“Woohoo, party!” is your first thought when that invite hits your inbox. Then you remember that a few too many deadlines, late nights, skipped meals, and after work drinks have left you feeling and looking less than your best. Have you been so busy working your workouts have gone out the window? Is that little black dress a little too tight?
I am a true believer in that leading a healthy lifestyle and eating clean will equal weight loss, and that you should not lose weight fast. There is no such thing as fast and healthy sustainable weight loss. However, if you are short on time to make changes, these are healthy tips that you can do to lose weight and look great in 7 days time. All of these tips are sustainable and you can do them for life to improve your health and look amazing at the same time.
1. Drink plenty of water this week. Have two litres of water a day. Have lemon in hot water in the morning. Lemon water is great for your digestive system, helps reduce hunger cravings, and promotes clear skin, to name only a few benefits.
2. Have ginger tea each day (ginger root in warm water) instead of coffee. Ginger calms and relaxes.
3. No processed foods, preservatives, artificial sweeteners, or sugar. Both the salt and the sugar in these items will cause you to bloat and hold onto water.
4. Keep all starchy carbohydrates out of the last two meals of your day. These include potatoes and sweet potatoes.
5. Avoid alcohol this week. Aside from the empty calories, drinking lowers your inhibitions, making it that much harder to resist when the chocolate biscuits call your name at midnight.
6. Keep moving. You aren't going to get ripped abs and a tiny pert butt in one week no matter how hard you work out, but all-over stretching and firming methods such as Pilates or Yoga can help you look and feel healthier and fit.
7. Do 4 x HITT (High Intensity Interval) workouts this week plus 2 Strength Workouts.
8. Eat fresh, organic, and as raw as possible.
9. EFAs (Essential Fatty Acids) help your skin glow, so make sure you include raw nuts, seeds, avocados, and healthy oils into your diet. Take a tablespoon of cod liver oil daily.
10. Include vegetables with every meal.
11. Avoid gluten and dairy.
12. The only fruits to eat this week are berries, lemons, melon, or grapefruit. These are low in sugar.
13. Eat lean protein and include two fish meals in your week. Include salmon or oily fish.
14. Do a Stretch or Yoga workout the day of your event.
15. Don’t eat later than 8pm. Chowing down at night will leave you puffy and sluggish the next day. Plus, it could interfere with your sleep…
The Night Before
1. On that note, make sure you get between eight and nine hours of sleep a night so you feel great, look great, and have heaps of energy. Even just a couple of nights of good sleep will make a big difference.
2. Shampoo your hair and then apply a little coconut oil to the ends, massage it in for a minute, and leave overnight. You may want to pin your hair up or use a cap.
3. To make your skin glow, mix up sea salt and coconut oil and exfoliate your entire body in the shower the night before the party for smooth, gleaming skin. Then use natural or homemade body butter the next morning all over your body.
Use these tips and come party time you will look and feel amazing! Enjoy the party!
