With the end of year, festive season begins and with every passing time you might be panicking that you have not shred those extra pounds.
You probably might be panicking how to get fit in that lovely dress which you have bought for your Christmas party.
Surely, you are running out of time! But fear not, we have brought you an easy weight loss diet plan for your Christmas to help you enjoy your party in your good shape.
At this festive time, any weight loss diet plan has to be simple as well as to provide lots of energy to you so that you can get full energy to cope up with all the festive shopping and planning.
Keeping this in mind, we have devised similar diet plan for you ensuring that you not just lose pounds but do well in your shopping and festive planning. The diet is very simple and can be whipped up in few minutes and can be enjoyed by whole family.
Losing weight is almost everyone’s New Year’s resolution to get decked up for parties so with this amazing Christmas weight loss diet plan, it will be very easy for you to shred extra pounds.
This diet plan is healthy as well as effective in losing weight. The meal plan contains plenty of protein and carbs and has the ability to burn calories when accompanied by good exercise.
So have a look on the Christmas weight loss diet plan…
7 Days Christmas Weight Loss Diet Routine
Day 1 – Monday
Breakfast
Seasoned Avocado on Toast
- 1 tsp olive oil
- ½ avocado
- 1 slice wholemeal bread
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Lunch
Jacket Potato with Beans
- 1 small can baked beans
- 1 jacket potato
Dinner
Mushroom Risotto serves 2
- 150g Arborio rice
- 4 spring onions
- 1 clove garlic
- 40g Parmesan cheese
- 200g mushrooms
- 80ml white wine
- 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- Vegetable stock
Snacks
Satsumas
- 2 satsumas
All meals are easy to prepare as they are made from scratch. From breakfast to dinner, these meals are quick to prepare and take only about 10-15 minutes.
Day 2 – Tuesday
Breakfast
Porridge with Banana and Honey
- 30g porridge oats
- 1 small banana
- 1 tsp honey
- 210ml semi skimmed milk
Lunch
Mozzarella Pesto and Tomato Roll
- ½ ball low fat mozzarella
- 2 cherry tomatoes
- 1 wholemeal roll
- 1 tsp green pesto
- Handful baby leaf salad
Dinner
Skinny Spaghetti Bolognese serves 4
- 300g extra lean minced beef
- 1 medium onion
- 3 stalks trimmed celery
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 can chopped tomatoes
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 2 medium carrots
- 200g mushrooms
- 2 bay leaves
- 1tbsp tomato puree
- Olive oil spray
- 300g dry spaghetti
Snacks
Crisp Braeburn Apple
- 1 apple
You can also save little bit of the skinny spaghetti bolognese for your tomorrow lunch and freeze any leftovers to avid wastage of food.
Day 3 – Wednesday
Breakfast
Toast and Marmalade
- 1 glass of orange juice
- 2 tsp marmalade
- 2 slices wholemeal toast
Lunch
Skinny Spaghetti Bolognese (leftovers)
- 1 portion of skinny spaghetti bolognese from last night
Dinner
Mozzarella and Tomato Salad
- ½ ball mozzarella
- 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
- 6 cherry tomatoes
- Basil leaves
Snacks
Crumpet with Jam
- 1 tsp jam
- 1 toasted crumpet
This Wednesday diet plan contains approx. 1200 calories for a day. This helps you to lose about 1-2lbs in a week if you follow it on regular basis.
Day 4 – Thursday
Breakfast
Scrambled Egg on Toast
- Spray oil
- 2 medium eggs
- 1 slice wholemeal toast
- 2 tbsp semi skimmed milk
- Fresh chives (optional)
Lunch
Minestrone Soup and French Stick
- ½ carton minestrone soup
- 50g French stick
Dinner
Cottage Pie with Green Beans
- 15g butter
- 500g extra lean beef mince
- 1 medium onion
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 medium carrots
- 700g white potatoes
- 2 stalks trimmed celery
- 10g dry Bisto gravy
- 300g frozen peas
- 300g fine green beans
Snacks
Toasted teacake
- 1 toasted teacake
- Low fat spread
When you are done with your dinner, portion up the rest of cottage pie in the freezer to have it some other time.
Day 5 – Friday
Breakfast
Wheat Biscuits with Banana
- 1 banana
- 2 wheat biscuits
- 125ml semi skimmed milk
Lunch
Minestrone Soup and French Stick
- Use rest of the carton from yesterday, heat and enjoy with 50g of French stick
Dinner
Beef Teriyaki with Rice
- Spray oil
- ½ pack stir fry sauce
- 1 medium yellow pepper
- 1 medium green pepper
- 1 red chilli pepper
- 250g lean fillet steak
- 250g microwave, steamed white basmati rice
Snacks
A Glass of Red Wine
- Enjoy a nice glass of red wine (250ml)
This Beef Teriyaki is very easy to cook. All you need is a readymade sauce and microwave rice to prepare the dish in just no time.
Day 6 – Saturday
Breakfast
Banana Pancake Breakfast serves 2
- 2 bananas
- 4 tsp honey
- 45ml water
- 1 medium egg
- 56g plain flour
- 105ml semi skimmed milk
Lunch
Sausage in a Roll
- 1 pork sausage
- 1 tsp ketchup
- 75g French stick
Dinner
Quick Skinny Margherita Pizza and Salad
- 4 cherry tomatoes
- 60g French stick
- ½ ball mozzarella
- ½ tsp mixed herbs
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- side salad
Snacks
Gin & Tonic with Fruit / Nut Mix
- 180ml slimline tonic water
- 35ml Gin
- 25g fruit and nut mix
Day 7 – Sunday
Breakfast
Croissant with Jam
- 2 tsp jam
- 1 croissant
Lunch
Poached Egg and Avocado on Toast
- ½ avocado
- 50g baby leaf salad
- 1 medium egg, poached
- 1 slice wholemeal toast
Dinner
Roast Chicken Sunday Dinner serves 4
- 4 skinless chicken breasts
- 8 stuffing balls (Aunt Bessie’s)
- 320g brussels sprouts
- 700g potatoes
- 400g cabbage
- 200ml chicken gravy made up from granules
Snack
Rhubarb Crumble with Ice Cream serves 4
- 1 scoop vanilla ice cream
- 1 portion rhubarb crumble
Kick your first day of weight loss with this simple meal that together constitute about 1200 calories.
Nothing is banned in this diet so there is some space for drinkypoo! This makes sure that you get all kinds of treat with this meal.
A Bit of Exercise
After diet chart, here comes the exercise that you need to follow for better and effective results. You need not to waste more than an hour on the equipments or in the gym to lose weight, you just have to work out for at least 20-30 minutes four times in a week till Christmas.
This exercise can be any physical activity you like to do such as swimming, running, walking dancing that can get your heart rate up and makes you sweat more to burn calories.
Here are some of the exercises given below to help you select among them.
- Water aerobics
- Aerobics
- Jogging
- Cycling
- Walking
- Swimming
- Dancing
Overall, you need to focus on your eating habits and avoid eating unhealthy foods. Then start following the aforementioned meal plan for a month to get in shape and enjoy your Christmas party. In addition, do exercises to see results quickly. These weight loss diet plan will help you in reducing extra calories while giving full energy to help you in shopping for this Christmas. Therefore, start the routine as quickly as possible to lose pounds and get in shape for Christmas.
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