Pre-Wedding Diet: For the bride, her diet plan is more important than pre-bridal and makeup, which gives her real beauty.
Make sure you get enough iron as iron deficiency can make skin look pale and washed out. Leafy vegetables and eggs are good sources of this.
To look beautiful and fit at the wedding, planning to stay healthy should start much before the last week of the wedding. Ideally start at least three months in advance, but starting any day is better than the next day. So here's a detailed but practical food plan that will not only lose inches, but also make your skin and hair glow.
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Your first priority should be to lose all those extra pounds as quickly as possible to look your best on the wedding day. But focus on optimizing your weight and not on crash/fad diets as these diets harm the body and rob your skin of essential anti-aging nutrients, making your skin look loose and unhealthy. Your hair becomes lifeless. Losing a few pounds is a high price to pay. Instead, start these diet changes now and continue till your wedding day-
*Start the day with a good breakfast. This will regulate your metabolism and you will eat fewer calories throughout the day.
*Twice a week, have clear soup and lots of steamed/stir-fried vegetables for dinner, topped with two tablespoons of feta dricotta cheese (a fat-free cheese slice will also work) and two tablespoons of chopped almonds and walnuts.
*Take mixed fruits and curd of your choice in lunch twice a week. With this you will soon see the difference on the scale and on the measuring tape.
Avoid eating junk food to avoid bloating. Reduce sugar and salt intake. Reduce caffeine intake and limit alcohol consumption. All these things dehydrate the body and also deplete essential nutrients (especially vitamin B1 and folate).
Drink herbal teas like ginger or lemon tea and take sabja seeds (also called falooda seeds and basil seeds) twice a week to help relieve both extreme hunger and bloating.
*Take 1 tablespoon sabja seeds and soak them in water for 2 hours. They will swell.
*Mix 2 cups of fruit (Sarda or Papaya) with a pinch of cardamom powder. Add 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice, soaked sabja seeds and a pinch of salt to it.
Mix 1 cup milk with 1/2 tablespoon rufufaza. Cool and add soaked sabja seeds on top.
Yes, it is possible to do this with your plate. Just follow these tips-
*Increase your intake of fruits and vegetables to get enough vitamins, anti-oxidants, minerals and dietary fiber. Add just one extra fruit or vegetable per day to all of your meals. Try this for a month and gradually try to increase it until you are eating about 5 to 6 vegetables or fruits a day.
*Do not skip eating carbohydrates. Complex grains provide all the important B vitamins, fiber and iron. Include oats, whole wheat bread, quinoa, brown rice and amaranth.
*Dairy is important for getting enough calcium, riboflavin (vitamin BX) and protein. Consume adequate amount of curd, buttermilk or low fat milk.
*Don't give up fats completely as healthy fats are good sources of polyunsaturated linoleic acid and alpha-linolenic acid and mono-unsaturated fats. All these help in moisturizing the skin from within and giving shine to your hair and nails.
