Gaining extra weight seems to happen every holiday season. You attend parties and office gatherings to share a few festive moments with family, friends, colleagues which may encourage overeating, sedentary behavior, and consumption of calorie-rich foods.
How to maintain your weight during such a tempting time?
- Weigh yourself every day during holiday season: Despite conventional advice against weighing yourself every day, a new study found that people modify their own behavior (exercise a little bit more or eating more carefully) based on what they see.
- Control the risk for temptation: While you won’t be able to control all situations, focus on the many ones you can. For example, don’t keep candy or cookies at your desk or workspace.
- Watch your portion sizes: Start your meal with a soup or green salad to ease your hunger and use smaller plates.
- Eat more fibers: Fiber-rich foods, such as vegetables, fruits, legumes, whole grains, nuts, and seeds induce fullness and can reduce total calorie intake, which may help prevent weight gain.
- Move more: Even if the gym is closed. Create your own circuit workout at home!