9 Ways to be Slim

1. Cut the Carbs


You don’t need to totally omit anything with carbohydrate from your diet. You still need it for energy to do your daily activities. Look for food with less cars, like potato instead of rice, or Pine nut pasta instead of wheat pasta.



2. Snack the Soup

Eat soup that consists of a lot of veggies as a snack. A research by Pennsylvania State University proved that vegetable soups are more slimming than low-fat-snacks.



3. Friendly Fat

According to nutritionist Fiona Kirk, consuming unsaturated fat 20 minutes before eating your actual meal would make your brain think that you’re full and therefore cut your craving to eat more.



4. Spray the Oil

Use cooking oil spray to reduce the oil content in your meals. Olive oil cooking spray would be a great choice!



5. 24 hours Detox

Want a natural detox? Try to following Lemon Juice Diet’s author Theresa Cheung’s tips: Drink four glasses of lemonade each day. Make it yourself by mixing 2 teaspoons of fresh squeezed lemon juice, a little cayenne pepper, 300 ml drink water, and 2 teaspoons of apply syrup. Drink it 30 minutes before breakfast, 10 minutes before having ‘morning snack’, 10 minutes before ‘afternoon snack’, and 10 minutes before having dinner.



6. Go Green

Consume more green vegies and fruits. Besides rich of vitamins and enzymes, green veggies contents only 54 calories per portion.



7. Drink Prebiotic

Good bacteria are needed to maintain body’s immunity and digestive system. It is advised to drink prebiotic drinks and supplements that are available in your local supermarkets. It’s healthy and it doesn’t require any doctor’s prescr i ption.



8. Avoid artificial sweetener

We often seek for diet drinks and snacks with the ‘less sugar’ labels without realizing that they are actually using artificial sugar to keep the good taste. Artificial sweetener makes your body crave for the real sugar. It is better to consume real sugar with less portion.



9. Papaya

This fruit is known for its high digestive enzymes above all the other fruits. The enzyme contained by papaya helps to relieve bloated stomach and to secrete fat from your body.