This past holiday season is now three months behind us, but you may still be carrying around a reminder around your midsection of all the holiday parties and family fun – unwanted body fat!
All of those holiday goodies, including Aunt Mary’s famous fruitcake, combined with reduced levels of physical activity due to hectic schedules and colder weather all contribute to the extra pounds. Follow this pattern of holiday activity for several years or more and it’s no wonder so many individuals have extra body fat issues.
Despite popular belief, weight control, and reducing body fat is easier than you think. For the majority of individuals, all it takes is a well thought out and executed plan. In early November I always go into “damage control” mode with my Nutrition and Fitness coaching clients. I take each one of my clients through a brief Q&A session to assess their individual holiday schedule and then work with them to put a sound Holiday Nutrition and Physical Activities Success Plan in place.
The focus of the plan is to maintain a consistent level of physical activity each day, no matter how brief the individual sessions, and then focus on “accessorizing” their already healthy Meal Plan during the holidays with the food and drink that we have all come to associate with holiday festivities. This way, the client can have Fun and Enjoy the holiday season, keep their Wellness Plan on an even keel and avoid much of the weight gain and body fat issues that plague so many long after the last campagne bottle pops on New years Eve.
The emphasis is placed on maintaining their eating healthier, lower calorie dense and lower fat foods just as I have coached them to do prior to the holiday season. Foods such as a variety of raw vegetables, fresh fruits and whole grain breads, pasta and cereals.
Vegetables made more appealing through steaming and garishing with low-fat salad dressings and served with moderate servings of pasta . . . Fruit diced, chilled and served as a refreshing dessert following a meal or as a low-fat snack and . . . combining lean cuts of beef, chicken and turkey breast with whole grain breads and ample quantities of fresh veggies for delicious sandwiches are but a few suggestions of low-calorie, low-fat meal and snack choices.
If this type of plan is initiated at least 2-3 weeks prior to Thanksgiving, your palate and eating habits will have an adequate time to adjust.
However, maintaining healthy levels of body fat takes more than just eating healthy. Frequent participation in moderate to rigorous levels of physical activity is also a must. Busy holiday schedules and weather issues often make it difficult for many new exercisers to get started and then stick with a plan. That is why I strongly urge individuals to get started long before the holidays approach.
Can you imagine if you were to begin a sound nutrition and strength training program NOW, how may extra calories you could burn over the next seven months before the next holiday season begins!
Consulting with an experienced and certified wellness professional is a great way to get started. As the warmer weather approaches, I can work with you to design a customized nutrition and physical activities plan to help you attain maximum results and serve as the catalyst for you to be at your best this coming summer and beyond!
I welcome speaking with you to setup your FREE BODY TRANSFORMATION CONSULTATION. Be sure to also visit my website homepage and download your FREE COPIES of my WEIGHT LOSS SPECIAL REPORTS @ www.newbeginning4all.com.
Coach Steve Loder “Jackson’s Nutrition & Wellness Expert”
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