This is a tough time for most of my clients trying to loss weight. The holiday period tends to run about 6-8 weeks if you start on Thanksgiving and extend that through the New Year's celebration. With 8 weeks of holiday party's it's no wonder that people gain 5-8 pounds on average during this time. Most people consider it a victory not to gain weight!
Here are some tips to keep off extra pounds!
1) Don't skip your favorites, what ?! That's right, eat what you want, but make sure you only eat Aunt Pat's tasty meat balls or holiday cookies only on the actual holiday itself! Whatever holiday (s) you celebrate, one day is enough! I don't know of any religious holiday celebration that tells you to stuff yourself for six weeks straight, if I'm wrong please let me know.
Even if you have 3-4 holiday's your celebrating you can minimize your damage.
2) Keep exercising! As a personal trainer this is my most frustrating time of year for cancellations. Prioritize your workouts and stick to it, the excuses are too easy this time of year.
