YOUR ONE-WEEK HEALTH JUMP START
On days one through three, you’ll coax your body into weight loss with key science-backed habits. Once you start a healthy habit, try to follow it every day of the jump start. Also use this time to stock up on the foods you’ll be eating on the plan from days four thorough seven.
DAY 1: SLEEP EIGHT HOURS
If you’re skimping on sleep, you’re sabotaging your weight-loss efforts and your health, plain and simple. Like a magic eraser that undoes the day’s damage, sleep lowers levels of stress hormones and other inflammatory chemicals. A large body of evidence links too little sleep to an increased risk of high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, depression, and obesity. Sleep also balances the appetite hormones leptin and ghrelin, which is why you feel hungrier and indulge in poorer eating behaviors when you’re tired.
DAY 2: HYDRATE WITH EVERY MEAL
Our bodies are about 60 percent water, so it’s no wonder we need lots of it to function optimally. Water aids in digestion and circulation, maintains body temperature, fuels muscles, and more. It helps your kidneys - one of your body’s main detoxifying organs - filter and clean blood of toxins. It may promote weight loss by helping you distinguish thirst from hunger and by quenching cravings for junk food. A recent study in Appetite found that children ate more veggies when they consumed them with water than with a sugary drink. Aim for an eight-ounce glass every time you eat.
DAY 3: MOVE MORE
Anything that raises your heart rate increases circulation of oxygenated blood throughout the body and spreads removal toxins. Start you day with a refreshing 20-minute morning walk. If you’re already exercising, upgrade to an interval workout - in which short bursts of activity are followed by equally short periods of rest - for even better results. This kind of cardio causes blood vessels to dilate even more, delivering fresh oxygen to muscles.
DAYS 4 to 7: DETOX YOUR BODY WITH FOOD
Continue the healthy habits you began in day one through three, but now start the regimen of nutritious shakes and soups at bottom to encourage quick, safe weight loss. THey’re filled with whole foods, minimally processed with few additives, flavorings, and hormones.
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