Tips to eliminate excesses from Christmas

Tick-tock, tick-tock, we are just days away from entering a new year and what do we want to leave in 2021? The extra kilos we gained thanks to French toast, dreams, king cake and all the “fats” that were so good on the Christmas dinner table but that, of course, we couldn't resist taking them to our mouths. So, it's time to start the goal: new year, new body.

It's not easy, we know but it's not easy to deal with those extra kilos either, so reason enough to start fighting calories and as always, we're here to give you the best tips and make everything much easier.

5 tips to eliminate the excesses of Christmas:

Realistic diet plan

Who ever gave up on their diet plan in a snap?

There are two reasons that make us give up easily: one because of the lofty goals we've set, the other because we want to see results right away. Both scenarios make our plan unrealistic and from goal to quit is a very short distance.

Focus on achieving 10% of the weight you want to lose first by monitoring what you eat - you can do it with some discipline or through apps on your phone for that purpose.

Food care

Here, the main tip is to pay attention to what you put on your plate.

Considerably reduce the amount of salt, choose vegetables, fruit and vegetables, avoid ready-made foods, such as frozen foods, choose to have meals at home whenever possible and in sufficient quantities to take the meals to your work/school, drink lots of water and teas, and avoid soft drinks and alcoholic beverages

Detox, the best ally

After ingesting excesses, the body cries out for a detox. Also because excessive consumption of fat, salt and sugar have negative effects on your health, one of them being tiredness.

Therefore, we suggest that you try to include in your diet some foods with detox properties. Good examples are: beets (antioxidant rich in vitamins and fiber), ginger (accelerates metabolism), celery (rich in water and fiber, helps satiate and drain), lemon (helps digestion and weight loss), kale ( has anti-inflammatory properties and large amounts of chlorophyll, which helps with cell oxygenation), avocado (very alkaline food that helps balance and proper functioning of the body).

smart shopping

When you go shopping, make a list of the healthy products you are going to buy and don't even think about taking your calories home, out of sight, out of the belly!

Take the opportunity to get rid of the temptations you might find in the fridge and pantry!

Mandatory physical exercise

It's no use dieting without supplementing with physical exercise, because toning is essential. Don't forget that the goal is to lose those extra calories from the Christmas season. So, if you're not exercising, this is a great time to get started. If you practice, you'll need to intensify your sessions, that is, if you usually go for walks twice a week, go three times, if you go to the gym twice a week, go three times.

It is recommended 30 to 60 minutes of moderate physical activity, 5 days a week, in order to lose weight in a healthy way.

A study of overeating has shown that walking after a high-fat meal helps lower the concentration of post-meal triglycerides (the type of fat the body stores to use for energy).

Water, the obligatory drink

As we mentioned before, when taking care of food, it is very important to drink water and tea and completely exclude all caloric drinks, whether alcohol, soft drinks, artificial juices, energy drinks, etc..

Let's make 2022 the fittest year ever? It starts today (thanks for the results at the end of the year) :p