10 tips to avoid gaining weight during quarantine

We are going through quite a difficult period for all of us. On the one hand, her fear of the coronavirus and on the other hand quarantine at home which seems to be the only way to limit it and protect public health.

Quarantine creates enough problems for all of us. One of these problems is the fear of increasing our body weight. A fairly reasonable topic since we do enough now sedentary lifestyle, we go from a sofa to a bed and a trampoline. We don't have many activities, our energy needs are reduced and this pushes us in the food!

But we have the solution for you by following 10 simple and useful tips!

1. We weigh ourselves regularly: fasting, at a fixed hour of the day, with light or no clothing.

2. If we see that our weight is gradually increasing, we start to eat less or exercise more, so as to keep our scale at as stable a level as possible.

3. We don't buy unhealthy food: crisps, shrimps, chocolates, cookies, soft drinks with sugar should not be present in the house. They are foods with a lot of calories, salt and sugar, which do not fill us up, they fill us with unnecessary calories that lead to an uncontrolled increase in weight and fat and cause fluid retention which is also an enemy of cellulite. For example, a packet of chips has 800 calories and 1 chocolate bar has 500 calories!

4. If for some reason we have run out of them at home, we move them to an inconspicuous place (back back in the cupboard) so that we don't have contact and are not tempted to nibble unnecessarily. On the contrary, tplace in a prominent place, e.g. in front of the fridge or on the table healthy foods such as fruits, vegetables, eggs, etc. so that we have an incentive to consume them.

5. We keep a food log. In simple words we write what we ate every day e.g. for breakfast, lunch etc. This helps us to have a representative picture of what we have eaten and to take opposite balancing actions in case of e.g. that we ate a lot and unhealthily.

6. We avoid ordering from outside! Convenience foods are also high in calories, saturated fat and salt, which can easily lead to weight gain. For example, a piece of pizza can reach up to 400 calories.

7. We cook at home! With simple pure ingredients we choose delicious and healthy recipes that contain nutrients beneficial for our health. Besides that, cooking is a pleasant way to "kill" our busy time and spend creative moments with our family.

8. We do as much exercise as we can. Either staying at home we can put videos for home exercise, or going for a walk/run around the neighborhood keeping safe distances. The more active we are, the higher we keep our metabolism, so we burn more!

9. We have in mind that this is one transient state, which we hope to get out of quickly, and when we get back to normal we should be in same physical condition and getting into our clothes. Another summer is coming! Do not forget that the obesity (belongs to the susceptible groups) is associated with a reduced immune response, i.e. the appearance of coronavirus symptoms that if we had strong immunity we would not express.

10. Last and most important! We take care of the psychology us to be at high levels so that let's have as pleasant a time as possible during the quarantine period and let's stay optimistic!

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