Thursday, July 19, 2012

A Healthy Diet Plan for the Summer


Summer is one season when everyone wants to keep fit and free from any diseases. Definitely, most of us would like to lose some weight so that we look healthy and feel good. But, how would you get there? What would you do to remain healthy and fit throughout the summer? Here are few tips that may help you to lose some weight and make your skin glow even in this hot summer. To begin with, you ought to have a summer diet plan.
                                               
*Photo Credits for People on the Beach by Klaus C. Dietrich

Try to be a smart eater: The best way to follow a healthy plan is to eat smart with plenty of vegetables and fruits. You may need to change your eating habits, unlike what you would eat say in winter. Different seasons require different diets to maintain the body. You would need to alter and organize your eating habit in summer, which should focus on your health and not on your weight. Eat at regular intervals during the day, maintaining to eat plenty of vegetable salads and fruits or fruit juices. These will only burn off the calories and strengthen the vitamin contents in your body.

Increase protein and decrease the carbohydrates: The important thing is to know what constitutes your food intake. Does it contain carbohydrates or is your intake protein based food.  In any case, one should avoid all kinds of fatty foods, especially when you are trying to lose weight. While having small meals always keep in mind that you should not take any kind of carbohydrates or fat related food, but instead take protein rich food. This would keep your body hydrated and healthy with a glowing skin, in spite of summer temperature.

Exercise, exercise and exercise: Exercise forms an integral part of a healthy diet plan. And one can feel the effects of exercise, which burn out excessive calories. Taking a walk, jogging or some gym workouts would rather help your healthy diet plan to enhance your body. It is always advisable to participate in some form of physical activity for fifteen minutes daily to burn excess calories.

Don't dehydrate during your workouts or exercise: Drink a lot of water or carrot or fruit juices during your workout and even throughout the day. This would not only quench your thirst, but would also cool your system. You may also try a few health drinks. These would regain your electrolytes, which are lost through sweating. Once you get dehydrated you will lose all your energy and your body won’t respond to the normal functions. Having a lot of fruit juices would keep your body hydrated.

Take some tips from fashion magazines: Whenever you go through fashion magazines, it would invoke in you the desire to have a body just like those models. Take them as your models, clip their pictures and paste them at a place where you can see them. A good place could be your wardrobe or bathroom mirror. There are chances that the picture will motivate you every day to reach your fit and healthy goal.

Maintain a record: If you can maintain or keep track of your summer health diet plans, you would definitely lose weight and remain healthy. You could note down whatever you eat and drink to estimate the accumulation of calories in the body daily.

So beat the summer, by eating plenty of vegetable salads and having lots of fruits and fruit juices to fine tune your body to look fresh with a skin glow, even during the summer.   Don’t forget to wear cool summer apparel.

Live Fit Live Strong!
Val

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