Easter is when you spend time with your family and eat lots of sweets. With piles of chocolate bunnies already kept around the house (along with a handful of extra kilos). Children will hunt for chocolate eggs covered, adults will snack on hot buns, and all will gather for a meal of ham or lamb. This might sound strange on some other Sunday. So this week may be the best time to start working on a healthier diet. Although it is appropriate to indulge once in a while, balanced eating is necessary if you want to maintain a healthier weight. If your Easter chocolate has inspired you to significantly reduce your recent calorie to avoid at least some weight gain, here are five easy measures to cancel out those extra Easter calories and prevent post-holiday weight gain.
Drink water
Drinking water helps boost your metabolism, cleanse your body of waste, and act as an appetite suppressant. Water is a most effective detox rejuvenator than other beverages. Water makes you feel full and transports essential nutrients to your body, aids digestion by producing stomach secretions, flushes waste from your body, and keeps your kidneys safe. When our kidneys do not get enough water to work correctly, the liver compensates by taking on the task of removing contaminants from our systems. The liver’s “work” usually is to metabolize stored fat into a valuable source of energy. Since the kidneys have a job in addition to their primary purpose, they are not available to metabolize stored fat. Doesn’t it make sense?
Avoid sodas
Soft drinks contain only hollow calories. Fluids can never fill your hunger as much as solids, so it is better to take something to bite on rather than gulp while you desire something tasty. If you’re thirsty, drink water or unsweetened tea instead. Not to mention that it contains no nutrients, and there are no advantages to consuming soda other than the fact that it tastes good.
Increase protein in the diet (a little)
Protein fuels your muscles, and a high-protein diet will assist you in gaining weight. You’re still curious how that’s possible, right. Protein is not stored in our bodies in the same manner as fat is. Our bodies use protein as an energy supply. If you eat more protein than carbs after Easter, the body would be pushed to burn accumulated fat for food, resulting in weight loss and better body structure. Adhere to low-fat proteins such as low-fat milk, soy beverages, small turkey breast slices, or cottage cheese.
Consume low-calorie foods
A low-fat diet is an excellent food strategy for those looking to lose weight, especially after a time of overindulging in high-fat, high-sugar chocolate. It is a safe strategy that can supply you with all the foods you need, leaving you in excellent shape and assisting in avoiding severe medical problems such as elevated cholesterol, asthma, premature joint inflammation, cardiac disease, and cancer. Not only will you reduce the chance of these conditions, but reducing calories can also increase the quality of life and daily activity.
Exercise
Because this is not purely a healthy diet step, it shouldn’t be overlooked! Never neglect the value of daily exercise. Regular exercise is essential for a high metabolism and burns more calories daily, allowing you to reach peak health and wellness while retaining muscle mass and losing weight. The extra calories obtained from Easter indulgences do not pose a hazard as long as they are burned off. When you think the chocolate bunnies produce 600-800 calories each (equivalent to 1 hour of high-impact workout), you will see how much exercise you would require after the Easter holiday. Motivate yourself with our cool printed leggings on the exercise mat, and you are just one click away from making it as a profile pic or for PostEasterworkout.
