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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Beating The Holdiay Weight Gain
Over the next 6 weeks leading up to the new year you will have the opportunity to either drop a few pounds or find several more. I don't know about you, but when I write up my Christmas wish-list, I don't have any intentions of putting 10 or 15 pounds in the form of fat securely fastened around my body on that list.
So how do we deal with the inevitable parties, banquets, dinners, and the large, all-to-often, and not-so-healthy meals we may be faced with throughout this time know as the “Holiday Season? Is holiday weight gain a mandatory phase that you must endure? No it is not. Now, let me share with you a plan that will help you to not only avoid holiday weight gain, but shed several pounds in the process.
First, just imagine what you want to bring with you into the new year? That's where it all starts, in your mind. You have to decide now, before you are faced with temptations galore.
Second, let's stricken the word “accident” from your thought process. If you gain or lose weight over the next 6 weeks months it will be on-purpose, fully intentioned, as a result of every willed action you enacted. We are all responsible for every last morsel we put in our mouths. Every bite has a purpose, what that purpose is, it's up to you. Whenever I eat a piece of pie or a pound of stuffing, it is not on accident. I don't think so! I don't ever recall accidentally eating a head of broccoli or perhaps a few florets of cauliflower.
When I count the number of holidays, office parties, family gatherings, and whatever else - it's usually no more than 6 or 7 at most. Over indulging or eating 2-3 extra helpings of desert on these days is not the problem. One meal here and one meal there is not going to hurt you. Albeit I'm not advocating that you transform into the vacuum cleaner or garbage disposal on these days.
Just plan those days in advance, that you know you will lose control, then eat a “reasonable” amount of your favorite foods and enjoy them. Don't you dare feel guilty about those meals! After those meals, however, return to a somewhat more normal way of eating.
As the holidays progress you'll notice an accumulation of not-so-healthy food items that lurk around your house. Okay you want to know the best way to conquer food temptations? You avoid them. Chances are you are not going to eat something that isn't there, in fact those chances are nearly 100%. If something is in your house it will be eaten. If you don't want it to be eaten, don't bring it into the house.
Most people who gain weight during the holidays use the holidays as an excuse to eat poorly 7 days a week for 2 solid months. The holidays are not a 2 month event, don't use those 6 or 7 days as an excuse to fill in the rest of the 50+ days with daily desserts and constant candy. Add to that the extinction of physical activity and you have a recipe for adding to yourself.
So, what do you plan on doing over the next 3 months? Are you going to bring much more of yourself into a new year, or are you going to make up your mind and take the necessary steps to not only avoid holiday weight gain, but be in even better shape by the new year.
Posted by HoodiaPharm HungerAway ::
8:24 AM ::
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