Suggestions for Weight Loss | Prof. Dr. Haluk Ünalp

Suggestions for Weight Loss

 
✓ Body analysis should be done with your dietician, you should determine your ideal weight. The weight you feel good and can maintain is the right weight for you.

 

✓ If you do not have the opportunity to get counseling, you should make the goals for the short term. For example, if you are 86 kg, your first goal should be 80 kg, then 79 kg, then 75 kg.

 

✓ In general, you should determine your eating habits that cause you to gain weight during the day. (Continuous snacking, consuming too much sugary drinks, fast food, etc.)

 

✓ Take note of what you ate, in quantity, and when you ate it.

 

✓ You should have certain times for breakfast, lunch and dinner. You should choose foods that are low in energy, low fat, high in water, protein and pulp between meals.

 
 
For example;

Egg

Low fat cheese

Omega 3 rich fish (salmon, sardines, tuna)

Legumes (chickpeas, beans, lentils, etc.)

Low fat cheese

Dark green leafy vegetables

Broccoli, cabbage, zucchini, cucumber, carrot, leek

Cereals (bran, oats, grain breads, bulgur, whole grain pasta, brown rice)

Strawberry, apple, orange, cherry, kiwi

 

Consuming these foods during the day keeps you full. You can choose vegetables, dairy foods and fruits with very low calories for snacks. It is possible to lose weight without being hungry by taking 3 snacks and at least 2 snacks a day. Be careful to consume the recommended amounts of nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts) as they have high energy value.

✓ When you are very hungry, start your main meal with salad and soup. It takes a long time to chew very low-calorie vegetables such as green leafy vegetables, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers. They allow you to eat less in the main meal by covering the volume of the stomach.

✓ Drinking 2-2.5 liters of water per day is extremely important in protecting our health and losing weight.

✓Water suppresses appetite. It prevents unnecessary calorie intake. Regulates body temperature and helps to remove toxins. It should be drunk 30 minutes before and after meals.

✓ We should not buy snack foods that do not take up space in terms of volume, have a low fiber ratio but are very energy-dense and do not keep them in our daily living areas.

✓ It is very important to increase the activity during the day. It is difficult to reach the desired fat loss when the energy consumed does not increase. Your favorite, relaxing activities should be done 3-4 days a week. Outdoor walking, cycling, zumba, dancing etc.