During Christmas and New Year's Eve parties there is always plenty of food at the table and probably a few extra pounds just after.
To avoid this situation, check out our 10 tips for eating and not getting fat at Christmas:
1. Put the sweets you like best in one dish
Put all the Christmas sweets and desserts you like the most, in a single dessert dish.
If they do not fit, cut them in half, but do not put one on top of the others! You can eat all that fit in those centimeters.
2. Exercise before and after Christmas
Do more intense physical exercise the days before and after Christmas to compensate by spending the calories you ingest the most.
3. Always have green tea near by.
Prepare a thermos bottle of green tea and go drinking this tea during the day, so the body becomes more hydrated and less hungry. See other benefits of green tea.
4. Do not sit at the table
Do not sit at the Christmas table all day, turn your attention to the guests and gifts, for example. Being seated helps to accumulate calories and facilitates weight gain.
5. Eat fruit before Christmas dinner
That's right! Before starting the Christmas dinner eat a fruit, preferably a pear or banana, to reduce hunger and thus eat less of the meal.
6. Choose healthy desserts
True, we said we could eat the desserts on the plate. But it is also preferable to pay attention to healthier ones, such as those prepared with fruit or gelatin, for example.
See a great healthy recipe to make with pineapple! It can even be ingested by diabetics.
7. Use less sugar in your Christmas recipes.
This is easy and the taste is almost the same, we promise! Use only half the amount of sugar in the recipes and spare some calories.
8. Avoid greasy foods
Do not eat butter or margarine, or fried foods. So you can eat other dishes without accumulating too many calories.
9. Write down everything you eat
As soon as you eat, write down what you ate! This will give you a better idea of the amount of calories you have consumed during the day. Here's how to do this technique that helps you lose weight.
10. Do not skip meals
Although it is our last tip, this one is golden! Never stop making a meal because of the party that will follow at the end of the day. If you go a long time without eating, it is natural that the feeling of hunger increases and that control over food decreases.
