Enjoy the holidays without food deprivation – Read how to achieve it

The festive tables, the glamorous evenings with friends for food or drinks, are magical, however, you may also worry “even a little” that these days are capable of ruining your nutritional plan and possibly doing her number your scale to go up.

Christmas they are days of rest and relaxation, so the best thing to do is to enjoy it. Sure, it’s good to have everything in moderation in your diet, but absolutely nothing will happen if you end up “getting away” a little more than you intended.

• Try all the flavors & avoid refilling your dish. At festive tables, flavors are usually overflowing and it is good to try them all without feeling any deprivation. Just to avoid bloating and discomfort later, try not to refill your plate!
• You can include the Christmas sweets in your afternoon snack. No one said that the gingerbread or o sugared bun it makes you fat and should be removed from your diet. What matters is the total calories for the day.

Therefore, if you want their sweet taste, for an afternoon snack with your coffee, prefer a honey macaroon or a courabie, and if you want to boost your meal in vitamins, add your favorite fruit.

Should I choose a healthier version? You can certainly experiment with various recipes that will mainly have reduced sugar but no calories. I personally prefer their classic and authentic taste, as we only get to enjoy them a few days a year!

• Take a walk in the decorated city. Sure the days aren’t associated with enough physical activity and that’s totally ok. But what you can do and it’s also pleasant, is to go for a walk in the decorated city with your mom, a friend or your pet! This is how you will take the steps of the day, without realizing it.
• Don’t stay on an empty stomach until … the festive table. If you want to “save” some calories, you consider it absolutely ok to go to the festive table “almost” fasting. But by doing so, you will end up consuming larger amounts of food than normal, resulting in bloating and discomfort.

To avoid all this, stick to your regular meals and snacks of the day, which will help you keep your hunger at normal levels.

Alcohol needs moderation

Christmas and evenings with good friends accompanied by alcohol go together. And I don’t find anything wrong with that. However, excess alcohol will definitely give you a hangover and dehydration the next day. Of course you will enjoy your drink, just set your limits and stop there.

• Stay hydrated. Precisely because alcohol predominates, I would advise you not to forget your water, on the one hand not to get dehydrated from the large consumption of alcohol and on the other hand because with proper hydration, we will also moderate the consumption of large amounts of alcohol that will burden us calorically.
• Stop worrying about your weight. This Christmas don’t count calories but happy moments! We all need them and “body weight” does not fit into the festive atmosphere.
• Set realistic goals. Many times we ourselves set unattainable goals and get depressed. The same is true with food. Avoid phrases like: “I will not eat sweets” (on a table full of sweets). “I’m invited to dinner, but I won’t eat anything, I’ll only drink a glass of wine” and many more that you’ve probably said!

You don’t need such thoughts that only have the opposite effect, have fun with or without a lot of food / alcohol / sweets and then you will have the whole year to return to your healthy diet.

I wish you this Christmas to spend beautiful moments without stress and deprivation. Food is a pleasure and that will not change. Therefore, even if you finally escape nutritionally, try to enjoy it because these days are very few and they are certainly not capable of making you fat!

This Christmas, laugh more, eat your favorite foods, avoid discussions about weight (yours or others’) and don’t live with deprivation!

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