I know that we were planning to explore other weight loss alternatives, focusing on other weight loss pills and supplements that are available without a prescription, but have decided to put that off for a week or so.
Since Thanksgiving is this week, it is probably best to discuss weight management over the Holidays. We are not going to discuss weight loss over the Holidays, that would be asking too much of anyone during this Holiday Season. If you are one of the truly dedicated individuals, you may be lucky enough to lose weight during this time of year, but the majority of us gain weight.
Did you know that the average person gains 7 pounds over the holidays? That is a lot of weight that is put on in basically a 4-5 week period. Heck, we have enough problem losing a pound a week, how can we gain an average of 7 pounds in less time? That just doesn’t seem fair.
Other than the obvious issues of overeating, stress and lack of sleep are also great contributors to weight gain over the holidays. The more stressed you are, the more your body goes into survival mode, and tends to store everything it absorbs. The same goes with lack of sleep. If you are not getting enough healthy sleep, your body is not processing the calories it consumes properly.
On top of the stress of the holidays, and the lack of sleep either due to the stress or overwork, you are faced with all kinds of specialty food this time of year. You have potlucks in the office, there are the office parties to attend, there are the various friends that you go to visit. All of these places offer different foods, and a large portion of those foods are not necessarily the healthiest for you. This is the time of year where you are constantly faced with home-made cookies from everyone, cakes, pies, special pies, pumpkin, mince meat, you get the picture. Many of these foods you only see this time of year.
It would be ‘criminal’ to not partake of these foods (assuming that you like them in the first place), but these are the high-calorie, low nutritional value foods that will quickly add weight to your body. We know that when you go visit people, they want you to eat what they have made. Instead of risking offending them by stating you are on a diet, we have an alternative plan.
Before you leave your home to either go to a party or dinner event, drink a Lean Shake. Lean will provide you with a full feeling, and possibly take the edge off of that craving of sweets. By drinking a Lean shake prior to the event, it will prevent you from arriving at the event feeling like you are starving and wanting to eat everything that is placed in front of you.
Another suggestion we have is to always have your Cheat with you. Since Cheat expands in your stomach and prevents you from absorbing 25% of what you have consumed, sprinkle Cheat on whatever you are eating (excluding soups) and enjoy your food. Another trick is to use (if possible) a smaller plate when going through a buffet line. That will give you less plate to put food on, and visually it will still look like you are eating a lot of food. If you want seconds, you can go back, but this way you will also be forced to start with smaller portions of the foods you want to eat. By sprinkling Cheat on all of that food, you again reduce your caloric intake by 25% AND you will feel full faster.
The upshot is to enjoy the holidays and not prevent yourself from enjoying the seasonal foods that are available. Just eat with moderation, use the Core4 products (especially Lean Shakes prior to going out Cheat on all of the foods that you do plan on eating) and with luck you will not gain any additional weight. If you keep up with an exercise regimen throughout the holiday season, you may even end up losing weight over the next few months. If that happens, think of how much easier that New Years Resolution of losing weight will be to keep for next year. Heck, you may have to find another New Years resolution since you are already losing that weight.
Take care and we will chat again next week…
