Jakarta –
Ramadan or the fasting month is the long-awaited time for Muslims around the world. Besides being able to compete in reward, Ramadan is also a place to practice patience and emotions.
Not a few Muslims also make the moment of fasting as part of a diet or effort to lose weight. By limiting the portion of meals and meals, diet perpetrators hope their business will be successful.
But not a few people who actually gain weight during Ramadan. Well, so that it doesn’t happen, try 7 diet tips during this Ramadan:
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1. Limit sugar intake
Quote Times of India (22/3), the main key to the diet during Ramadan is to limit sugar intake. This means, reduce the consumption of compote and various sweet takjil when breaking the fast. This rule also applies at dawn. Reduce the consumption of sweet foods and drinks with additional sugar.
Sweet foods and drinks can indeed provide energy supplies in a short time, but after that you can feel very weak. This type of food is also high in calories so that it interferes with the process of weight loss.
2. Expand fruits and vegetables
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Adjusting diet is important during diet, even during Ramadan. Instead of pampering yourself by eating delicious, high in fat, sugar, and calories, it is better to increase the intake of fruit, vegetables, and complex carbohydrates that are part of the principle of balanced nutritious eating patterns.
This type of healthy food can make your full feeling last longer. The bonus, this food is low. As an option, for complex carbohydrate sources, you can consume brown rice, quinoa, oatmeal, to sweet potatoes.
3. Eat slowly
When breaking the fast, do not rush to devour all the food that is there because of hungry. Adjust emotions and try to eat slowly. Enjoy each bite so that the brain has enough time to recognize a sense of fullness.
In other words, eating slowly will prevent you from excessive eating. This sounds difficult to do, but it might be successful if you start to get used to it slowly.
4. Eat a little
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Diet tips during the next Ramadan, eat a little. Avoid eating a lot of food at once at one time. It’s better to share the portions to be enjoyed several times.
For example, when breaking the fast consumes a little snack. Then wait 1 or 2 hours after that for dinner. Among these pauses, Muslims can carry out tarawih worship first. Also make sure at dinner, you take a balanced source of fat, carbohydrates, protein, and vegetables.
