Enjoy your summer without having to worry about diets
The holiday season is here and whether you’re losing weight for a big occasion or just so you feel better in your skin, there’s nothing worse than not enjoying the food you’re eating.
Faddy diets don’t work in the long run, you may lose weight quickly, but once you go back to ‘normal’ eating you’re going to put the weight back on and maybe a little bit more too.
So, it’s time to make a change. Enjoy the food you eat and still lose weight.
It’s all about making the right choices in your diet, and here we have some advice on what you can do.
Eating out
Socialising is something that most of us like to do, and eating out can be a big part of that. So here are some helpful tips to ensure that you stay on track whilst you still eat out.
Beware of salads – not all salads can be healthy, when they’re doused in dressings and sauces that were the calories add up. If you’re going to get a salad, ask for the dressing on the side or none at all.
Pizza Express have launched their new Superfood Salad for the summer, it’s packed full of tasty and nutritious ingredients including spinach, butternut squash, beetroot, cucumber, avocado, light baby mozzarella and topped with a light drizzle of balsamic. The best thing is this one meal is four of your five-a-day and it comes in at just 295 calories. I’ve tried it, it’s delicious and filling – especially when you add some chicken to it too.
The Pizza Express superfood saladSteer clear of the bread – push the bread basket away from you and don’t start picking at it. You will barely notice how much you’re consuming.
Drink water – before you eat your meal drink a big glass of water, as this will fill you up a little and ensure you eat less food. If you sip on this throughout too, you’ll find yourself consuming less food.
Pasta love – if you’re eating pasta meals choose tomato based sauces rather than cheesy or creamy, you’ll find that most of these have a lot less calories.
Butterfly citrus chicken Food swap – ask to change the fries on your order to some new potatoes or a jacket spud, add vegetables or a small salad as a side. Changing small things like these will make a lot of difference in terms of calories.
Dessert - if you really want that piece of chocolate cake then have it, just split it between two or more of you. That way you're not depriving yourself of the things you want, and you're saving on calories too.
Eating at home
Some people struggle on choosing healthy meals full stop; people want ideas on healthy and nutritious meals they can make for themselves.
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