Feasted too much over the holidays?
This is how it works again with a healthy, balanced diet
Created: 01/02/2023, 08:00
The holidays are not usually days of fasting.
After cookies and Christmas goose you get back to a healthy diet.
A cookie or Christmas stollen here, mulled wine or eggnog there.
Who doesn't know that over the Christmas period and the holidays, people feast and treat themselves - and then get annoyed.
The last month of the year is usually one that isn't particularly good for our scales and body awareness when it comes to fitness and health.
So it's fitting that good resolutions go hand in hand with the new year.
One of them is usually to live a little healthier and with these tips you can easily start the new year with a healthier and more balanced diet.
There is plenty of feasting over the holidays - but how do you get rid of the pounds in the new year?
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Change your diet: Reduce unhealthy foods again
The holidays are over and the last Christmas cookies and gingerbread should be eaten by the turn of the year.
Now it's time to change your diet a little and reduce one thing in particular: sugar.
In order to get back into a healthy diet as quickly as possible, sweets should be avoided in the near future.
If you overdid your snacking over the Christmas period, you might find it hard to go from 100 to 0.
It's also okay if the consumption of sweets is gradually reduced, as long as you have days when you can eat healthily and refrain from snacking.
The same goes for alcohol, by the way.
After all the mulled wine at the Christmas market and the eggnog at Christmas dinner, give your body a few weeks of detox.
Instead, reload your meals with healthy proteins and carbohydrates that keep you full for longer and don't leave any room for sweet cravings.
Whole grain products are ideal for this, as are fresh fruit and vegetables.
And if you do feel like snacking, you can also eat some nuts or legumes to distract your body.
The fats in nuts are actually healthy for the body, as long as it's just a handful of nuts that haven't been processed with salt or honey.
Another trick to shedding a few pounds after the holidays is to just eat a little less.
Instead of a fat feast like at Christmas, keep your portions small and light and eat a snack in between, like an apple or a banana.
A detox recipe that is very good for losing weight is, for example, the French leek soup - known from the Netflix series "Emily in Paris".
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Back to sport: Don't let your training slip any more
Heading to the gym after the Christmas roast?
No thanks!
This attitude is understandable.
But Christmas is over now, so you should also pick up your exercise routine again.
It also means there are no more excuses.
In terms of nutrition, you should make sure that you take the right foods with you to exercise.
Depending on the type of sport and the duration of the training, you should think about what and how much you need beforehand so that you don't have to resort to power bars or similar when you're out and about.
Better to have enough fruit, protein and water with you.
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In addition, you should not train on an empty stomach if it has been a long time since the last sport.
But if you are slowly getting back into training, you can also train sober every now and then so that the body breaks down a little of the fat reserves that it has built up over the holidays.
The right goals: How to achieve success and stay motivated
The key to success is usually not the results, but our perspective on them.
Anyone who lost 2 kilos of Christmas bacon in mid-January can either be angry that it is no longer there, or be happy and proud of the progress they have made.
You can guess three times which approach is better for the psyche.
With these foods, you can easily feast on a bad mood
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It is important that you also notice the small successes and that you are not too strict with yourself.
So always take the time to recover after your workout, and don't try to get a fitness influencer's body in the first week of January.
Instead, set yourself realistic goals that are not too far off in the future, but rather goals like “Exercise at least three times this week”, “Lose two kilos this month” or “Cook a healthy recipe four times a week”.
These goals are easy to achieve and the positive feeling that comes from them will help you on your way to healthier eating.
