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Healthy eating for weight loss: what's the highlight?
Last reviewed: 04.07.2025

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What is a lifestyle without overeating?
Make it a rule to eat a little less during your meal. Remember: the body gives a signal of satiety 20 minutes after you put the first piece of food in your mouth. This means that in 20 minutes you will be full if during this time you ate 2 kg of a huge steak and in the same time - if you, slowly chewing, dealt with a small handful of cabbage and carrot salad. This is what healthy eating is - timekeeping.
Let's do without junk food!
You will look at the world much more confidently, joyfully and calmly if you throw out of your life products that are harmful to you. This is one of the main postulates of healthy eating. And at the same time, you will get rid of excess weight and unnecessary worries. One thing leads to another, so why not start with harmful products?
Taboo
Refined sugar, fast food, fried sausages, chips, sweet carbonated drinks, alcohol, any products with flavor enhancers, flavorings and colorings - your path to obesity and depression. It is scientifically proven that excess weight and depression usually go hand in hand. Why do you need this?
Alternative
Replace chemical products with natural food. For example, sugar with honey, and sausages with meat. Over time, you simply won't want to poison your body with bad products. And you'll do the right thing!
The ideal menu for weight loss Of course, it is important to choose the products that you like - if they are natural. And not just those that are tasteless, but extremely useful. But the ratio of proteins, fats and carbohydrates in them should correspond to the norms of healthy eating. Carbohydrates should be three fifths of the entire menu, proteins - one fifth, and fats - the same. Of course, it is best to take carbohydrates from fruits, and not from bakery products.
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But keep in mind the nuance
It is best to eat fruits in the morning and separately from other products, so as not to cause fermentation in the intestines. This way, carbohydrates will provide you with useful energy. What else do you need from a healthy diet?
Water is the savior
One and a half to two liters of purified water per day is the key to cleansing the body of toxins and good skin as a result.
Be healthy, lose weight easily and be sure to consult with your doctor before making a healthy eating decision!