How to survive the holiday binge??
Surviving the holiday binge…or your best friend’s wedding, or that guy in your office (who’s name you can’t remember) but it’s his last day at work and there’s free cake. For the rest of your life there will be cake, ice-cream, booze, chips and every other delicious temptation thrown your way. It’s easy to give in, go overboard and say ‘but it was only this one time because…’ No, it’s all of the times because of ‘insert excuse here’, every time. Do you think this is how to maintain a healthy lifestyle? The answer will not surprise you because these excuses mean giving in to every temptation, every time one rears its luring little head (which seems to occur more often than you would like to admit).
So how on earth are we supposed to manage this?
Two things: Moderation and self-control.
Here are examples of common obstacles you may encounter.
Free food
Solution:
REMEMBER no one is forcing you to eat it! Most of the time it’s not something you want or feel like. You just eat it purely because its free and you don’t want to miss out.
Holidays
Solution:
Make smart choices. There is a whole world of convenient and healthy food out there.
Example 1 Dinner/lunch at the pub.
Choose steak and veg over the cheese ridden overcooked, creamy pasta
Example 2. Breakfast at a cafe.
Choose eggs and avo on toast instead of French toast with ice-cream.
Easy, convenient options
Fresh (not-fried) sushi or sashimi, Subway on wholegrain bread minus creamy sauce, Thai stir-fry with seafood and ANY fresh beautiful seafood from the local fish and chips shop!
A majority of fast food stores offer a healthy option and you always have the power to ask for items to be removed if you don’t want them. Take control, look after your body and enjoy treats in moderation. Holidays doesn’t have to equal weight gain!
Special Events
Solution: Plan!
Of course you can have a good time and eat nice things, it’s a celebration! Make this event the ONE time you slide away from your nutrition plan for that week and plan around it. That cake (again) at work? Would you rather the cake or enjoy a good meal at your best mates birthday dinner? Easy decision.
Once a week is completely fine. We are only human and it’s normal to indulge. Moderation is the key!
Accept that all kinds of situations will arise. Manage them rather than letting them manage you!
It will become your LIFESTYLE and you won’t encounter any more frequent ‘but it was just this one time’ situations.
At All4Fitness we pride ourselves on being centred on results. We want to see our clients succeed. Nutrition is a huge part of us reaching our goals. We aim to educate our clients and members to live a healthy lifestyle. At the end of the day, we guide you through your 30-60 minutes of training but we can’t watch over you for the other 23 hours of day.
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