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Keep Eating Through The Christmas Celebrations
Wendy Hearn
What would it feel like not to be on a diet this Christmas? Are
you ready to discover a way to control your weight, enjoy
yourself and put an end to restrictive dieting?
December generally means a month full of office parties,
celebrations and meals out. The temptation to overeat is very
high and for those of us wanting to lose weight, it can be a
difficult time. This perpetual internal battle not to eat extra
food can be very stressful and sabotages our long term goal of
permanent weight loss. Christmas is not a time to be on a diet.
Instead, I encourage you to enjoy yourself and move towards being
healthy. Relaxing a restrictive diet isn't a signal to go mad
and eat anything and everything. Instead, just adopt a balanced
approach to your eating and health.
I've found that many people compensate for the times they overeat
by starving themselves the next day, or for a couple of days,
until the next party or meal. This may seem sensible in as much
as it evens out the amount of food consumed. However, what it
really does is slow down your metabolism. This means that the
next time you eat, your body isn't able to burn up food as
efficiently and is more likely to store it as fat. So you're
achieving the opposite result to the one you were looking for.
Your body ends up on a roller coaster of extra eating and then
starvation. Unfortunately, when your metabolism slows down like
this, you will find it much harder to lose weight afterwards.
Also, if you've starved yourself for a while, you're much more
likely to overeat when you're next faced with food. Food then
becomes such a high priority that it's harder to eat sensibly.
There's also the guilt aspect. If you've eaten extra food one
day, you may well feel guilty. So if you starve yourself you can
dismiss the guilt more easily by punishing yourself. Instead of
embarking on this guilt / starvation cycle, start loving
yourself. Weight loss is easier when you approach it from the
perspective of loving yourself and taking care of your body.
In short, if you do find yourself eating extra food , instead of
starving yourself afterwards, just return to sensible healthy
eating, without cutting back.
There are many ways that you can limit your weight gain at this
time of year without restricting or starving yourself. Drink
plenty of water to keep your body working efficiently - the
feelings of thirst and hunger are often confused. Eat more fresh
fruit and vegetables. Increase the exercise you take, perhaps go
for a few more walks. Generally be more active during the day,
try walking up stairs or dancing at parties. All this activity
will leave you feeling good about yourself and on the road to a
healthy lifestyle.
I suggest you pick one activity you're going to do instead of
starving yourself and continue with this throughout December.
You may well find that you've added a healthy habit to your
lifestyle, one that you choose to maintain in the future. When
you find yourself feeling inclined to skip some food, remind
yourself of the one activity you've committed to and do it.
Wendy Hearn
Weight Loss Success Coach
Author of "The Top 10 Things That Stop YOU From Losing Weight"
http://www.PositiveWeightLoss.com
I work with people who want to lose weight and have a great
life. I offer individual and group coaching, via the telephone
or email. http://www.WeightLossCoaching.com
To subscribe to my Weight Loss Success Newsletter
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