Chinese New Year is less than a month away and we know that you are getting a post-holiday weight gain after the Christmas and countdown celebration. It was a festive season, after all. But now, you are starting to worry if you can no longer fit in the new clothes you just bought for Chinese New Year, aren’t you? Well, fret not! We have thoughtfully (haha) looked for some weight loss meal plans that could be useful for you to blast away your weight gain in the shortest period of time possible. Are you ready for the 7-day healthy diet plan before the Chinese New Year? Let’s do it!
Day 1
Breakfast: Low-fat milk + whole wheat sandwich + 1 apple
Lunch: Broccoli + quinoa
Dinner: Macaroni with tomato sauce + cabbage soup
Day 2
Breakfast: 1 bowl of soy milk + 2 slices of whole wheat bread + 1 soft-boiled egg
Lunch: Tofu soup with tomato and bean sprouts + a half bowl of rice / 2 steamed buns
Dinner: Seaweed soup with kelp and snow pear (1-2 bowls) + 1 bowl of boiled vegetables / mixed salad (no high-calories dressing)
The meal plan focuses on cutting down your carb intake. But if you have a digestion problem, you may also pair the carb-less foods with coarse grains like quinoa or sweet potato.
Day 3
Breakfast: Boiled water spinach + sweet potato and lotus seed porridge + pork floss with tofu + 1 kiwi fruit
Lunch: Beef and tomato rice stew + cabbage and dried mushroom soup
Dinner: Vegetables noodles + mushroom and cucumber soup
Day 4
Breakfast: 2 soft-boiled eggs + 1 glass of vegetable juice + 1 apple
Lunch: A small portion of chicken breast + 1 set of carrot salad + celery with sauce
Dinner: 1 bowl of oatmeal + 1 orange
Remember that you should NOT eat junk food while going through this meal plan. Know that it is important to control what you eat if you really want to lose weight. Furthermore, you should also eat early and slowly. Have your dinner before 6 pm every day. And when you are eating, chew slowly before swallowing your food. This helps in digestion and also helps you to feel fullness more quickly.
Day 5
Breakfast: 1 soft-boiled egg (without egg yolk) + 1 cucumber + 1 glass of fresh fruit juice
Lunch: a Half bowl of rice + Chicken porridge with spinach + cucumber salad
Dinner: Boiled noodles + 1 cucumber + vegetable salad (with low-calorie dressing or make your own low-fat dressing)
Day 6
Breakfast: 1 glass of honey water + whole wheat bread
Lunch: Boiled vegetables + stir-fried lean meat with black fungus + 1 bowl of rice
Dinner: Vegetable porridge
Day 7
Breakfast: Steamed egg custard + 1 steamed bun + 1 apple
Lunch: Sponge gourd and bean curd stew + half bowl of rice
Dinner: red bean porridge + 1 banana
Remember, losing weight requires a lot of self-control and perseverance. Set a goal and always remind yourself of what you really want, this will make the whole process easier.
Good luck!
