Cooking dinner can be really hard. Mostly because you need to decide what you feel like eating and what you have energy to make.
I have this problem all the time, which is why I came up with 7 “go-to” dinner ideas, that are low carb and can be made in just 20 mins.
Making dinner one of the smallest meals of the day is important for weight loss success. At the end of the day we’re usually the most tired, and so that means we either eat too much or crave unhealthy foods like fats, sugars and simple carbs.
So if weight loss is your priority at the moment, then focusing on eating a bigger breakfast, lunch, and afternoon tea will help you eat less and crave less food at night. So that means you’ll be eating the least amount of calories at the end of the day when your metabolism is traditionally the slowest.
Traditionally your metabolism is slower at night because you’re typically less active unless you workout out or do recreational activities in the evening. That means your body uses less energy, which means you burn fewer calories. Going to bed on a full stomach is also bad because it prevents your body from “recovering” and “resting” because of this it needs to spend more time breaking down your heavy dinner.
The best dinner to consume is something low in carbs (because you don’t need that kind of fuel at this time), low in protein (it’s harder for your body to break down proteins and as a result your body isn’t getting a chance to rest, which will explain why you wake up really tired some mornings and energised others)
So do me a favour and try eating a low carb, low protein dinner for the next week and see how you feel waking up in the mornings.
Here are some low carb dinner ideas:
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Having been overweight and unhealthy her whole childhood, Elizabeth turned things around 6 years ago and hasn't looked back. Her passion for health and weight loss is only second to her immense knowledge and creativity for delicious low calorie cooking. A Marathon runner, Entrepreneur, Soccer Lover and fan of all things Diamond.