Fatal mistakes: what are the dangers of emergency weight loss?

Inexorably approaching the time of the most wonderful winter holidays, marking the advent of the new year. For many people, the new year is associated with the beginning of a new stage of life, and of course, you want to approach this milestone in good physical shape. That is why we often start a super-fast marathon “How to lose weight by New Year’s Eve in a week?”. Is it possible and how can it turn out?

Move more

Try to move more. You can assess your motor activity by the number of steps you take during the day. Strive for at least 10 thousand steps per day. For people who lead a predominantly sedentary lifestyle, this will be especially relevant. If you fulfill the norm, you can set yourself the goal of a larger value – for example, 12 thousand or 15 thousand steps per day – in the days of pre-New Year shopping such figures become quite realistic. If you are able to add to this the training in a fitness club, it will be great!

Restrict yourself in food

Try to limit yourself a little in food. We are not talking about strict diets. If your weight is stable, we can conclude that you probably spend and consume about the same amount of calories. Therefore, adding a little motor activity, while reducing the caloric content of the diet, you can already shift the vector towards weight loss. It is not necessary to abruptly switch to some super-right diet. Try to reduce the portion size of one or two meals a day or remove any snack, which you are used to, but which does not give satisfaction of the need for satiety.

Drink more

Don’t forget to maintain a water-drinking balance. Water is essential for our bodies to function properly. I am not calling to drink 2 or 3 liters a day, as a rule, such amount leads to discomfort rather than benefits. Just don’t forget about water, drink as much as your body needs. Over time, you will feel this norm necessary for you to feel comfortable.

Normalize the regime

Try to normalize your sleep. Try to make it at least 7-8 hours, and it is desirable to go to bed and rise at approximately the same time every day. To improve the quality of your sleep, you can go for a short walk before going to bed and increase your physical activity.

Following these simple recommendations in the absence of health-related disorders, you can achieve a weight loss of up to 5 kg in a month. In conclusion, I note that in order to achieve results, it is still necessary to initially set a goal. And it should be really achievable and safe for you. Of course, you want to look great at certain times in your life, but in this case you just need to plan your life activities in advance, correlating them with your goals, and not rush to extremes when there are two weeks left until X day.