How to Manage Your Weight Loss During the Holidays - Ways to Maintain Weight Loss on Christmas

How to Manage Your Weight Loss During the Holidays - Ways to Maintain Weight Loss on Christmas

Many of you may find it hard to manage your weight loss program during Christmas holidays. As you know, researchers claim that everyone gains 1-2 pounds extra weight during holidays. Well, what would one expect! Christmas is a time of celebration, and celebrations are never fun without mouth-watering foods, baked goodies, sweets, and all the delicious calorie-laden treats, and of course, drinks.

However, maintaining your weight loss doesn't need to be hard as there are ways to do it during Christmas and continue on through the New Year.

Here's how:

1. Cut down on fat and calories by doing the following:

- Drop the ham and other red meats from your choices of main entrees, instead use turkey, which is high in protein and low in fat.

- Don't fry or saute your vegetables, instead, roast them drizzled in a little low fat vegetable oil with some pepper and a little salt just to taste. You save on calories and fat and you avoid trans-fat.

- Bake or make your own sweets and treats. Use sugar-free ingredients and fruits canned in juice, or use fresh fruits and nuts for healthier alternatives. For sweeteners, use maple syrup and muscovado sugar. Avoid heavy cream, instead opt for low-fat milk or yogurt.

- Don't buy chocolates as you maybe tempted to binge on them (maybe a little for the kids, but not for you). Instead, buy unsalted nuts (peanuts, almonds, etc.) and snack on them when you feel the urge to munch on something. If you must use chocolate for your desserts, use dark, unsweetened chocolates.

- Buy and serve only whole wheat bread.

- Use low fat sandwich spreads and low fat vegetable and salad dressings (avoid heavy cream, cheese and regular mayo).

2. Keep a stock of fresh fruits and vegetables. You can bake fresh apples, plums and pineapples drizzled with maple syrup instead of sugar, and sprinkled with cinnamon, and have them for desserts and snacks. The kids will love them when you serve them with ice cream, but since ice cream is not for you, you can opt for yogurt or cottage cheese.

3. Don't slump on the couch watching tv, instead be active and go out for a walk or bicycle with your family. If it's too cold to go out, do other indoor activities with your whole family.

4. Most important, don't overeat The way to do it is to eat small portions at meal times and have some snacks in between or when you are hungry or feel the urge to eat. You can eat a small serving every 3 hours (this is what I do to maintain my lean body). But you should have protein every time you eat, so in between meals, you can have some unsalted nuts for you protein, a serving of fresh fruit and/or vegetable, and fresh juice or hot green tea or a mug of hot apple cider sprinkled with cinnamon for refreshment.

You really don't have to sacrifice your craving for treats and salivate at the thought of mouth-watering sweets and desserts. You can enjoy them like everyone else and have a delicious Christmas with all the trimmings and still maintain your weight loss. All you have to do is incorporate these changes in your menu and your activities.

Remember, use low fat and unsalted ingredients, naturally sweet, dried and fresh fruits and vegetables, and enjoy your Christmas.

For a complete weight loss guide, and suggested food ideas and substitutes for your holiday diet program, go to http://helpmedietandloseweight.com/category/eating-for-weight-loss/.

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