Karl Lagerfeld's 10 + 1 tips for the ultimate diet

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It is neither a secret nor a news that the "Kaiser" of fashion in the past had some problems with his weight.

And of course logic says that you can not trust in matters of scales and extra pounds, someone who as much as he has put his hand in what we call the creation of "anorexic model".

However, there is the other side within every human being, the most honest one, the one that understands boundaries and mainly distinguishes what is possible and what is not.

So, when someone like ψ confesses how he once managed to lose 42 kilos (just to fit in Hedi Slimane costumes), without having to be unhappy or disrespectful, he manages to give advice that - yes - has practice application and result.

Yes, a small extract of his experience from what we would call a careful diet, with effortless tips like the one he has over the years with small ups and downs in weight - and the size of clothes - but not in his mood and psychology.

1. Stop thinking about how much you don't like it, and start a diet

The point is not to see it as forced labor, but something that comes into its own as a way of life. Thus, from diet will become nutrition and from diet will become a way of life and a philosophy of everyday life.

2. Drink at least 3 liters of water a day

"All this water really cleanses the body." Green tea or even coffee, without milk and sugar, fruit juices and lots of water according to Lagerfeld - who turns 86 in September! - keep the body safe from toxins, hydrated and the brain clear. No one dehydrated is happy and confuses the feeling of hunger with that of thirst, according to the "Kaiser" of fashion.

3. Travel and dieting do not go together

"As long as you are on a diet, avoid long trips and travel." Breakfast at 8 a.m., lunch at 1 p.m., dinner at 8 p.m.

4. Laugh at yourself

To diet means to have a sense of humor. Do not take seriously what you do. It has something to do with the functions of your body. Perfect. Give him neither less nor more value than he already has ". As he typically states, the dieter is a general, with only one soldier waiting for his orders: his body. The orders are annoying and the chores are tedious, but he has to carry them out. Nothing more

5. Do not make your diet obsessive. Do not weigh yourself at home, do not have scales at home

He, he says, weighs himself every two weeks though. Weighing often, no matter how much you want to control your progress, easily turns this effort into obsession, with unpleasant results.

7. Never get into the process of comparison

Despite the reactions he has occasionally aroused with his favorite skinny models, Lagerfeld is realistic when it comes to everyday issues. Comparing one's body with the body of a model only involves steps backwards. The point is to have an image of your own body and your personal goal on the scales.

8. Exercise in the afternoon

Against those who love morning exercise, Lagerfeld is an advocate of afternoon work-out, which also saves from irregularities that may have preceded or followed during the day.

9. Someday the diet must end

After 4-5 months, at most half a year, the diet should be completed and whoever followed it should enter a diet process with a diet that will be able, without complaints and deprivations, to maintain for another six months. Maybe forever, with short breaks. This is the secret, explains the fashion guru.

10. Good breakfast, lots of fish, some meat, do not miss meals

The point is not to wander around hungry. The feeling of hunger makes us more vulnerable to temptations and snacks. The secret is that the food satisfies us, the portions are adapted to our needs and we do not feel that someone is punishing us, hiding our slice of bread in a distant cupboard. He himself, when he feels that the lunch or dinner he will eat does not cover him, carries with him half a toast, just in case.

+1 Bonus: Chewing food as a culture exercise

And one last thing: we were always told that we should chew every bite well, because we improve the process of digestion and absorption of nutrients of every food. He puts it as an exercise in culture. “Put down the fork. Chew the bite well. Enjoy it in all its glory. "Wait a minute until the next one." It is not just that dialogue between the accomplices is encouraged. It is that because the brain is slow to send the message of satiety, you allow your body to get full properly.

Source: lifo.gr, With data from "The Karl Lagerfeld Diet", Metro Books, 2004