How to prevent that annual Christmas weight gain https://t.co/FkO7aEBNql
— Cathy Fernie (@Cracenduch39) December 21, 2017
from Twitter https://twitter.com/Cracenduch39
Thursday, December 21, 2017
How to prevent that annual Christmas weight gain https://t.co/FkO7aEBNql
from Twitter https://twitter.com/Cracenduch39
How to prevent that annual Christmas weight gain https://t.co/FkO7aEBNql #Slimmer
How to prevent that annual Christmas weight gain https://t.co/FkO7aEBNql #Slimmer
— Cathy Fernie (@Cracenduch39) December 21, 2017
from Twitter https://twitter.com/Cracenduch39
How to prevent that annual Christmas weight gain
THERE’S not much left of 2017 and then the New Year begins. So I’d like to wish you the BEST Christmas and all good wishes for a happy and healthy 2018.
The end of the year is a great time to reflect on what lifestyle habits have been holding you back and what strategies you’ll adopt in 2018 to help you succeed in your weight loss goals.
When the busy-ness of this next seven days is over, take 10 mins for yourself and have a time of reflection.
It really is SO important to do this and I would urge you to find the time – it will get 2018 off to a great start!
In the meantime, there are still 11 days of 2017 remaining and they’re probably the 11 days when people do the most overeating!
There’s a way you can prevent too much weight gain over the next couple of weeks, because it’s always easier to maintain momentum rather than undo damage.
Focus on finishing the year on an upbeat note so you can build on that strength going into 2018!
So how do you prevent weight gain during the festive period?
In several studies researchers intentionally overfed people and discovered that some people put on fat and some people didn’t. Further experiments were carried out to see what actually happens inside people’s bodies that determines whether they store excess food as fat or burned it off.
So what’s happening?
Well, the people who burn it off naturally increased their movement and those who put on fat did not. We’re not talking about going to the gym or doing intensive workouts.
We’re talking about natural everyday movement that seems to stop during the holiday season!
This type of movement is called NEAT. and it stands for Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis.
This is the energy expended for everything we do that is not sleeping, eating or sports-like exercise. It ranges from the energy expended by walking, typing, performing physical work around the house/garden to running around after kids and general day-to-day activity.
So how do we put this into practice right now?
Well have a think about CONSCIOUSLY increasing your NEAT during this holiday season. Make time for post-meal walks and stay ACTIVE during the day (even if it’s cold outside!)
This fascinating video explains why many experts believe that sitting is the new smoking. The message is: Keep your bum off seats as much as possible!
If you’re a member of our Slimpod Club we’ll be posting an activity thread so we can all motivate each other to continue with those Fitbit steps, or dog walking or even a few squats!
Have a great Christmas!
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How to prevent that annual Christmas weight gain
There’s not much left of 2017 and then the New Year begins. So I’d like to wish you the BEST Christmas and all good wishes for a happy and healthy 2018.
The end of the year is a great time to reflect on what lifestyle habits have been holding you back and what strategies you’ll adopt in 2018 to help you succeed in your weight loss goals.
When the busy-ness of this next seven days is over, take 10 mins for yourself and have a time of reflection.
It really is SO important to do this and I would urge you to find the time – it will get 2018 off to a great start!
In the meantime, there are still 11 days of 2017 remaining and they’re probably the 11 days when people do the most overeating!
There’s a way you can prevent too much weight gain over the next couple of weeks, because it’s always easier to maintain momentum rather than undo damage.
Focus on finishing the year on an upbeat note so you can build on that strength going into 2018!
So how do you prevent weight gain during the festive period?
In several studies researchers intentionally overfed people and discovered that some people put on fat and some people didn’t. Further experiments were carried out to see what actually happens inside people’s bodies that determines whether they store excess food as fat or burned it off.
So what’s happening?
Well, the people who burn it off naturally increased their movement and those who put on fat did not. We’re not talking about going to the gym or doing intensive workouts.
We’re talking about natural everyday movement that seems to stop during the holiday season!
This type of movement is called NEAT. and it stands for Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis.
This is the energy expended for everything we do that is not sleeping, eating or sports-like exercise. It ranges from the energy expended by walking, typing, performing physical work around the house/garden to running around after kids and general day-to-day activity.
So how do we put this into practice right now?
Well have a think about CONSCIOUSLY increasing your NEAT during this holiday season. Make time for post-meal walks and stay ACTIVE during the day (even if it’s cold outside!)
This fascinating video explains why many experts believe that sitting is the new smoking. The message is: Keep your bum off seats as much as possible!
If you’re a member of our Slimpod Club we’ll be posting an activity thread so we can all motivate each other to continue with those Fitbit steps, or dog walking or even a few squats!
Have a great Christmas!
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Monday, November 27, 2017
Keep calm and carry on is the new Xmas challenge! https://t.co/YAz7gFxYeA #Slimmer
Keep calm and carry on is the new Xmas challenge! https://t.co/YAz7gFxYeA #Slimmer
— Cathy Fernie (@Cracenduch39) November 27, 2017
from Twitter https://twitter.com/Cracenduch39
Keep calm and carry on is the new Xmas challenge! https://t.co/YAz7gFxYeA
Keep calm and carry on is the new Xmas challenge! https://t.co/YAz7gFxYeA
— Cathy Fernie (@Cracenduch39) November 27, 2017
from Twitter https://twitter.com/Cracenduch39
Keep calm and carry on is the new Xmas challenge!
WELL, the 30 day challenge is over and there’s less than four weeks to go until Christmas…the busiest and most stressful time of the year for a lot of us. Mums have enough on their plates throughout the year and then it gets 10 times busier. So many people have been doing really well with their healthy habits during the past 30 days so don’t let it all go to the wall now! Sustainable weight loss is about continuity and putting an end to the yo-yo dieting stuff!
However, because we’re heading into this ridiculously busy time of year, your mind and body will need a little extra help to stay on track and today I thought I’d give you some advice on how to deal with the effects that stress can have on your body.
It’s a scientific fact that the more stressed we are, the more sugary things we eat. And the more of them we eat, the more stressed we become. That’s the most vicious circle imaginable.
It’s a bit like the old riddle about the chicken and the egg: what comes first, the sugar or the stress?
Stress changes how you eat and the choices you make. It makes you reach for the comforting sugary foods and a recent study suggests this seems to affect women more than men.
Stress means our bodies are awash with hormones like adrenaline and cortisol, which makes our blood sugar level go up and down like a rollercoaster.
We’re surrounded on all sides by sugar-packed comfort food so it’s easy for us to reach for a quick fix. But the stress which makes us go for the sugar produces more cortisol and we can become resistant to the insulin which controls our blood-sugar levels.
One of the effects of excess cortisol is that far more sugar is then stored as fat than is burnt as energy. And cortisol makes us store the fat around our middles, so that it is closer to the vital organs which might need it.
Constant stress means cortisol levels are high all the time – and you put on more and more weight.
So here’s my tips for keeping calm and carrying on as Christmas approaches.
- Avoid sugary breakfast cereals. They make your body react in such a way that the the old cortisol/insulin battle starts up.
- Too much caffeine raises your blood sugar level just like sugar does. So go for decaff tea and coffee. Tastes just the same, does you more good.
- Exercise. Go for a walk, go to the gym, go swimming, talk the dog out, go for a jog. Whatever works for you will help reduce the stress hormones whizzing around inside you.
- Things you can eat to lower stress include berries, which are full of vitamin C, green vegetables, which contain so many nutrients, and nuts to give you the B vitamins your immune system needs.
- Sleep! Make sure you’re getting enough of it! It’s been scientifically proven that lack of sleep is a huge contributor to weight gain and it’s one of the first things that suffers when we’re stressed.
If you need a bit of extra help right now, our Chillpod is a fabulous stressbuster. It calms everything down and people rave about it. Here’s where to get one and use this code to get 20% off: CHILLSAVE
Let me know below if you notice that stress makes you eat more sugary stuff.
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