KEYS TO AVOIDING HOLIDAY WEIGHT GAIN
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, unless you’re on a fitness journey in which case this is a time fraught with temptation! Many promising fitness routines have been disrupted over the holiday season, don’t let yourself be another!
- Set realistic expectations
- 3 gym sessions per week
- 10,000 steps or equivalent each day (keep active)
- 2 good meals a day (if you’re eating out at night – breakfast and lunch need to be good)
This approach is effective because it’s both easy and realistic. As long as you are above your minimum, you are still on track. This is also much less stressful than trying to follow an unrealistic plan or having no plan at all!
- Don’t let alcohol be your undoing
- If you’re planning on having a few drinks in the evening, eat less carbohydrates during the day! This is an easy way to mitigate some of the excess calories you will be consuming later on and offset some of the potential weight gain from this! This isn’t something to do long term, but a couple of times over the month won’t be the end of the world!
- Set a limit beforehand. Set your limit and stick to it. If you’re going out for drinks and plan on having 4 drinks, have 4 drinks!
- Avoid going overboard. If it happens, it happens. But don’t let it happen too often! You’re in control here!
- Enjoy the break!
