Holiday Diet - planning ahead or looking for a last-minute crash diet?

 

Thinking ahead to the summer holidays? You've landed in the right place to find out how to look good on the beach without crash diets or starving!
If you have even just a few weeks to go before your hols you can still achieve a slimmer look as long as you are determined.
Combining diet and exercise will speed things up, research proves again and again that this combination is the key to long-term results. We all need to incorporate exercise into our daily life - just 30 minutes of walking is enough to make a difference to your figure and your health.

A popular and effective diet strategy is to restrict your carbohydrate intake after 6 p.m, eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, and try to drink at least 2 litres of water during the day (good for your complexion too), and look forward to your holidays!
Don't starve yourself in a desperate attempt to lose weight, crash diets are doomed as no one can maintain them and your body will react if it doesn't get enough energy by slowing down your metabolism.
Golden brown
Treat yourself to a professionally applied fake tan - a golden skin can make you feel slimmer and more glamorous.
It's a much healthier choice than sunbeds or sunburn which can age and damage your skin.

TIP: If you fake-tan it yourself - exfoliate your body before.
Moisturise an hour before tanning, paying special attention to elbows, knees and feet.
Don't forget to wash your hands afterwards, as tanned palms tend to give it away!

St.Tropez and Piz Buin are both good fake-tan products. Don't forget to take some with you on holiday to top up.

There are lots of body moisturisers now that have a fake tan product in them - your skin gets moisturised and also gradually builds up a golden colour Get a spray tan and look slimmer

20 Diet Tips That Can Change Your Life!

1) Make your charts and graphs of your weight lose and eating behavior. Fill them out every day.
2) Don’t let anyone make you fall in “love” with food.
3) Select your weight goal. Write it on a piece of paper. Now paste this note where you can see it everyday.
4) Always set a new goal before you reach the old one. Goals move you forward. Having no goals moves you backward.
5) Drink 8-oz. glasses of water a day. Water is essential to every bodily function. It is also inexpensive and calorie-free, making it a perfect drink for dieting.
6) Weight yourself every morning for the rest of your life.
7) When you are under stress, you may want to eat. Break the stress cycle with exercise followed by a bath.
8)Always be aware of calories. Sugar for example, is leading additive in all readymade foods. Read all the labels carefully for any sugar ending with –ose: lactose, sucrose, dextrose, maltose and fructose.
9) Decrease red meats, as they are high in fats; increase white meat and fish in your diet chart.
10) It takes time to gain weight—it takes time to lose weight. So be patient.
11) When dieting, never use the word “try”. Try implies failure. Use “will” instead: “I will stay on my diet. I will be thin.”
12) Eat on the same schedule each day and eat on time. Most dieters starve all day to indulge at night. If no food has been eaten, the blood-sugar level drops, making you crave for food, and then you may lose control.
13) Avoid excessive amounts of caffeine-filled beverages. They may be bad for your blood pressure, they may also make you nervous, and many people eat more when they get jitters.
14) Learn to relax and rest before going out for dinners. It will fortify your self-control when the dinner is served.
15) Never take less than 20 minutes to finish a meal.
16) Go easy on salt. The more salted-food you eat, the more you want to eat.
17) Eat a balanced diet that consists of lean meats, raw fruits and vegetables.
18) Avoid foods that are served with sauces. Such sauces are often rich in butter, sugar, salt and flour, adding to your calorie-count.
19) Never food-shop when you are hungry.
20) Remember: you are learning a “way to live,” not just a way to diet.