When it comes to all things weight loss, the simplest way is to form habits that you can maintain long term. This is precisely the purpose of the Diet of the Common Sense, to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle while eating foods you love.
However, if your goal is to lose weight and belly fat fast, nutritionists agree that the calorie balance plays an important role too. Not only you need to eat healthy, but overall the calorie intake should be lower than the calorie expenditure. Depending on your physical activity level too, you can eat between 1200 – 1800 calories a day. There are also foods that accelerate metabolism such as condiments and spices, lemon, green tea and they are fast and easy to make.
After all, summer is just around the corner and we all want to look and feel fantastic, don’t we?
Take a look at the recipes below, designed to accelerate metabolism and fat burning.
Citrus and Flax Seeds Smoothie
Ingredients
: 2 oranges, ½ lemons, 1 tablespoon flax seeds.
Preparation time: 5 minutes, 1 serving
Preparation: Put all the ingredients into a blender, mix it well and put the smoothie into a glass. Enjoy your smoothie! Drink it daily for 7-10 days to see a difference.
Benefits: Besides the powerful antioxidants and vitamin C, the citrus juice accelerates metabolism and help you lose weight. Lemon supports fat burning and digestion, prevent kidney stones. Oranges are also rich in vitamin C which boost the immune system and skin condition, can reduce DNA damage and conditions associated with it. Flax seeds are a good source of vitamins and minerals and omega 3 fatty acids, may improve cholesterol, lower the blood pressure, while keeping you full for longer, have strong anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects.
Flax Seeds and Green Tea
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon green tea, quarter teaspoon of flax seeds powder, 1 cup water, ginger.
Preparation time: 5 minutes, 1 serving
Preparation: Boil the water with green tea and ginger, put it into a cup and add the flax seeds powder. Leave it for a few minutes to chill and enjoy your drink.
Benefits: Green tea has powerful antioxidants and is very popular in weight loss diets. Ginger has health benefits such as reducing nausea, inflammation, cold and flu relief, pain reduction. Preparing green tea with a little flax seeds gel can be effective for internal cleansing. Drink it first thing in the morning for 8-10 days to see a difference.
Detox Drink with Lemon as Appetite Suppressant
Ingredients
: 1 cup water, 1 lemon, 1 cucumber, mint leaves, freshly grated ginger.
Preparation time: 5 minutes, 1 serving
Preparation: Put all ingredients in a blender, mix them well and pour the content into a cup. Decorate with mint and ginger and enjoy your drink.
Benefits: Lemon has detox and antioxidant properties, accelerates fat burning; cucumber is very hydrating, is high in nutrients and antioxidants, promotes body detox. Ginger reduces nausea, inflammation, cold and flu relief, pain reduction. Mint adds a flavored and refreshing taste to any beverage and also has a decorative purpose. Drink it in the morning and evening for 30 days. Serve it at least 30 minutes before or after meals.
Try these recipes and enjoy all the health benefits, while accelerating fat burn and weight loss!
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