How to make the diet easier to follow

The first step in making the diet easier to follow should be to set smaller and more realistic goals, such as losing 0.5 kg a week, instead of 5 kg a week, for example. This is because realistic goals not only guarantee healthy weight loss, but also reduce frustration and anxiety with results that are difficult to achieve.

However, the biggest secret to making the diet easier is to think that this "new way of eating" should be practicable for a long time. For this reason, the menu should never be too restrictive and should, whenever possible, respect the preferences of each person.

In addition, physical activity must be present and regular, so that weight loss can be intensified without the need to create greater restrictions on what you eat.

How to start a diet the easy way

An excellent way to start the diet easily is to remove industrialized products that are very high in calories and low in nutrients. Some examples are:

• Soft drinks;
• Cookies;
• Ice creams;
• Cakes.

The ideal is to exchange these products for natural foods, which in addition to almost always having fewer calories, also have more nutrients, being more beneficial to health. A good example is to change the soda for a natural fruit juice, for example, or to change the afternoon snack biscuit for a fruit.

Gradually, as the diet becomes part of the routine and becoming easier, other changes can be made that help to lose even more weight, such as avoiding fatty meats, such as picanha, and using other ways of cooking, giving preference to grills and cooked.

See more tips on how to put together a healthy weight loss menu.

Sample menu for an easy diet

The following is a 1-day nutritional regimen, to serve as an example of the easy diet menu:

BreakfastCoffee + 1 slice of pineapple + 1 low-fat yogurt with 1 tablespoon of granola + 20g of 85% cocoa chocolateMorning snack1 boiled egg + 1 appleLunchWatercress, cucumber and tomato salad + 1 piece of grilled fish + 3 tablespoons of rice and beansAfternoon snack300 ml unsweetened fruit smoothie and 1 tablespoon of oatmeal + 50g whole grain bread with 1 slice of cheese, 1 slice of tomato and lettuceDinnerVegetable cream + pepper salad, tomato and lettuce + 150 grams of chicken

This is a generic menu and, therefore, can be adapted according to personal preferences. The most important thing is to avoid the use of industrialized products and to give preference to natural foods, in addition to not overdoing the quantities. For this reason, it is always important to consult a nutritionist to create an individualized diet plan.

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