Everyone has heard many times that if there is a desire to lose weight or just not to gain weight, then do not eat up in the evenings, or rather do not need to eat after 18.00.Ever since childhood, we've heard that you need to eat breakfast yourself, share a dinner with a friend, and give dinner to the enemy. Indeed, most energy is consumed in the morning and in the afternoon, so to maintain yourself in good health, to be charged with energy, you need to have a good breakfast. But as for the dinner, it is better to refuse it.
The Americans invented a special diet called "Dinner minus".If you follow this diet, you can not eat after 6 pm, because if you eat after this time, you will not be able to lose weight. In the evening, much less energy is consumed, you move less, so all fats are deposited on the sides and other places. But if you stop eating at night, you can lose weight much faster.
Plan of the article:
- What are the consequences?
- Tips on how to stop eating in the evenings
- What if the described methods do not help?
What are the consequences?
This diet is based on the doctrine of biorhythms of the human body, according to which the highest activity of the digestive system occurs in the morning and, with every hour until the afternoon, it decreases, and in the evening it does go down at minimum.
Dietitians noted that with a limited diet in the evening, almost all of those who adhere to this regime lose weight. But this method does not give too fast results, therefore, it should not be used as a method of rapid weight loss and instantly reduce weight.
In practice, it was checked that a year on average, you can lose from five to ten kilograms of excess weight, only removing from your diet dinner after 18.00.
It should also be noted that for many people the refusal of dinner is too difficult a task, and so much that it can not be solved. For example, this can be manifested in the fact that a person after work comes home only at 7-8 pm, therefore, before the opportunity to have dinner there. Many of us live in the wrong rhythm, limiting ourselves to one cup of coffee in the morning and a few snacks at work during the day, and eventually a tight dinner at home, and usually not earlier than 18.00, but vice versa. Therefore, to reorganize to another mode will be quite difficult, and in some cases even not possible.
It should also be noted that if the refusal of dinner leads to great stress, then in no case should not resort to this diet, "dinner minus," eat quietly, as it requires your body. Excessive nervous tension, stress and fatigue will not bring you beauty and health, even if you lose weight, then you do it at the cost of your own health, and in the future it can return quite serious problems. Therefore, for people falling under this category, do not eat in the evenings, on the contrary, it is harmful.
Tips on how to stop eating in the evenings
These tips are for people who, although it's hard to give up dinner, but it's quite feasible.
First of all, do not starve yourself, you can eat some light fruit dessert, for example, low-fat yogurt. Such a dinner will not add you calories, but as for the appetite, it will lower it. The following options for a not too high-calorie dinner can be: a small portion of stewed vegetables and a piece of boiled chicken, a vegetable salad, 1-2 egg eggs and a small amount of milk, it can be cooked for several minutes in a microwave oven without using oil.
In addition, before going to bed, you can eat 20 grams of cheese. Scientists have found that if you eat 20 grams of cheese before going to bed, it helps to fall asleep more quickly, and for those who go to bed on an empty stomach it does not matter. Also, instead of cheese, you can use a glass of milk or a cracker.
- Before going to bed it is recommended to take a warm relaxing bath or take a short walk in the fresh air. It will also help you to fall asleep faster.
- Another way to not eat in the evenings, is an option that does not provide for the purchase of high-calorie foods that could tempt you with their appearance. If there is such an opportunity, it is best to fill the refrigerator with fruit. Also it is necessary to fill the refrigerator with products that will be useful for your health and weight loss in general.
- You should also remove too sharp spices from your diet. It has long been known that spices enhance appetite, hence after a spicy and spicy dinner it will be much more difficult for you to give up dinner.
- Another option is to brush your teeth as early as possible, since for many people it is only spoiled that the cleaned teeth keep from eating too much.
- Do not forget that food should be consumed in reasonable quantities throughout the day, do not skip lunch. It is necessary to adhere to proper nutrition.
- Do not overnight drink toning tea, coffee or alcohol, since these drinks can prevent you, sleep at night quietly.
- You can ask your family and friends that they will support you, and do not eat aromatic, high-calorie and rather appetizing food for your presence.
- It should also be remembered that any diet implies a daily adherence to proper nutrition. It is very important to adhere to the chosen mode of eating and proper selection every day.
- From the feeling of hunger, you can distract yourself with some household chores, for example, read a fascinating book, talk on the phone with friends or relatives, sit on the Internet, watch an interesting film, etc.
What if the described methods do not help?
In case when none of the proposed options suits you, and you are still acutely suffering from the evening hunger, then it can be confidently said that this "dinner minus" diet is not suitable for you. Do not continue to torment yourself, as this can affect your overall condition.
Some scientists and nutritionists are against this method of weight loss. They believe that giving up food in the evening is a kind of fasting, which in turn will not lead to weight loss, but only contribute to bouts of hunger at night and malnutrition. It should also be noted that refusing to eat after 6 pm is not a suitable option for this type of people as "owls", it is much more difficult for them to observe dietary conditions than "larks".
In order that the refusal of food does not end with hunger attacks or hungry dreams, you should know about what foods you can eat after 6 pm, which will not lead to weight gain and will not affect your figure in any way. Therefore, in the evening you can include in your diet such products:
- fibrous carbohydrates( peanut oil);
- milk protein( cottage cheese);
- fruit( apricot, apple, lime, melon, lemon, mandarins, pineapple, watermelon, orange, grapefruit, nectarine, mango, papaya);
- vegetables( cucumbers, tomatoes, beets, colored and Brussels sprouts, broccoli, green beans, celery, eggplant, carrots, pumpkin, mushrooms, radish, turnips);
- fish( flounder, cod, lobster, crabs);
- berries( strawberries, blueberries, blueberries, raspberries, cherries, cranberries);
- leeks, chives, horseradish, garlic, spinach.
Do not interfere with and low-calorie foods, such as: low-fat yogurt, light desserts, steamed vegetables, a piece of boiled chicken, steamed, scrambled eggs, buckwheat porridge, dairy products. The list of these products will help to get rid of hunger and will not lead to a big gain in weight.
Whether this option is suitable for you only. What kind of lifestyle you are, what is the schedule of your working day, etc.all this directly affects your health and your overall health. Therefore, even if you can not refuse to eat after 6 pm, you should still monitor your proper diet.
