6 Tips to Fight The Holiday Bloat + Recipes

Holidays are over and now we are trying to get back to our normal lives and with work and... eating less and better! It is normal if you overindulged with food last two weeks. It is hard to help it when food is served everywhere in front of you... and what kind of food! So here are six easy tips to get you back smoothly to your normal lifestyle...

1. Drink plenty of water and green tea
Keep your metabolism working to make sure you get everything out of your body. Water and tea also make you feel full do you do not want to snack every now and then. Green tea does a perfect job when it comes to detoxifying. Tip: Drink green tea with lemon or add lemon to your tea. 

2. Eat plenty of vegetables
Good choice of veggies are those rich in vitamins and anti-oxidants, such as kale, carrots, cucumber, beetroot, etc.

Recipe: Vitamin Salad
Add shredded carrot and beetroot.
Mix.
Add a little bit of walnuts. 
Tip: Add up a few parsley leaves.

3. Eat citrus fruit
Kiwi, oranges, tangerines. It will be great to place some fruit in a blender with yoghurt and make a smoothie. This is the easiest way to take more fruit in.
Smoothie recipe: 1/2 peeled grapefruit,
1 peeled orange,
1 small or medium banana, yoghurt.
Throw everything into a blender and blend away.
Tip: To make it a whole breakfast, I like to add some oats and a bit of coconut oil. 

4. Eat smaller portions but more often
3 main meals and 2 - 3 snack meals in between would be a perfect transition to your normal diet. Your main meals should be of around 350 calories. It is good to feed your organism. Do not let it starve because this will only cause your metabolism to slow down and not burn those extra calories you got on during the holidays.

5. A cup of warm water to boost your metabolism
Drink a cup of warm water in the morning and start up your metabolism. Here is how to make it work and taste even better:
Recipe: A cup of warm water with honey, cinnamon and a squeeze of lemon

6. Exercise
Gradually return to your exercise routine (or if you have not exercised before, get slowly into it) with an easy program that accumulates with the time. In this way, you will not load your heart too much. Start with low repetitions or jogging.