take care of yourself 50%, you will have 50% results, but what happens if you make all these changes, if every time you eat something “unhealthy” or every time you skip a meal, Do you think about the final result? Take care of your body, all this is to achieve a better version of yourself, feel young, with energy, with spirit, look full and above all, be healthy. If you want more information on nutrition and health topics, or need advice to find the healthiest eating plan to help you lose weight, click here.