Lunch Essentials If You're Trying to Lose Weight

Drinking a large glass of water at 11am, limiting snacking and eating a mindful (focused) lunch will help you lose weight effectively.

You should drink a large glass of water at 11am, before lunch. (Source: Freepik)

Drink water at 11am

Around 11am is the time you should drink a large glass of water. This is when the amount of water added in the morning has gradually depleted, the dehydrated body is easily confused with hunger and thirst signals.

When you don’t drink enough water, you’ll feel hungry, irritable, and lethargic. Drinking water at this time will help reduce your hunger and prevent you from overeating at lunch.

You can drink fresh fruit juice without added sugar or herbal teas at this time.

Avoid snacking before lunch

Snacking is a hard-to-break habit for many office ladies, and can easily lead to weight gain. A few waffles or a cup of milk tea increases the daily calorie intake, ruining your weight loss plan.

Snacking before lunch also makes you have a bad lunch, not eat enough because you are still full, then you will feel hungry in the afternoon and crave snacks again. This cycle makes it impossible for you to lose weight.

Mindful lunch

When eating lunch, you should focus on the meal. Do not eat while watching movies, surfing social media or working. Mindful eating helps you enjoy the food and your body absorbs all the nutrients.

It's best to prepare your own lunch to better control your calorie intake and eat alone when trying to lose weight.

Eat on time

Being busy with work can make you put your hunger aside, affecting your lunch time. When you are hungry, you will eat more during lunch.

This habit affects the biological clock, disrupts metabolism, making it difficult for you to lose weight.

If you are too busy, set an alarm clock to remind you to eat lunch, make sure you eat the right meal at the right time.

Walk after eating

A light 15-minute walk after lunch is not only beneficial for weight loss but also helps increase concentration and improve work performance in the afternoon.

You should take a short break after lunch and then walk for about 15-20 minutes.

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