Diet to start the year

Getting the ideal weight can be difficult, especially after the Christmas holidays and New Year; however, is not an impossible mission.

The following menus are an option to start the year healthy, they are suitable for the average woman, and weight loss can be between half a kilo per week.

Remember that it is necessary to exercise ourselves; half-hour of daily walk can be excellent ally when it comes to losing weight.

Day 1

Breakfast:

• ½ grapefruit or 1 orange.
• 1 cup of fresh fruit with cottage cheese
• 1 or 2 slices of multigrain bread, lightly buttered
• Tea, coffee or skimmed milk

Food:

• Vegetarian Lasagna (1 small piece)
• Salad with green beans
• Fresh mango or a slice of fresh pineapple
• Mineral water

Dinner:

• Fish
• Mashed potatoes (1/2 cup)
• Broccoli or cauliflower
• 1 cup of berries or cherries for dessert

Day 2

Breakfast:

• Banana Smoothie: in blender put 1 cup of skim milk, 1 banana, honey, and vanilla extract. Blend until you have a smooth consistency.

Food:

• Open sandwich: tomato and cucumber on rye bread or salad sandwich with multigrain bread
• 1 piece of skinless roasted chicken
• Low-fat yogurt with fresh strawberries

Dinner:

• Noodles with chicken (1 cup)
• 1 scoop of vanilla ice cream

Day 3

Breakfast:

• Orange juice (1 cup)
• 1 boiled egg
• Multigrain bread, lightly buttered
• Tea, coffee or skimmed milk

Food:

• Lettuce and tomatoes with tuna or canned salmon, drained.
• 1 bread
• 1 slice of cheese with crackers

Dinner:

• Orange Chicken
• 1 small baked potato
• Zucchini or Brussels sprouts
• A serving of grapefruit sorbet, yogurt with fruit.

Day 4

Breakfast:

• A slice of melon
• Whole grain cereal with skim milk
• Toast, lightly buttered

Food:

• Salad and some nuts
• 1 piece of grilled chicken
• Mineral water

Dinner:

• Fillet of beef with snow peas
• 1 cup of cooked rice
• Coleslaw

Day 5

Breakfast:

• Oatmeal with skim milk
• 1 slice of multigrain bread, lightly buttered with cottage cheese and tomato slices.

Food:

• Chicken and corn soup
• Multigrain bread
• A slice of apple with dried apricots or a pair of peach.

Dinner:

• Meat Goulash
• Boiled Noodles
• Broccoli or green beans
• Oranges with liquor, cinnamon sauce and yogurt or lemon cream

Day 6

Breakfast:

• Tomato juice
• One cup of cooked beans, heated and served on a slice of bread
• Tea, coffee or skimmed milk

Food:

• 1 hamburger without cheese or mayonnaise, you can use mustard seasoning

Dinner:

• Pasta with herb sauce
• Green salad
• Fresh strawberries and kiwi, or fresh strawberries and raspberries.

Day 7

Breakfast:

• ½ bran cereal with skim milk and sliced banana
• A small roll or bread with cottage cheese, or peanut butter

Food:

• Grilled cheese with tomato on multigrain bread.
• A small bunch of grapes or cherries

Dinner:

• Cold chicken salad with curry
• Rice or potato salad
• 1 peach, and 1 apple

If you get hungry between meals, you can include a piece of fruit, a handful of walnuts or almonds, or 1 cup of plain nonfat yogurt.

Remember that results may vary depending on the person, we need to eat less and if we have doubts, it's best to consult a professional, also, if you suffer from any disease, do it before starting a diet of this type.

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