Ho-Ho-Hold Onto Your Health!
If the idea of Christmas food and drink leaves you panicking about weight gain, take our advice on how to make healthy Christmas choices. Learn how to enjoy healthy Christmas food without the worry of piling on the pounds.
It’s possible to indulge in holiday cheer and still manage your weight. Here are easy ways to minimize your Christmas weight gain and maintain your merry spirit without sacrificing the season’s joy.
How to avoid winter weight gain
Pick ONE Dessert a day
(have a slice of cake only once a day and don’t overdo it)
Dessert should never be off-limits anyway. So on days when you have a holiday gathering, fill up a small plate with your favourite dessert and let yourself enjoy it completely.
Instead of quickly eating multiple types of sweets, have 1 and enjoy it. Here are my favourite homemade jaggery desserts to enjoy.
Stick with TWO Drinks
(sticking to two limits your liquid calories)
Alcohol only supplies empty calories, so avoiding proper meals to compensate for a booze splurge means you’re losing out on valuable nutrients. To help prevent a hangover, stick to one type
of drink and make it a lighter-coloured one because they tend to be lower in the chemical by-products that can worsen a hangover. Here are natural hangover cures
Eat THREE healthy & well-timed Snacks
(have a slice of cake but keep track and don’t overdo it)
Always make sure to eat something light & healthy at regular intervals, so that you aren’t starving and bingeing on the party food when you get there. Eat on a schedule –
consume a meal or mid-meal snack every three hours. Here are 6 easy snack recipes to try.
Fill up on FOUR types of Fruits during meals
(when hungry, choose a serving of fruit instead of sweets)
Whole fruits are full of fiber, so they’ll keep you satisfied and nourished throughout the season. Make fruit-based desserts. Think oranges, fresh berries, apples, plums
and more! Also check, which fruit is Good for Diabetes Patients, also, the Worst.
Stick to FIVE Veggies each day
(get all those phytonutrients by meeting this daily minimum)
Having a good helping of vegetables with your meal will add vitamins, minerals and fibre and help you towards your five a day, but beware of vegetables that come with added butter,
cheese or salt. If you’re in charge of the cooking, offer steamed or boiled vegetables without salt, and steer clear of creamy sauces or butter. Make these easy Weight Loss Vegetarian Salad Recipes .
Stay SIX feet away from the buffet
(prevent mindless eating by moving away to converse)
There is no shock that during the festive season we all eat, eat, and eat more. So my tip, go for quality, not quantity. Instead of going
for buffets dinners, have
one meal and enjoy it. It’s all about eating your favourite foods over the festive season in moderation.
Do SEVEN days of Exercise
(don’t forget to exercise regularly during the holidays)
Don’t forget to exercise over Christmas whether it’s a brisk winter walk, cycling, some yoga or any way you prefer to increase your heart rate. Stay active! Gather your
friends and walk up a mountain, run around at a playground, swim in the river or beach and just move as much as you can! Keep it fun!
Drink EIGHT glasses of Water
(daily, and especially before and during parties and gatherings)
It’s so easy to forget when we are not in our usual routine but dehydration will make you feel sluggish physically and mentally, give you dry skin, headaches and
may lead to eating even more! Choose plain mineral water over soft-drink or diet soft-drink. Here is the Best Way to Drink Water.
Eat NINE ounces of Protein
(three 3-ounce portions of lean, natural protein each day)
The protein will fill you up without making you have that sugar crash afterwards. Choose plant-based options, lean cuts of meat, remove any visible fat, and try to
limit your red and processed meat. Here are best plant protein with all essential amino acids
Find TEN simple healthy Food Swaps
(simple tweaks can be made to traditional recipes to make them healthier)
When cooking, there are a few things you can do to make dishes healthier without compromising the flavour. Bake instead of deep-frying, use olive oil instead of butter.
Replace salt with herbs and spices to flavour foods, mashed bananas or applesauce for butter or oil. Try egg whites instead of whole eggs. Use low-fat whipped cream instead of full fat.
You can also try easy guacamole recipe.
WORK WITH US
If you feel you could benefit from some support in striking the balance over Christmas, we can help. It used to be the case that at this time of year, people would put off seeking help with weight loss and health optimisation until January.
In the last couple of years, we’ve really seen this change. If this sounds like you, you can click this link to book a complimentary call.
Rather than wait until January 1st to set your New Year’s Resolutions, take some time out now to think about what health goals you would like to achieve in 2024.
Have a Merry Christmas and a Blessed Holiday Season!
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