Christmas Weight Loss Plan - Cheat Your Way Through This Holiday Season
Are you interested in a Christmas weight loss plan or are you here
because you think it is ridiculous to think that someone can actually lose weight
during the holiday? Either way I am glad you are here because I am going to
share a fresh new way to diet through the holidays that will allow you to enjoy
every one of your holiday dinners and parties. If you are curious how you can
eat pumpkin pie, stuffing and mashed potatoes and still lose weight then take
the next 2 minutes to read on.
Christmas Weight Loss Plan
1. Regularly cheat on your diet to keep your fat burning high. The
problem dieters face is a big one. When they stick strictly to their diet their
body adapts to what they are doing by slowing the metabolism. This is a big
problem because when your metabolism is slow so is your weight loss.
To lose weight consistently you must balance a low calorie diet with
periodic high calorie days which keep your metabolism pumping. And this works
wonders over the holidays, in fact it is in my opinion the only way to avoid
weight gain during the Christmas holiday.
Here is what I recommend you do, simply diet strict for the week leading
up to your party and then take the day off and enjoy all the fixings and
Christmas cookies. Your body will retain water from this day but you will have
boosted your metabolism and that is enough to more to get rid of that water
weight and you will burn fat faster giving you a net weight loss.
2. Cheat on your exercise time. When you exercise this holiday season
you want to cut down on your time and increase your fat burning and this is how
you do it - add intensity. A Harvard study proved that short burst of intensity
followed by short burst of rest was the key to putting the body in a fat
burning mode. You can cut a 40 minute workout and actually get better results.
This Christmas weight loss plan is designed to allow you to eat your
favorite foods and cut your exercise time in half while increasing the rate
your body burns fat, I encourage you to follow this plan yourself or click on
the links below to learn more specifics.
The good news is that you don't need to pick up any weight or feel
deprived over the Christmas holiday season to keep from picking up all the
weight you have lost! In fact, it is possible for just the opposite to occur
and to lose weight over the Christmas holiday season...
The bad news is that Christmas does not give you permission to
over-indulge and undo all the good you have done so far! Remember, it's only
food, and the pleasure is temporary.
Go into the season with a different way of thinking this year - the
Christmas season is probably the ultimate test you will ever endure in terms of
food and losing weight, so think about food differently, and you will walk out
of the Christmas holiday season with a looser belt and a grin on your face
because you would not have picked up any weight...
The most helpful tip I can give you is that you actually make the
commitment to yourself before all the feasts begin to choose to only eat when
hungry. Make the conscious decision this holiday season, that no matter what,
you will not stuff yourself on food, but food remains food no matter the
season, and you choose to eat only when hungry. If it helps, take a doggy bag
to eat over a longer period of time over a couple of days rather than stuffing
yourself in one go. That will make you feel that you are not depriving
yourself, but you will still be exercising self-control.
Here are some other practical and helpful tips to get through the
holiday season in victory:
- Monitor liquid calorie intake. Obviously
water doesn't count - you can drink as much of it as you want. What you
really should be cautious of are things like fizzy drinks and alcoholic
beverages including beer, wine and champagne which are empty calories.
Limit yourself to just one or two during holiday dinner activities. Sip
water in between your drinks to space them out a bit.
- Snack before dinner. If you eat an apple or
drink a full glass of water about 20 to 30 minutes before you eat, you'll
eat less because your appetite won't be horrendous. With that said, never
go to a meal feeling starved, or you'll end up with a food hangover for
sure. Those tend to be filled with feelings of regret and major
bloating - it's just not worth it for those few minutes of temporary
pleasure...
- Eat a side plate of salad before your main meals. This helps prepare the body for the abuse to come, and you will
find that this serves two benefits - the raw food helps to digest your
meal faster, which means faster elimination and it serves to fill you up a
little before the "bad" foods come tumbling down.
- It's perfectly okay to indulge - a little. You can still have a taste of everything you enjoy, just watch your
portions. Split your huge slice of pie with a family member and take small
samples of everything else you want to try.
- Move after eating. Try to walk around a bit
after you eat instead of plopping your stuffed butt on the nearest couch.
It'll help you burn a few extra calories.
- Work out extra hard (and during the holidays, you will have extra
time so you can't use lack of time as an excuse...sorry!) On weeks you know you'll be having holiday get-togethers, put some
extra effort into your workouts. If you eat more than you planned, work it
off by putting in the extra time to burn the extra calories you ate.
- It's okay to say "No." Don't
be afraid to tell people "no, thank you." It's YOUR body, and
it's YOU who has to get rid of the excess through hard work.
- Be aware. Before you start eating,
look at the food on your plate and tell yourself that this is a lot of
food and it will fill you. Of course, don't initially pile your plate up
high so that you have an excuse to overeat! Rather dish up a small
portion, pause when done and if you are still hungry, only then go back
for more.
- Copy a thin person. If you have not yet
learnt how to identify true hunger, copy someone who is thin. Watch how
much they eat and simply copy them!
- Eat slowly. If you eat slowly, you'll
give yourself a chance to feel full, rather than jamming food down your
throat fast and then feeling like you're going to throw up afterwards
because you're so full.
Most importantly, if you are tempted to overeat, remember that it's just
food and the pleasure is only temporary.
References
Dr.
Becky Gillaspy
Claire
Carradice
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