How to NOT GAIN WEIGHT Over the Holidays
Provisions, Food — everywhere you turn there’s provisions! “To avoid over-indulging, you’ll need some proven tips to reduce the potential for the average holiday-season weight gain of five pounds,”. “For years, people have been told to drink lots of water before going to a holiday event, but honestly, that just doesn’t work for most of us,”. These simple tips have brought success to many dieters over the holiday season!
Being realistic about your holiday party schedule; it is best to set a realistic dieting goal as well. Over the holidays a good goal is to maintain the weight you are at. You can get back on track with weight loss when the diet danger zones of November and December have passed. Also, don’t let yourself justify binge devouring over the holidays because you expect to restrict provisions after Jan.Plan in advance to consume a little more when you face holiday temptations. This way, you can enjoy treats more often, and you’ll be less likely to binge.
Don’t go to a holiday event starving. We eat more and faster when we’re hungry. devour healthy throughout the day to keep glucose levels stable and to boost metabolism; this will work to reduce hunger for an evening event. Choose a high-protein snack before an event; examples are: an apple with peanut butter, yogurt, unsalted almonds or walnuts, hard boiled egg, or nonfat mozzarella cheese.
Watch the portions that you take. Treat yourself to a nice drink, sweets or creamy dips without guiltiness, but keep portion sizes under control. This is a great way to sample different chows. Commit to “small plate – no piling”.
Don’t fill your plate at the buffets, take a quick survey and make the healthier choices. Decide what you’re going to eat in advance, and make only one trip to the buffet. Fill small plate with ½ vegetables, ¼ lean meat and ¼ starches.
Avoid recreational consumeing. It takes about 30 minutes for the message to get from the stomach to the brain that it’s full. “Social eating” – during the holidays is very common, and especially when everyone else eating too. Make good choices enjoy the food and when you are done wait for about 30 min before you go back to get seconds.
When offered a splurge worthy food accept it. This time of year we all have our favorites and we are looking forward to them. Why waste calories on provisionss you can have anytime (chips, salted mixed nuts, dip, etc)? Try rating fodder options on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 is best) and have a bit more of the chows that are truly special and unique to the season.
Try not to make avoiding food the goal, just know in your mind the foods with higher fat content and make healthy decisions when eating. If it’s creamy, fried, or cheese-filled, it’s going to be loaded with calories. Make a point of taking tasting portions. Low fat, high fiber chows allow you to eat a larger amount for fewer calories and not feel deprived.
Use strongly intense mints, gums and strips. These dull the taste buds and also trigger satiety messages to the brain. Be sure to throw one in as you are arriving to the party and remember to have one when you are feeling like you have to nibble.
Choose alcoholic beverages wisely. Alcohol is high in calories – liquors, sweet wines and sweet mixed drinks may contain up to 450 calories per 6 ounces! So alcohol will lower your inhibitions and in most cases cause you to overconsume; not to mention most calories from alcohol are stored in the abdomen. If you choose to drink, select light wines and beers and use non-alcoholic mixers such as water and diet soda. Funny enough, if you get drinks in tall slender glass you wont mind getting less while it seems like you are getting more.
Eggnog and punch are great but keep it in moderation. Most holiday beverages have very high calorie content. Choosing water or fruit juice will fill your stomach and keep you hydrated as well.
Maintain perspective. Overeating over the holidays won’t make or break you but please understand that you can make healthier decisions too. And it certainly won’t make you gain weight. It takes many days of overconsumeing to gain weight. If you do overindulge, don’t give up. Plan to get back on track the next day. There are going to be a few bumps on the road to healthier devouring and we have to acknowledge this to avoid culpability and despair.
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