In the long road to weight loss, how many sisters before and after, we all know that tomatoes are the holy grail of weight loss: low-calorie, high-fiber, satiety, but also rich in vitamins ...... and the so-called "evening tomato diet", its effect but Super magical: the most conservative estimate, can easily lose up to 2 kilograms of weight per month. It is not enough to be called the most cool slimming method in history.

1. When to eat? With dinner

You can cut raw tomatoes into thin slices, you can also make a salad directly from small tomatoes, you can drink some tomato juice with dinner, you can also add some tomato sauce, vegetable puree, canned tomatoes to add color.

Of course, the most common way is to heat-treat tomatoes, either hot or in soup. In any case, you can be as creative as you like, as long as you make sure to put red tomatoes on the dinner table.

Special reminder: "Evening tomatoes" slimming secret where? The citric acid in tomatoes can promote sugar metabolism and burn fat; while lycopene can inhibit the increase of fat cells and absorb excess fat. In addition, for those "big appetite", tomatoes rich in food fiber and pectin is simply the savior: they can make the stomach expand strongly, stimulate the satiety center, while the brain sends a "full" stimulation signal, while accelerating gastrointestinal motility! The most important thing is that the tomato is a good source of energy and it can be used as a source of energy for the body. More amazingly, tomatoes can actually and two "weight loss enemy" peace **** place. When it is consumed with fats and oils, not only better absorption, but also eliminate constipation; and when it is consumed with carbohydrates, can effectively reduce the glycemic index, so that blood glucose is not easy to rise, so as to create easy to lose weight in the body environment.

2. How much to eat? A day must consume more than 15 mg of lycopene

When you make up your mind to start the "evening tomato diet" life, please remember that you must ensure that the daily intake of more than 15 milligrams of lycopene.

When eating raw tomatoes - eat two large tomatoes. The red variety (usually large red, hard skinned and not easy to peel) is better than the peach-colored variety (usually yellowish, with a bright and thin skin that is easy to peel), and contains three times as much lycopene as the peach-colored variety

. Or eat 17 small tomatoes, also known as saints, higher nutrient content, carotene, vitamin C, dietary fiber are 1.5 to 2 times that of ordinary tomatoes.

When drinking tomato juice - you can drink a bottle of tomato juice. If you want to be more effective, it is recommended to drink 2 to 3 bottles per day. Drinking one bottle of tomato juice will give you the same amount of lycopene as eating two raw tomatoes.

When cooking with tomatoes - tomato sauce or tomato puree, you can use nearly 4 tablespoons (80 grams and 60 grams, respectively). For canned tomatoes, use 1 can (170 g). Both tomato sauce and tomato vegetable puree are processed foods and contain more lycopene than raw tomatoes.

Special note: The terms "tomato paste", "tomato puree" and "canned tomatoes" are not the same as "tomato salsa". "The first three are made from fresh tomatoes. The first three are concentrated products made from fresh tomatoes, which are boiled and crushed in a blender, then sautéed with olive oil, minced garlic, diced onions, etc., and then made into a sauce by adding bay leaves, rum, water, and pepper. Tomato salsa is a sauce made by mixing fresh broth with the tomato sauce, adding sugar and salt to dry it out. Salsa is high in sugar and calories and is not recommended. So please read the label and the ingredients when you buy it.

3. How long will it last? At least 3 months, preferably half a year

Unlike the devil's diet, which seeks quick results but is extraordinarily harmful to the body, the "evening tomato diet" hopes to allow people to eat beautifully, sleep well, have good skin and be in a good mood in addition to slimming down. Therefore, please do not expect such as eating 5 pounds of meat in a week and so on "miracle" to happen. Although you may find that you've lost 2 kilograms in a month, make sure you stick with it.

From a medical point of view, it takes an average of 6 months for the body's metabolism and other body cycles to take place, and when the body is able to "memorize" this state of affairs, which has lasted 6 months, then it can really maintain it for a longer period of time, and in a more effective way. So please stick to it for at least 3 to 5 months, so that our body can firmly "remember" this state of lightness after becoming thin.

4. An indispensable element of success is to try to maintain a regular life

Partiality, overeating, and lack of sleep, all of which are bad habits in daily life, are also detrimental to the "evening tomato diet". Therefore, eating three meals regularly, adjusting the bedtime and wake up time, and ensuring sufficient sleep are all essential elements of the "evening tomato diet".

Lacking this factor, the tomato has a thousand good and wonderful can not play its magic. Although lycopene is effective in reducing fat and knocking out excess oxygen free radicals, you can't rely on it too much, and a good diet and routine are also

indispensable.

Special reminder: tomatoes are excellent food, but it is on the cool side, too much consumption will cause diarrhea, body cold and other discomfort. Therefore, in the evening consumption is not "more good", moderate amount can be; in addition, can also be added in the cooking salt, onion, ginger, garlic and other hot, warm ingredients, will be able to warm up the body, to solve this small problem. In addition, due to the tomato pulp contains gums and soluble astringents and other ingredients, eaten on an empty stomach will have a chemical reaction with gastric acid, formed into insoluble lumps, blocking the stomach and cause abdominal pain. Therefore, please do not eat on an empty stomach.