Perhaps you have thought about it or have you already started it well?
We are talking here about the traditional pre-Christmas diet, consisting of taking very seriously the foot on any food intake, upstream of the wave of fat and sugar that sweeps through the plates during the last fortnight of December.
Most of the time the goal is simple: prepare the ground, in other words lose weight before the holidays, just to compensate for a hypothetical weight gain.
Only in addition to being counterproductive, the process harms the body
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At the risk of stating a cliché, remember that deprivation is frustrating.
This is the first problem posed by the regime.
Of course, the “eater” will manage for a while to pretend he hasn't seen that box of chocolates pass by at the office, or to drink less alcohol.
But it will eventually crack.
And in general, it is not for a bowl of quinoa with small vegetables and plain bean sprouts.
By eating a little less or by following a strict diet, we also plunge our body into a situation of stress.
The body sees it as an aggression.
Because calorie restriction sends a strong message: "weight loss" means "danger".
"To avoid it, the body puts a number of defense mechanisms in place," continues Cécile Betry, endocrinologist specializing in nutrition.
It then tries to compensate by reducing energy expenditure, and it sends a signal to the brain to tell it to eat.
We will therefore be more hungry and when we bring in more calories, when we resume eating, he will do everything to store them. "
"The body has a memory," abounds Ysabelle Levasseur, dietician nutritionist.
This is how we will gain weight. ”
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Without forgetting an undeniable physical aspect: we do not gain 4 kilos in 48 hours.
“You can feel bloated and the weight on the scale can increase, but this is mainly due to the ingestion of heavy food.
By then reducing alcohol consumption and moving a little more the following days, we will not see anything on the scale, ”explains the dietitian-nutritionist.
If you want to avoid gaining weight during the holidays, it is much better to have a normal diet beforehand and not change anything, insists the doctor Cécile Betry.
“Of course we will exceed our needs and eat more during the holidays,” she comments.
But the body is also able to make the brain understand that we have eaten too much.
Moreover, in the days following richer meals, we are often less hungry, more hungry for vegetables, etc ... "
To avoid rushing into any food on December 24 while waiting for a late dinner, dietitian Ysabelle Levasseur recommends integrating whole starchy foods into her lunch plate.
Slow sugars rich in fiber, they are more satiating and allow to hold in the long term.
Finally, it is above all necessary to accept that the menus will indeed be richer, but that it is above all about moments of pleasure, and to be attentive to his feelings, underlines Cécile Betry.
Either eat when you are hungry, and do not force yourself if the appetite is absent.
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