Throw Your Resolutions Aside And Eat Like There’s No Tomorrow!

With the winters right ahead of us, I know the thought of losing weight and remaining healthy can be intimidating. It’s much easier to forget about the notion of New Year’s resolutions until, well, the new year. There are winter favorites like Gajar ka Halwa, Gond ke Ladoo, hot chocolate, coffee, around every corner. With all this temptation, why not just throw your resolutions aside and eat like there’s no tomorrow?

I’m here to tell you that surviving the winter season does not have to be as challenging as we make it out to be. You can easily lose weight this winter season and have the occasional holiday treat and not feel like you are missing out.

I’m going to share with you 25 secrets and tips to help you stay healthy not only this winter season but year round. Tips to ensure that you lose-weight, feel great and have the best winter season yet. Don’t wait until 2016 to start those resolutions!

- Drink around 2.5 to 3 litres of water. This helps your body to stay hydrated, detoxify, and reduce the desire to eat when your body is actually thirsty.

- Increase your fiber. Aim for 50 grams a day. Increase the fiber in your diet, in the form of fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes to balance your blood sugar, increase bowel movements and fill-up on good foods.

- Know your trigger foods. And get them out of your house!

- Have a fruit and vegetable smoothie for breakfast loaded with healthy protein to keep you fuller longer.

- Eat every 4-6 hours and carry snacks with you. This will help to make sure that you don’t stop for drive-through or are tempted to buy sticky buns when you’re shopping at the mall.

- Stop eating 2-3 hours before bed. Your body needs to detox at night, not digest your food.

- No cheating! Cheat meals lead to cheat days. A healthy lifestyle is just that. Look at your healthy decisions as a healthy lifestyle as opposed to a diet that can be broken.

- Stick to the 3-bite rule. If you want to be polite and try a calorie-laden food that a co-worker brought to work, eat 3 small polite bites and then throw the rest away.

- Fill up on the healthy stuff first. Load your plate with fruits, vegetables, high-quality protein, high-quality fats (like avocado, coconut and olive oil), beans and legumes. After you finish that, if you want to have dessert, have a couple of bites. This way you get to indulge but you’re full of good food first.

- Bring your own (food to the potluck). This way you are rest assured about something that is suitable to eat. This is especially true if you have food allergies or choose not to eat gluten, dairy or sugar.

- Eat before you go (to a dinner party). This way if the food is super unhealthy, or the meal is very delayed, you don’t cave into the temptation to eat the entire bread basket.

- Don’t become the lush of the party. Alcoholic drinks are loaded with calories. They also lead to snacking.

- Obey the 2:1 rule. Drink 2 glasses of water for every alcoholic drink.

- Meet the sleep quota (7 to 9 hours a night).

- Reward yourself with non-food rewards. Get a massage. Take a manicure or pedicure in a good salon.

- Practice gratitude. Keep a gratitude journal. Write down 3 things every day you are grateful for.

- Schedule in bliss time. Put running, walking, baths, massages, facials, etc in your schedule. And then follow through!

- Work it out. Schedule your workouts.

- Keep a food journal. Those that keep a food journal are much more likely to lose weight.

- Trust your friends. Allow a best-friend to call you out and hold you accountable for your food and drink choices when you go out.

- Make healthy shifts. Instead of gajar ka halwa go for gajar ki kheer.

- Focus on satiety. Eat slowly until you are 80 to 90% full. Then stop.

- Plan to indulge, but not to the point of sickness. When you go out, know that you will have a couple of foods you don’t normally eat. That’s okay. Don’t overdo it and don’t be hard on yourself. Guilt is no good.

- Separate your emotions from food. When you’re upset at the relatives, don’t binge or munch. Go for a run in the park. Walk the dog. Take a yoga class.

Relax and enjoy!.