Keeping the Christmas Kilos at Bay

It’s not how much you eat, but the quality of food that’s important. Remember to savour your food, so you don’t need to eat as much. Take your time eating, put your fork down every so often and take a sip of water between bites. If you feel like dessert, wait at least 20 minutes, and then see if you would sill like some dessert.

 

Surprisingly, many drinks are high in energy and if you drink too much, then you may experience weight gain. Drinks to watch out for include; milkshakes, alcoholic beverages (especially RTDs), fruit juice, and full sugar fizzy. So instead of sipping sugary, alcoholic drinks, try green tea, flavoured water, watered down fruit juice, or vegetable juice.

Let’s face it, you will eat it a little bit more over the Christmas season and therefore take in more energy than your body needs, which may lead to weight gain. In order to combat Christmas kilos, make your exercise routine more intense. Work out for longer, run faster, cycle harder. However, if you’re unfit and haven’t exercised for a while, I recommend seeing a doctor and a personal trainer to help you on to the right track.

 

This sounds kind of obvious, but if you can’t see the food then you’re less likely to eat it. Think about it. Last time you were at party and there were chips on the coffee table, did you eat them even though you didn’t want them? I bet the answer was yes. So, the prevent this, don’t buy junk food and keep snacks out of sight. For example, if you’re at work, put snacks in your desk or in the staff room.

 

Spend time with people who have similar views on food and exercise as yourself. It is so much easier to keep trim when you are around people who will encourage you to eat healthily and to keep up the exercise, and provide you with moral support when you are tempted at give in.