7-day diet plan to lose weight (see pics)

New Delhi: In our eat-and-run, massive-portion-sized culture, maintaining a healthy weight can be tough and losing weight, even tougher. If you've tried and failed to lose weight before, you may believe that diets won't work for you.Probably you're right, traditional diets don't work—at least not in the long term.However, there are plenty of small but powerful ways to avoid common dieting pitfalls, achieve lasting weight loss success, and develop a healthier relationship with food. Your weight is a balancing act, but the equation is simple: If you eat more calories than you burn, you gain weight. And if you eat fewer calories than you burn, you lose weight. By making smart choices every day, you can develop new eating habits and preferences that will leave you feeling satisfied—and winning the battle of the bulge. Here is a simple meal plan that could be used along with your work out regimen to shed 10 kilos in a matter of just 2 months. But make sure to consult your doctor before starting any diet plan. Monday Breakfast: Take any one fruit like apple or banana,3/4 cup bran flakes and 1 cup fat-free milk. Lunch: Replace white carbohydrates like rice, bread, potato or pasta with whole wheat bread or chapati, 1 piece of cheese, chicken, one teaspoon light mayonnaise, and salad greens or fruit.Dinner: For dinner you can have fish, steamed broccoli, grated cheese. For desserests you can have fat free ice cream. Tip: Make sure to eliminate high carbohydrate foods and include fruits, vegetables and high protein food. Eating food in smaller portions rather than one big meal will be beneficial. TuesdayOn Tuesday start your day with a table spoon of lemon juice mixed with honey.Breakfast: For breakfast have any cereal with fat free milk.Lunch: 2 chapatis or a small bowl of rice with vegetables.Snack: Oat meal biscuits with tea. Try green tea because it is highly recommended for weight loss and health.Dinner: Light dinner of salad or whole wheat bread sandwich. Tip: You can follow an easy diet plan in the following line. You are free to make minor changes to suit your tastes. Wednesday Start your day with black coffee or tea.Breakfast: Cooked oatmeal in fat free milk, half apple or banana topped with a teaspoon of honey.Lunch: 1 cup rice, and dal, vegetable curry, any fruits like grapes, or bananas.Dinner: Steamed shrimp, vegetable curry, chapatis, and baked or steamed potato.Tip: Include five small meals per day including breakfast, lunch and dinner along with two snacks in between. A meal should ideally contain 400 to 500 calories and snacks less than 200 calories.In pur eat and run massive portion sized culture, maintaining a healthy weight can be tough and losing weight, even toughter. if you have tried and failed to lose weight before, you may believe that diets don't work for you. ThursdayStart your Thursday Green tea. It is a good option to kick off your day.Breakfast: Keep breakfast lite. Have fruits like apples, banana, and fat free yoghurt.Lunch: Tomato soup, roasted beef, radish, lettuce, tomato, pear and whole wheat chapatti with 1 cup of chopped vegetables.Dinner: Cooked brown rice and pineapple/apple/orange pieces.Eat your food slowly. For snacks instead of fried items or sweets, try nuts or fruits and protein shake, or salads. Settle for sugar free and low carb options while buying ice creams and cakes. Friday Breakfast: Have 1/2 cup berries with a few almonds and one pint of fat free milk.Lunch: Fat free beans and 1 chapati with vegetables or cheese, cucumber slices.Dinner: Green salad with fat free dressing, chapati.Tip: Drink fresh water all through the day. Avoid soft drinks and soda instead includes tomato or lemon juice in your diet. SaturdayBreakfast: For Saturday go for heavy breakfast. One Idli or chapati, with vegetable curry along with sliced banana, skimmed milk is best for a day.Lunch: 1 chapati, 1 cup of rice, light yoghurt, fish curry, mustard, cucumber, tomatoes and onion slices.Dinner: Brown rice, steamed spinach and an apple.Tip: Spicy food containing chili pepper is thought to have weight reducing properties. SundayBreakfast: Sunday can be more relaxed and fun filled if you start your day with muesli with skimmed milk or chapati with cheese and tomato slice.Lunch: For lunch go for Rice, salads along with vegetables.Dinner: Grilled chicken, chapati, pineapple slices.Tip: Drink lots of water to lose weight fast.

7-day diet plan to lose weight (see pics)

New Delhi: In our eat-and-run, massive-portion-sized culture, maintaining a healthy weight can be tough and losing weight, even tougher. If you've tried and failed to lose weight before, you may believe that diets won't work

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