Eid cakes, date maamoul, walnuts and pistachios, and one of the most popular and popular desserts on Eid al-Fitr and the blessed Eid al-Adha.

The answer we will present to you here, along with tips to keep your fitness from falling and your weight from rising after the blessed month of Ramadan.

Although the social distancing measures will have an effect on the current Eid al-Fitr, the habits of preparing cakes will still exist, and you are sure to eat them, whether prepared at home or bought in pastry stores.

To answer our question, we must know when a person increases weight, and the answer is that weight gain requires that what enters the body of more calories than it burns.

On average, a person burns 2000 calories per day, and this increases or decreases according to gender, age, the nature of the body and the nature of activity.

And one kilogram of weight gain is about 7700 calories, that is, if a person consumes more than his need of energy, equivalent to 7700 calories, his weight will increase by one kilogram.

Calories in action

And holiday cakes generally contain 4 calories per gram, for example a piece of date cakes weighing 30 grams contains an average of 120 calories.

Peanut and walnut cakes contain a bit more, because the energy density of nuts is higher than that of dates.

Therefore, a peanut or nut cake weighing 30 grams may contain 130-140 calories;

We confirm here that these numbers are general and estimates.

Now suppose that you ate ten cakes a day, over the course of 3 days, which are the days of Eid Al-Fitr, then this means that you will eat 30 cookies, and if we assume that one piece has 120 calories, then this equals 3600 calories more, which is roughly half a kilogram.

Tips to avoid exposure to digestive disorders and other health problems during the Eid Al Fitr period.


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Tips to avoid digestive disorders and other health issues during Eid Al Fitr holiday


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This means that if you ate 10 grains per day of Eid cakes for three days, without changing your activity or reducing what you eat from meals, then your weight will increase during the days of Eid Al Fitr by about half a kilogram.

So, in order to protect yourself from weight gain during the feast, it is necessary to eat cakes and other sweets in moderation, and you can suffice with a piece or two of it, while deducting it from the total daily calories.

For its part, Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar advises moderation in eating and drinking and avoiding soft drinks during the Eid period, and stresses the importance of breakfast and eating it, in order to avoid overeating during the day.

How about fitness?

Although regaining fitness and fitness is a common goal, achieving it can be difficult.

It is possible that you will feel frustrated, hopeless or suffer some injuries when you do some improper exercise, according to an article by Lauren Kahn in the American magazine "The Health".

The author provided tips for maintaining fitness and following a healthy lifestyle in general:

1- Focus on the process, not on the results

You should focus on your interest in your fitness process, not on its outcomes.

"Fitness is all about what you do every day, and it's not about what you do in each period or how you can lose weight in order to attend a specific event," says Jace Doss, head coach at Orange Revolution Fitness in Nashville.

"Watch your habits, not your weight," Doss continued. "The small changes you make to your habits every day can make big changes to your body over time."

2- Patience

Diana Maitria, a certified personal and team fitness trainer in New York City, recommends clients focus on the idea of ​​making lifestyle changes that won't happen overnight.

Instead of paying attention to some future outcomes, try to look for the little habits in your life that will make you reach your goals.

3- Set temporary goals

If you feel you have to set a concrete goal, make it temporary, says Corrective Exercise Specialist from the National Academy of Sports Medicine and Pilates instructor in Philadelphia, Robin Gillespie.

"As a longtime fitness professional, I find that when people set a reasonable interim goal, they will go to great lengths to achieve it," Gillespie added.

4- Avoid boredom

Fitness expert Dempsey Marks stresses that you should enjoy and choose an activity that increases your heart rate and keeps you active.

Whatever you do, it is imperative that you stick to it if you enjoy doing it. "

The author added that it is necessary to do exercises that you enjoy doing, because this will help you to actually stick to them, which reduces the chances of stopping exercising altogether.

5- Keep walking

According to Daniel Natoni, a Las Vegas fitness coach, you should keep walking daily for no more than 30 minutes.

Walking helps increase the number of your steps, activate the muscles in your body and mind, and is good for improving your mood in general.

6- Don't forget to take care of yourself

Treating yourself with kindness is essential, as applying extreme pressure on yourself can create additional stress that may lead to overeating and excess of the stress hormone cortisol, as well as many other unhealthy effects.

7- Pay attention to the type of food

To get a lean body, the food you eat is just as important as the exercise you do.

Therefore, you do not expect to notice changes in your body without a healthy diet.

8- Drink water frequently

According to coach Simon Carvaletti, your body can dehydrate without you even realizing it.

So, it is best to keep a 2 liter bottle of water by your side, and drink from it throughout the day.

9- Do not constantly weigh yourself

Constantly weighing yourself can have negative effects on you, in addition to the fact that weight varies constantly based on the time you weigh yourself, the amount of water you consumed on the previous day, or the amount of sodium in your meals on one day compared to another.

It should be noted that women are more susceptible to changes in weight due to hormones.

Therefore, it is best to weigh yourself once a month, at the same time of the day.

10. Don't get too much exercise

Most people lose the desire to stick to exercise because they try to do so much at one time, and they try to get results very quickly.

So the trick is to choose exercises that you can do consistently without depleting your strength.

11- Get enough sleep

Getting enough sleep is essential because it is so effective for growth and stress fighting, as science has found that sleep can actually help you lose weight. However, not many people sleep enough.