11 tips to lose weight after Christmas

After Christmas begins for many people what is known as the 'post-powder operation', that is to say: losing weight after Christmas. If you have succumbed to the temptation of Christmas sweets (nougat, marzipan, polvorón, roscón de Reyes, panettone…) or sumptuous lunches and dinners, it is inevitable that you will gain weight and find yourself with an unexpected and unwanted extra kilo. In this article we are going to give you some tips to lose weight after christmas.

The Christmas holidays are days when you eat and drink more than usual, even in excess. They are dates in which we get together with family, friends, co-workers, etc. and almost always these meetings are around a table where there is no lack of food and drink.

How to lose weight after Christmas?

Christmas excesses translate in most cases into an increase in weight and not precisely muscle mass, but fat mass. But don't worry, it's normal. It is a conflictive time of year nutritionally and gaining some weight is allowed, as long as after Christmas we take care of ourselves again and return to the pre-Christmas weight.

On the low side, in little more than 15 days at least half a dozen lunches/dinners can be concentrated (Christmas Eve dinner, Christmas Day dinner, New Year's Eve dinner, New Year's meal...), intakes that are characterized by the presence from tolimeUltra-processed foods with high energy density, such as:

• Bonbons, nougats, chocolates…
• Marzipans, polvorones, roscón de Reyes…
• Various alcohols (wine, cava, spirits…).
• Hypercaloric culinary techniques.

Thus, it is easy to find yourself after January 6 with an unwanted weight gain and that is when the 'post-polvorón operation' begins for many people; Getting down to the task of losing weight after Christmas is a headache for many runners, but the goal is not complicated, although it is convenient to do things well.

It is important to set a firm resolution to take care of yourself and eat well to eliminate the increased weight during the weeks of Christmas. So what should we do to lose weight after Christmas?

11 recommendations for lose weight after christmas

1. Forget the consumption of Christmas sweets that you have left over. It is very likely that you have leftover Christmas sweets (nougats, polvorones...) and that you are tempted to eat some, but if your purpose is to recover the desired weight, it is better not to be tempted. When you have reached the optimal weight, you will be able to consume them from time to time, for example in free intakes, but in reduced quantities, without abusing them and at specific times.
2. Hydrate with water. Put aside packaged juices, soft drinks, wine, beer, cava and other types of alcohol. While you are on the task of losing weight after Christmas it is very important to stay well hydrated with water.
3. Run away from miracle diets. Although these types of diets can allow us to lose weight quickly, they can put health at risk, are unsustainable over time (so they are abandoned early) and are characterized by a marked rebound effect. Do not resort to diets that promise great results in a short time. Losing weight after Christmas is easy if you have willpower and do things right.
4. Do not trust detox diets. If you want to detoxify your body, drink plenty of water, eat healthy and varied without restricting any group of aliments and performs physical activity. Your kidneys and liver will take care of the rest. They don't exist atliments that detoxify your body, therefore do not spend money on products that are worthless and invest it in buying atliments of quality.
5. Set an ambitious long-term goal and small, less ambitious intermediate goals. In this way you will be constantly motivated to achieve them and you will reach the ambitious goal of losing weight after Christmas without realizing it. If you set yourself a single objective that is difficult to achieve, it is possible that when you see it far away you will throw in the towel before reaching it. Strategy is essential!
6. Do not weigh yourself daily. Even if you do everything perfectly, you can weigh more from one day to the next. That is, the weight fluctuates constantly depending on whether or not you have gone to the bathroom, if you carry more food in your body than the previous day, depending on the clothes you wear, due to hormonal variations, etc. Therefore, to see a correct evolution it is advisable weigh yourself 2-3 times a month. Also, remember that the best indicator to see the evolution is not the scale but the clothes: if your clothes are looser, your volume is reducing and therefore you are on the right track.
7. Get daily physical activity. By this we do not mean that you go to the gym 7 days a week (rest is also important), but that you walk and use the car less, that you take the stairs instead of always using the elevator, etc. And besides, at least 3-4 times a week perform aerobic and anaerobic physical activity, that is, do not limit yourself only to running: the weights also help us lose weight and above all to maintain muscle tone.
8. Eat at least 5-6 times a day with the objective of do not take long fasts that promote the loss of muscle mass and the creation of fatty tissue due to the action of hormones such as cortisol (when fasting) and insulin (when eatingliments again).
9. Plan your week. If you improvise each of the intakes to be carried out, you will probably not achieve your goals. Make a healthy shopping list that includes dairy, bread, meat, fish, egg, oil, nuts, pasta, rice, legumes, fruits, vegetables, etc. which will allow you to design a varied and balanced menu.
10. Check the labeling of thelimeWhat do you buy?. Try to avoidlimeProducts with a lot of ingredients or with ingredients you don't know, be wary of light versions and try to buy fresh products as much as possible.
11. See a registered Dietitian-Nutritionist. Carrying out a personalized dietary treatment is not something simple (if it were, there would be no 4-year university degree such as the Degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics), therefore, if you see it as a difficult or complicated challenge, contact a qualified professional. to help you achieve your goals and guide you all the way; In addition, a dietitian-nutritionist will teach you how to eat correctly, instilling in you a series of healthy habits that you can maintain for life without rebound effects. To lose weight after Christmas or at any other time of the year it is always advisable to put yourself in the hands of a nutritionist

It's the moment! Any time is good to take care of yourself, lose weight, meet goals... And don't give up!

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Ismael Martinez Garcia

Dietitian-nutritionist

Dietitian - Nutritionist from the University of Valencia. Master in Nutrition in performance in endurance/ultra-resistance sports from the Spanish Academy of Nutrition. Collegiate number CV00678 in the College of Dietitians and Nutritionists of the Valencian Community
Diet Valencia

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