Everything You Need To Know About Losing Weight

1. The summer holiday season is over in the northern hemisphere; the
days are shortening; and the nights getting longer and cooler. While you
cling on to any remnant of summer you can find, through the odd warm day,
the remaining summer flowers, and the holiday snaps you are now having
printed, the remorseless progression into autumn and winter will
continue.
For those of you who are overweight or borderline weight, you are
now entering the danger zone. Autumn spills into winter and the winter
holiday season, and the holiday season brings with it a lure to binge on
all the traditional foods of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year. So,
as your outdoor activity is likely to decline, and your indoor activity
likely to include lifting a lot of food and drink to your mouth, but not
otherwise increase, it is a period of the year when you will be in danger
of tipping your weight over the edge or up the scale.
If you are on, or should be on, a weight loss diet, or are on the
brink of needing one, then now is a great time to take stock and plan
ahead with fortitude. By being prepared for the diet battle of the
Christmas holiday season, it can be a battle you will win with comfort. I
do not say ease, because nothing comes easily when it means resisting
some of your favourite foods; especially at a time when those around you
are overindulging.
Once the summer holiday period is over, you have 3 months to get
ready for the winter holiday season. So, what can you do to ensure you do
not steadily put on weight during the autumn and then put your weight
gain into overdrive from Thanksgiving to New Year? Here is the skeleton
of a plan:
Prepare Your Mind For The Onslaught of Gluttony
Put against the perspective of the whole year, keeping to a
sensible diet through the holiday season should not seem so difficult.
Ask yourself, why on earth should you change so drastically over a few
short weeks, especially over the Christmas holiday? Is it not possible to
maintain a good diet through the whole of the winter, without spoiling
your Christmas? Of course it is.
Much of any potential weakness will come from habit, peer
pressure, boredom and stress. All of those things can be dealt with
comfortably by a steady programme of meditation and relaxation.
Inevitably, you will not be so encouraged into outdoor activities once
the days cool down and the nights lengthen. From September, plan a
regular yoga session, or other form of relaxation and meditation, that
will help strengthen your resolve, and set you apart from peers in terms
of individual mental strength. You will slowly assert your individuality
in a way that will help you sail through the holiday season without
succumbing to external pressures. You will be asserting control, which
you can then apply to anything.
During meditation sessions, give regular attention to your diet.
Not just your short term diet but long term, beyond Christmas. See
yourself happily on a healthy diet all year; not just healthy, but a diet

2. that you enjoy. Your Christmas diet can then just merge into that; the
holiday season can be similar to the rest of the year without taking away
from your enjoyment.
Get To Know Your Favourite Diet Foods
Being on a diet does not mean all enjoyable foods are out; that
is just not so. It will depend of course what sort of diet you are on,
but even if you are calorie counting, as the weeks pass you can prepare
in your mind, or even on paper, all the treats that are a normal part of
Christmas festivities yet very healthy.
Here are some that come to mind:
1. That Christmas turkey is not off the menu in most cases; lean
white meat is likely to be acceptable. And is turkey not the symbol of
Christmas lunch in some countries?
2. All the vegetables that go with the turkey can be delicious if
you buy good quality and cook them well. Why not set your mind on organic
vegetables only for the holiday season? That may seem an indulgence cost
wise, but better to indulge in that than junk foods.
3. Fresh salmon is great for special occasions; how about fresh
Scottish salmon delivered to your door. A treat, but one that should not
damage your diet.
4. In the months leading up to Christmas, experiment with your
own salad dressings, and try different olive oils. Salads with a
difference can be healthy but still a treat.
5. Aim to have plenty of fruits around the house during the
Christmas period. Want to indulge as it's Christmas? What about your
favourite fruits, something you regard as a treat? Can they not be fitted
in to the Christmas spread?
6. There are a variety of nuts which make delightful snacks. In
fact, my favourite food of all, and always a Christmas treat in England,
is cashew nuts. Are you a cashew addict too? Keep lots of nuts around the
home too over the holiday period.
7. As the evenings get darker, try finding some recipes for
snacks that are within your calorie range but a little bit different, so
they are special for Christmas. Select the best, and have them on hand
over the holiday.
Really, there is an enormous amount of scope to make your holiday
food a treat for you and those around you, without overflowing the tables
with fattening foods. Mix in your mental preparations with the food
selection, and over the next couple of months you will have a vision of a
non-gluttonous, non-fattening Christmas indulgence. There is no need to
indulge in quantity; just in the variety and quality.
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