Health and fitness tips, articles, and opinions by Larry Wasserman, Owner of Body Basics Boot Camps located in Warren and Mountainside, New Jersey

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

The Holiday Diet Disaster

Are you prepared to avoid Holiday Diet Disasters?

The holidays are notorious for overindulgence when it comes to food and drink. Coupled with less consistency when it comes to exercise and you are suddenly a victim of holiday weight gain. With endless holidays treats, family obligations, end-of-the-year work stress and too many parties that require your presence it is easy for us to retaliate by "dieting". We simply cut back what we eat on the days when weare not indulging on the holiday treat or feast of that week.

Sounds logical - however, this is the very habit that will leave you frustrated as many New Years resolution weight-loss programs promise.

If you choose to skip meals or significantly, cut your calories to 1200 or less, you are only setting yourself up for the holiday diet disaster. Diets will only leave you feeling tired, stressed, unable to control cravings and worse yet - diets will only SLOW your METABOLISM.

A slow or sluggish metabolism is the underlying reason why it is so difficult to shed the excess fat! If your goal is to start off the New Year with a more fit and healthy body - then you must not starve yourself or skip meals with the intention of making up for poor choices. Instead, eat in away that allows you to boost your metabolism.

How do you do this? Eat every 3 to 4 hours. Now the majority of the time the foods you choose should be supportive to give your metabolism more of a kick! But be sure to make plans to have those holiday treats as well.

Living a "Body Basics" lifestyle is all about balance and moderation.

Happy Holidays!
Larry Wasserman

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