The holidays cause jitters:jitters that look more like uncertainty whether you will not cause too much damage to your healthy lifestyle during the holidays. With Marije's rules for a slim body and a great mood, your annoying gut feeling disappears.
Yes, it's party time! This year, Christmas and New Year's Eve fall during the week, a great time for a well-deserved mini-vacation or long weekend. Whether you are a sports freak, active to lose weight or not (yet), a gut feeling remains a fact. Jitters that more closely resemble uncertainty whether you will not cause too much 'damage' during the holidays.
Where did it come from?
The question that causes this; can/will I control myself at dessert, brunch and Christmas wreath with speckles from the Baronie? I am convinced that everyone asks this question once, even those who are not concerned with losing weight. After all, no one wants to gain weight if they don't have to. Certainly if you are on your way, a few kilos lighter and your healthy lifestyle is becoming more and more a fact, it is best to imagine that you are disappointed with a number of days of mandatory food and drink.
Listen… don't!
You can really enjoy yourself and prevent your just purchased pants from still fitting in that once-desired size. Below your rules for a merry Christmas and New Year's Eve with a slim body and a great mood.
Rule 1:Let go!
By letting go I mean the fear of gaining weight. Your pants will get tighter if you don't exercise and eat throughout the day. Especially if your menu consists of (a lot/often) (refined) carbohydrates, fats and sugar. You also have to let go of your mission to lose weight, keeping it off is now the goal.
Rule 2:Sports! (logical..)
We should always move. But between December 17 and January 6, you exercise extra. Not only to get rid of the excess energy, but also to face the holidays with a fit body. Are you mentally (and rested) in good shape? Then you enjoy even more, this is a fact. The end of the year is a good time to put things into perspective and make new plans. That is more fun and easier if you have space in your head and are comfortable in your own skin.
Rule 3:Make choices!
Who's talking about a diet? It's about making the right choices! Tip:apply the 80/20 rule every holiday; 80% of the day you choose healthy products, and 20% consists of a glass of wine, Christmas wreath, oliebol, etc. Keep enjoying, so don't count and play the piss! At Christmas you won't whine about a glass more or less (but about bottles, bags and containers, that's a real NO-GO). If there is no time for fun, you have good reason to enjoy yourself, I think that is allowed at the end of the year.
Rule 4:Beware of Stacking!
A lot of people can't agree, a heavy brunch followed by a big Christmas dinner, but sometimes you can't escape it. Choose one extensive meal per holiday, for example a Christmas breakfast with nutritious ingredients (no greasy croissants, fried egg with bacon and chocolate cake for dessert), or brunch with a soup, lots of vegetables, whole grain products and fresh fruit so that you really feel like Christmas dinner have to dine extensively (=so cozy).
Rule 5:ENJOY!
To enjoy! And above all enjoy the people you are with, and let your worries for what it is for a while. Life is sometimes hard and unpredictable, you never know what it will be like next year. compare; what is really important (to me)?
Last pep talk
Mental relaxation is necessary to clear the head. Only then can you put things into perspective, give things a place, work on improvement and let ideas come to life and enjoy the moment. It enriches your life. The holidays, especially when you are free, are ideal to work on. Relaxation gives peace and energy. Peace and energy create moments of happiness and euphoria.
A lifelong challenge remains:finding the balance between the physically healthy and mentally healthy (which means that you are sometimes unhealthy, 20%). Finding the balance should not be a struggle, but feel like a compromise.
Merry Christmas and a very healthy and happy 2013!
Marije,
Fitness bible for women
