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7 Sneaky Tips For Holiday Success
Prevent The Holiday Cycle
•Indulging in bad foods —>bad attitude and other negative emotions —–>what’s the point? I’ll start eating better in the new year •could end up being too late or take much more effort to take the weight off than you thought
Get ahead of the game, if you have a New Years resolution to get healthy then you are too late!
7 Sneaky Tips For Holiday Weight Loss Success
1) Water: Drink a minimum of 3.5 liters of water a day
a) Helps make you feel full
b) Prevents dehydration and dehydration can be mistaken for hunger
2) Boston Lettuce: Eat a bowl of Boston Lettuce before each meal
a) Fills up the stomach
b) The fibers help break down the fats that you are taking into your body
c) Fibers are not digestible, it helps in aiding digestion but is not absorbed as calories
3) Eat 6 small meals a day
a) Helps regulate blood sugar
b) If your blood sugar goes high whatever you eat is going to convert into fat .
c) Prevents over eating and junk food attacks
4) Choose Low glycemic index foods (go to http://www.glycemicguru.com/images/GlycemicIndexList.jpg)
a) If you choose food that is high on the glycemic index your blood sugar will rise and stay up, which leaves a greater chance for converting the foods you eat into fats later
5) Concentrate on the quality of your food
a) Eat organic, high nutrient foods. 1 huge issue is that a lot of food nowadays is devoid of nutrients and our bodies are not satisfied nutritionally. This is mistaken for hunger.
6) Do Exercise: every day for longer than a half hour
a) What exercise is NOT: Walking, gardening, cleaning, cooking (these are normal activities)
b) What exercise IS: An exercise that keeps your heart rate above 130 BPM: Walking the stairs, jogging/running, lifting weights, biking, wood chopping, active tennis, moderate speed swimming
c) Keep in mind that these should be everyday activities and are not to be considered an official workout or training session which should be a minimum of 2 times a week
7) Chew sugar less gum and brush your teeth right after you eat. This will prevent you from unnecessary snacking and overindulging
a) Latest research shows that chewing gum can trick the brain into believing that you are eating something. Therefore, making your body believe that it has eaten and is satisfied.
b) Brushing your teeth prevents unnecessary snacking because of the taste (and promotes good hygiene).
3 Huge Mistakes
- Just one bite or just have little (psychology of influence) This is a slippery slope, savvy marketer are praying that you just take one bight because they once you have 1 you most likely have another and another and then begins the Holiday cycle
- “Nice try” foods (“X” salad with eggs, bacon bits, and rich, thick dressings). “I had a salad!”
Nice try!
- Drinking all your calories: you can consume massive amounts of calories through drinking. Alcohol is a huge enemy.
- It suppresses your nervous system, which is responsible for your metabolism, is an appetite stimulant
- makes you crave fatty and fried food, reduces your awareness will power to resist, spikes your blood sugar and can throw off your hormones. Another reason why water is key. Do not touch the eggnog.
- Lay off large amounts of orange juice and other juices. When you do have juice, only have the real fruit juice, no added sugar.
So What Now??
1) EARN YOUR HOLIDAY MEALS. To know that you have earned it, you need to know your calorie count burned vs consumed .
2) Have a daily plan (track progress through dot fit)
3) Stay away from the 3 huge mistakes
4) The biggest thing is to take action!!!
I can tell you all the tricks in the world but you have to execute them!
