Christmas Diet

Alberto Roycor — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:03:04 +0000

Updated on March 25, 2017

March 25, 2017
Christmas Diet
Posted by Alberto Roycor Updated on March 25, 2017

Christmas is coming but that days don’t have to be sad. If you are trying to reduce weight, plan your important meals, and during these events, take a breath. Think of Christmas just as a few special lunch and dinner occasions, not as a couple of weeks during which you can eat and drink what you like every minute of the day.

First of all, until Christmas come, continue you dietary habits very strictly, leaving your temptation for that period. You should already know that dieting does not mean to be hungry. Dieting is eating proper amounts of proper things at proper times and doing some exercise. .. at any age. Even when you cannot walk, you can move your arms and hands.. Then, do it.

Christmas events are good occasions to get rid of psychological lacks. During these social or family meals you will have lovely things but try to select. You can have smoke salmon, anchovies, caviar, prawns or shrimps, sea food, salads, vegetables of all types (I love broccoli and asparagus) , fruits, meat, chicken, turkey, lamb (you can help yourself with a food vocabulary). During these events try to avoid French fried potatoes (They are full of trans fats), refined flour bread, pasta, rice, margarine, butter. You will have enough carbs with the brown bread of the canapés, salads and fruits. And enough fats with the food ones. Enjoy the meals and don’t be guilty. I know it is difficult not to have those delicious desserts and sweets, but have small portions. If you have eaten enough, a small piece of cake will be enough to satisfy your curiosity. Don’t resist to eat a little or you will attack the fridge a few hours later.

Of course you can have a couple of good wine and/or champagne glasses, but avoid beer, strong liquors and specially soda drinks (look for the sugar-free ones if you need something like that).

When the event finishes, the following meals should be light. Try to compensate the previous excess with vegetables and fruits, some fish and exercise. Follow your normal diet until the following event. And drink water, lots of water.

I can assure you that three or four “free meals” you will not make you gain weight. The most important problem of the Christmas is the abundant food, cadies and chocolates that is exposed everywhere during the whole period. Hide them.

Another problem is that you stay long periods at home watching TV, getting bored and going every five minutes to the fridge. Try to plan activities at the open air.

Your objective during Christmas should be maintain the weight. Gaining one pound or two should not be considered a failure. Start the New Year psychologically satisfied. And set another objective for Easter.

After Christmas is the time to start again. Don’t panic. You have plenty of time. Choose a natural, proved, weighting loss plan that does not harm your health. See the Mediterranean Diet plan.

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Alberto Roycor — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 13:21:26 +0000

Posted by Alberto Roycor updated on February 27, 2017
Updated on February 27th, 2017

Photograph courtesy Philip Greenspun

There are many diets but all of them would be a waste of time and money if you do not follow them. Or even worse. You can lose your health or your life trying to lose weight in an inadequate way or too fast.

If you obesity is severe, go to the doctor. Period.

If you want to reduce a few pounds, change your eating habits. You don’t have to eat less. You have to eat different. It is very important that you never feel hungry.

Steps:

1) Information about the risks of obesity
2) Information about the nutrients
3) Determination. You decide firmly to get slimmer
4) Action

Have a good breakfast . Tea or coffee. Skimmed milk. No sugar, no sweeteners. Very soon you will hate the sweetness in the drink. Do you put sugar in the water? If you don’t, why do you need it in the tea?. Avoid all type of manufactured refreshments. 99,99% are full of sugar or artificial sweeteners. Drink natural orange juice. I drink the juice of two lemons just getting up in the morning. Immediately I wash my mouth in order not to harm the teeth. My stomach complained at the beginning buy two or three days later it was stronger.

Start the day with fresh fruit. Pineapple, oranges, pears, strawberries, etc.

If you like eggs, have eggs. But use a trick. Make them in specials pans with only a drop of olive oil. Eat three or four white of eggs and one yolk. Or make an omelet with them. If you like bread, two ounces will do. More? Have grilled fresh fish. I assure you that after that you will work all the morning trough without feeling hungry. Drink as much water as you can.

Take a few apples in your bag. When your stomach has been relieved from all the morning stuff, eat as many apples as you want. If you wash them in the morning, you can eat them unpeeled.

At work, avoid elevators. Walk up and down. Don’t phone you colleges. Visit them in their offices. Keep moving. If you are a bricklayer, a carpenter, a plumber or a peasant, you probably won’t have obesity problems.

After work, do some exercise. Go to the gym, jog, walk instead of taking the car, the bus or the tube.

In the afternoon, at six or seven, eat boiled vegetables, salads, more grilled fish or grilled chicken breast. The quantity… as you like..

Make love. As much as possible. Or order your things. Or look after the garden. Or go dancing… but drink water. Don’t seat to watch television and all the food rubbish that they advert. It will go to your subconscious.

Before going to bed, a glass of skimmed milk or a piece of fruit. Love again? Why not?

Be patient. Control you weight once a week, NOT EVERYDAY. Keep a log. Be prepared to be like that a few months. When you feel happy, follow the normal Mediterranean Diet but keeps the good habits that you have acquired. From time to time you will be able to enjoy a delicious dessert . It will be even more delicious with “dry”(not sweet) coffee or milk.

Cropped and resized picture of one of the most famous photographers in the world, Philip Greenspun.

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