{"id":26420,"date":"2013-12-17T16:53:32","date_gmt":"2013-12-17T14:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/2013\/12\/top-tips-to-manage-festive-season-eating\/"},"modified":"2013-12-17T16:53:32","modified_gmt":"2013-12-17T14:53:32","slug":"top-tips-to-manage-festive-season-eating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/top-tips-to-manage-festive-season-eating\/","title":{"rendered":"Top tips to manage festive season eating"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Come \u2018silly season\u2019 and even the most dedicated of people can come unstuck.\u00a0 No doubt you\u2019ve already had some anxious moments, thinking about how to manage your exercise and eating plans through the maze of office parties, family dos and general \u2018let it all hang out\u2019 festive attitudes.\u00a0 Fear not! There\u2019s a relatively simple way to handle all this without gaining weight or detracting from your health\u2026<\/p>\n

My top tips for the season are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Top Festive Season Eating Tips<\/p>\n

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  1. Drink enough good quality water every day (0.033 X your weight in kg = litres of water daily) and be sure to add good quality salt to your food (my personal choice is Universal Vision\u2019s Himalayan crystal salt).\u00a0 This combination of salt and water will help keep the body hydrated.<\/li>\n
  2. Eat plenty of good quality fat and moderate amounts of protein.\u00a0 Doing this will reduce sugar cravings and help to control blood sugar levels.\u00a0 Protein helps release your fat burning hormones, while good dietary fat ensures less potential for body fat storage.<\/li>\n
  3. Eat less processed carbohydrates since these foods release sugar at a much more rapid rate than the non-processed alternatives.\u00a0 High processed carb intake = high blood sugar = high insulin output = body fat storage.<\/li>\n
  4. Assuming you\u2019re not diabetic or insulin-resistant, skip breakfast!\u00a0 Try and exercise on an empty stomach and wait at least 14 hours between dinner and your next meal.\u00a0 See the unbelievable results of my experiment with this on www.thehappybody.co.za or on our Facebook page.<\/li>\n
  5. Don\u2019t drink alcohol on an empty stomach \u2013 eat a meal\/snack with protein\/fat foods like raw nuts, biltong, boiled eggs etc. before you drink.\u00a0 Alcoholic drinks are carbohydrates, which significantly affect blood sugar and thus body fat storage, not to mention liver function.<\/li>\n
  6. Do something physical daily and make physical movement more common in your day, in general.\u00a0 Offer to look after someone\u2019s toddler for a few hours, get stuck into gardening, spend more time cooking good meals, go for a walk first thing in the morning, play beach bats, drag a friend to gym with you etc.<\/li>\n
  7. HAVE FUN!\u00a0 Make sure that whatever it is you\u2019re doing, you\u2019re living in that moment instead of feeling guilty or remorseful \u2026 make conscious choices but allow for some spontaneity too.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Have a great festive season and see you again in 2014.<\/p>\n

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