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Post Holiday

Getting back on track after the holidays is the hardest! What do I do in order
to get back on track and not continue the chain reaction of over eating!!??
By: Alice Hen

We just finished a month filled with Holidays! (and sometimes even why)
To someone like me, the first thing that comes to
mind is: TOO MUCH EATING! Don't:
As always, I gave out guidelines to my clients 1. Go on the scale too frequently (more than
outlining what to do at every Tom tov meals, once or twice a week). This will discourage you as
as well as what to stay away from. Most of this numbers change week to week and not necessarily
information was obvious and nothing new yet day to day.
it's always helpful to have it on paper and review 2. Beat yourself up over what you ate or how much
it together with someone. No matter how careful you gained. It is in the past.
and determined one was over yom tov, it was still 3. Go on a deprivational or starvation plan just to
over 20 meals (if you count the meals before and lose the weight quickly. This will only slow down
after Yom Kippur). That's a lot of challah and a your metabolism and cause you to feel deprived.
lot of late night meals. Not to mention all the 4. Forget that we have over 20 weeks of holiday free
tempting desserts and gourmet delicacies around. to make up for those 20 plus meals.
I have been hearing from many people how hard it 5. Set unrealistic goals. 1-2 pounds a week is
is to get back on track after "partying" and being on considered healthy weight loss.
diet vacation for so long. Here are some do's and
don't's for getting back on track. I like to encourage people to learn from what
they have done for the future. Think about where
Do: exactly you had a hard time over the holiday and
1. Go on the scale to see where you are at. Did you try to adjust accordingly the next time around.
gain? Stay the same? Lose? This is not meant to put For some it may be having less tempting desserts
you in a bad mood but rather to face reality. around. For some it may mean putting away all left
2. Write out your menu for the week ahead so that overs right away before all the nibbling starts. If
you are completely prepared and stocked up. something actually helped you, remember that for
3. Get professional help from a nutritionist. This is the next holiday as well. Some people say taking a
a great time to commit for a while since there are walk distracted then from the eating and physically
no holidays coming up for now. removed them from the situation which helped a
4. Get rid of any leftovers so that there are less lot. Some say that making a lot of exciting new
temptations. vegetable dishes was what helped them stay on
5. Start a food journal documenting what you eat track.

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