Fitness plan day 333 – Beat sugary cravings with cabbage juice

Release the tension from your body when you lie in bed tonight.

The road to fitness isn t easy. You need to first learn to say no to all the temptations and bad habits and then practice a lot of willpower to stay on track. Some days you might not like what you eat, but you can t just give up especially if you want to see the difference in your body. So keep going.

Morning Smoothies need not comprise of all the expensive ingredients in the market. Your everyday vegetable juices can also give you effective results. For instance, did you know cabbage juice can help curb cravings for sugary and salty food? Drink a glass of it this morning and see it for yourself.

Breakfast After a good detox and cleansing with the cabbage juice, treat your taste buds to a slightly sweet breakfast options with this sweet potato pancakes recipe. Addition of oats makes it a fibre rich recipe which is what your breakfast should be.

Lunch While you may not be eating a lot of bananas because you are trying to lose weight, but there are other parts of the plant that are healthy and can be incorporated in your diet. This banana stem stir fry is one such recipe that is ideal for diabetics. Enjoy it with rotis or bhakri.

Snacks If you don t have murmura at home but are craving for bhel then this recipe of oats and poha sukha bhel comes handy. It s way healthier and as delicious because it uses exactly the same chutney and other ingredients. Go ahead and indulge guilt-free in the snack.

Dinner Keep dinner light and rich in protein. Including green leafy vegetables that are easily available this season is the best idea. Make palak soya wadi, some dal and phulkas for dinner. Restrict the portion to one roti and have a bowl full of dal and green salad to fill you up.

Exercises

At home If you are assuming that increasing the number of crunches you do each can help you get those eashboard abs, you are mistaken. You ll need to combine crunches and ab exercises with leg exercises like lunges and squats that are very effective in burning belly fat. You can also try these 5 simple exercises at home for a flat belly

Yoga Practice yoga to relax your mind and take the tension and tiredness off your body after all the workout. Yoga asanas also have a cooling effect on your body. Try baddhakonasana today.

At the gym Are you concerned about your man boobs and wondering what you can do to get rid of them. Try these 6 effective gym exercises to get rid of man boobs and build a solid chest.

Sleep well tip On days that you want to just lie down in your bed a little early than usual to relax, use relaxing techniques to work on your tired body. Release the tension from your toes, ankles, fingers, hands, knees by tensing the part for few seconds and then releasing it. This will certainly help you sleep better.

Fitness plan day 332

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Disclaimer: If you follow a fitness plan already, consult your nutritionist before switching to this one. If you are allergic to any of the foods/ingredients mentioned, please do not consume it. Do not follow this plan without consulting your doctor if you suffer from a health condition hypertension, hypotension, diabetes, etc. or are pregnant.

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