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Holiday WEIGHT GAIN MYTHS Debunked - 4 Easy Tips to AVOID HOLIDAY WEIGHT GAIN this Season
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It's time for another "Battle Royale" with Extreme Diet Debbie. In this episode Abbey debunks the major myths surrounding holiday weight gain.
Extreme Diet Debbie starts things off with a bang by telling you to ignore grandma's delicious handcrafted Pumpkin Pie. Debbie even goes so far as to claim that most people gain 10 pounds over the holidays. This is simply not true. One study found that while most people guessed they gained an average of 3 ½ lbs over the holidays most actually gained under a pound. In other words, a mindful portion of grandma’s pie never killed anyone, and honestly how could you turn your back on her like that? She went out of her way to bake that pie for everyone.
Her first big tip to get yourself into a string bikini by January is to eat like a bird during the day when you know you’ll be having a big holiday dinner afterwards. This is nothing less than a surefire way to find yourself in the midst of a binge. When you starve yourself all day, physically and psychologically, you arrive at dinner so hungry you blast past your dinner host in a panic looking for a buttered roll. Any small amount of calories you might have saved during the day will be more than made up for in the ensuing rampage that will be your holiday dinner. Instead, aim to have a healthy breakfast, a healthy lunch, and even a snack before you go to help take the edge off. This is going to allow you to make more mindful decisions about what you choose to eat.
Extreme Diet Debbie's next tip is classic. Attend a holiday party and eat nothing but hors d’oeuvres, there's so little to them after all. This is yet another myth many of you have no doubt fallen prey to. You might be surprised at how much is actually stacked up on that toothpick. Research suggests that when evidence of a meal like chicken bones, or wrappers is totally out of sight it can be very easy to overeat. It’s also far too easy to lose count of each of those teeny tiny bites. Just keep in mind 5 bite-size hors d’ouevres usually clock in at over 300 calories. If you’re making a meal of snacks, try to put them all on your plate before you start eating them so you can be more psychologically satisfied when your plate is empty and you're considering going in for round two.
Debbie's next tip is to do all of your baking this year gluten free because it's so much healthier that way, allowing you to feel freely unfettered to binge on all the gluten free pastries and cakes you can get your hands on. These are the facts, if you’re not celiac or gluten intolerant, there is nothing inherently healthier about gluten free products when compared to their regular counterparts. In fact, a lot of gluten free products have to have more sugar or even more fat to make up for the lost consistency and texture you get from gluten. Enjoy your baked goods this holiday, gluten or not, but don’t binge on them thinking gluten free makes them calorie free.
Extreme Diet Debbie's last tip is less of a tip and more like a recipe for disaster. Skip dinner so you have more calories to drink. This is a slippery slope and not one that Abbey recommends anyone go down. In her line of work she calls it drunkorexia, or skipping meals so you can binge drink without gaining weight. While alcohol is calorie-dense, and drinking is obviously common practice during the holidays, skipping meals not only puts you at risk for being malnourished, but you can get yourself so drunk there is just no telling what might happen. It's dangerous, unhealthy, and probably counterproductive to your weight management goals in the long run. Getting loaded may just lower your inhibitions and lead to less mindful eating decisions later on in the night. Instead, make food the priority and a cocktail or glass of wine the cherry on top, pacing yourself with at least two sips of water between each alcoholic sip.
The holidays should be a time to celebrate, give thanks, enjoy time with friends and family, and of course, most importantly find pleasure in food. That doesn't mean it's a free for all and that you have permission to go hog-wild, but if you listen to your body and enjoy every bite, you’ll likely find yourself quite satisfied eating the right amount of food for your body.
For more tips on staying healthy, recipes, dieting, and information fit for consumption by foodies everywhere stop by Abbey’s blog.
Extreme Diet Debbie starts things off with a bang by telling you to ignore grandma's delicious handcrafted Pumpkin Pie. Debbie even goes so far as to claim that most people gain 10 pounds over the holidays. This is simply not true. One study found that while most people guessed they gained an average of 3 ½ lbs over the holidays most actually gained under a pound. In other words, a mindful portion of grandma’s pie never killed anyone, and honestly how could you turn your back on her like that? She went out of her way to bake that pie for everyone.
Her first big tip to get yourself into a string bikini by January is to eat like a bird during the day when you know you’ll be having a big holiday dinner afterwards. This is nothing less than a surefire way to find yourself in the midst of a binge. When you starve yourself all day, physically and psychologically, you arrive at dinner so hungry you blast past your dinner host in a panic looking for a buttered roll. Any small amount of calories you might have saved during the day will be more than made up for in the ensuing rampage that will be your holiday dinner. Instead, aim to have a healthy breakfast, a healthy lunch, and even a snack before you go to help take the edge off. This is going to allow you to make more mindful decisions about what you choose to eat.
Extreme Diet Debbie's next tip is classic. Attend a holiday party and eat nothing but hors d’oeuvres, there's so little to them after all. This is yet another myth many of you have no doubt fallen prey to. You might be surprised at how much is actually stacked up on that toothpick. Research suggests that when evidence of a meal like chicken bones, or wrappers is totally out of sight it can be very easy to overeat. It’s also far too easy to lose count of each of those teeny tiny bites. Just keep in mind 5 bite-size hors d’ouevres usually clock in at over 300 calories. If you’re making a meal of snacks, try to put them all on your plate before you start eating them so you can be more psychologically satisfied when your plate is empty and you're considering going in for round two.
Debbie's next tip is to do all of your baking this year gluten free because it's so much healthier that way, allowing you to feel freely unfettered to binge on all the gluten free pastries and cakes you can get your hands on. These are the facts, if you’re not celiac or gluten intolerant, there is nothing inherently healthier about gluten free products when compared to their regular counterparts. In fact, a lot of gluten free products have to have more sugar or even more fat to make up for the lost consistency and texture you get from gluten. Enjoy your baked goods this holiday, gluten or not, but don’t binge on them thinking gluten free makes them calorie free.
Extreme Diet Debbie's last tip is less of a tip and more like a recipe for disaster. Skip dinner so you have more calories to drink. This is a slippery slope and not one that Abbey recommends anyone go down. In her line of work she calls it drunkorexia, or skipping meals so you can binge drink without gaining weight. While alcohol is calorie-dense, and drinking is obviously common practice during the holidays, skipping meals not only puts you at risk for being malnourished, but you can get yourself so drunk there is just no telling what might happen. It's dangerous, unhealthy, and probably counterproductive to your weight management goals in the long run. Getting loaded may just lower your inhibitions and lead to less mindful eating decisions later on in the night. Instead, make food the priority and a cocktail or glass of wine the cherry on top, pacing yourself with at least two sips of water between each alcoholic sip.
The holidays should be a time to celebrate, give thanks, enjoy time with friends and family, and of course, most importantly find pleasure in food. That doesn't mean it's a free for all and that you have permission to go hog-wild, but if you listen to your body and enjoy every bite, you’ll likely find yourself quite satisfied eating the right amount of food for your body.
For more tips on staying healthy, recipes, dieting, and information fit for consumption by foodies everywhere stop by Abbey’s blog.
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