How to lose holiday weight this new year?

Its that time of the year when the year begins. Firstly let me wish you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year from Wellness & I and hope you are filled with health  this year. The first day of the year and you wonder how on earth did you end up gaining those many Lbs and immediately resolve to lose weight this new year. The holiday season only began end of November, right? Is it humanly possible to gain so much weight in a month let alone to lose it in the coming months before Spring/ Summer rises upon us and its time to wear those light clothes that reveal how plump you really have become? No fret as I tell you how you can stick to your New Year Resolution to lose weight.

Secret #1 - Take small steps towards losing the holiday weight. Don't hop on the whole wagon out of sheer burst of New Year enthusiasm and then fail miserably. Most people do not end up losing the weight either in general if they're obese or just the holiday weight for a simple reason that they adopt a crash diet from the word GO. Later on they realize that these strict diets do help in losing weight instantly as much as gaining it once you're off them. Of course they are and why wouldn't they be? You were consuming 3000-4000 Kcals a day for over month or more and suddenly you are onto 1400 - 1500 Kcals a day, you are bound to lose weight (water and carbs) like you shed your clothes. But your objective is to lose inches and thats possible when you lose fat. So go easy with the diet and get it custom made for you.

Secret #2 - Balance a workout regime thats effective and fun. People often misconstrued that cardiovascular is the end all be all of any weight loss workout. They go running, walking, biking but forget that there can be so much more to losing weight and it can be fun too. Your daily routine could have many resistance and cardiovascular exercise combinations that could help your lose weight. Its not a hard and fast rule that you enroll into a gym on Jan 1st but yes its highly important and safe if you get a professional help to chart out your regime and guide you at first. If you live near a beach then surfing could be a new thing to learn and it shapes you up real good, or a beach volleyball game over the weekend with your friends will keep you all in ship shape, swimming is another great resistance combined with cardio workout. If you play or like sports like tennis, basketball, football (soccer), rugby, squash, water basketball you are very much in the domain of a perfect resistance + cardiovascular workout. But if you are in a big city where rush hour is more than these sports time then biking, resistance tube + medicine ball workouts in your home can be a better option too. Take up an exotic dance class you'l like it and will work for you if you keep on to it.

Secret #3 - Drop the excess baggage. I know it feels like you are full of it but what I mean is to drop the excess portions and excess food items consumed as a holiday habit. Sugar is not only a major loader but also it speeds up ageing making your skin sagging in the late 20's and 30's, same goes for hydrogenated fat and fat from red meat. Stick to healthy options and I mean stick to them like glue under all circumstances. It is easy to say I will stop sugar to lose weight trust me it takes a lot of presence of mind to act upon it when situation demands and it demands in awkward places. Drop the excess teas/coffee/drinks/soda/gum/mints and you will see the difference.

Secret #4 - Store the good stuff in advance. If you need to eat right you need to shop right. Make sure first day of the new year you have all the food stuff needed for just a week other than oil, and dry stores. Do research to find out where in your neighborhood do you get organic produce, healthy options for food with sugar, animal fat, preservatives, MSG, etc. You must also keep a hawk eye for food fortification of calcium, vitamin Bs, C, E, D, iron, selenium, zinc, magnesium as these are vital as antioxidants in our body. Do not shop for more than a week because more food in the house means more food consumed. Always make sure you have all the required food items stored on the previous weekend i.e saturday not sunday because haste makes a total waste of your diet plan.

Secret #5 - Do not be a slave to the scale. Give yourself an inch loss target rather than scaling weight loss. Weight loss can be achieved by water loss, sugar loss not just fat loss. however inch loss comes with an assurity of fat loss accompanied with adequate ancillary weight loss. Mark a target of losing 1.5 lbs per week that is all it will take to stay true and focused without being tired, bored and slacking towards the end of the first month in your NEW YEAR RESOLUTION to Lose Weight. Have fun this new year and be sure to write to me for a consult to help you with your regime at consultation@wellnessandi.com

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