How to eat less between Christmas and New Year to avoid gaining weight?

If there is a lesson I have learned in the years I have worked for Dcomedieta it is that in times of stress, people, even when they need it, do not want to hear about diets. Stress and healthy eating do not go together: going on a diet requires a commitment that we do not feel able to maintain in bad times.
The holiday season is a stressful time for many.
But the secret to losing weight is all there. And people know it.
So they always put off the fateful moment of losing weight.

However, there are some very easy things we can do even during the stress of the holidays to eat less between Christmas and New Year. And that we can then continue to follow from January 2nd onwards.

They are not all solutions that involve dietary changes, so following these tips will not make us feel more stressed and will help us keep fit.

5 TIPS FOR EATING LESS BETWEEN CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S EVE

1. Use only whole foods.

   If we want to lose weight without too much effort, fiber can really help us. Eating more fiber reduces calorie absorption, up to 150 calories per day. To do this we can, for example, use wholemeal bread, especially rye or even eat pasta and brown rice between the end of Christmas and New Year.
   

   Another trick involving fiber is to use shirataki or konjac paste. We can eat this pasta to consume the sauces or foods (such as salmon, cheeses, seafood) that are left over from Christmas. But pasta, in addition to having about 10 calories per serving, thanks to the glucomannan fibers helps to absorb fewer calories.

2. Keep the house illuminated.

   In winter, stress also weighs heavily on the light factor. The hours of natural light are reduced, it is cold and this increases the risk of seasonal depressive syndrome. But even those who do not suffer from this syndrome can have repercussions on mood that lead to eating more caloric foods. A very simple trick is to have good lighting at home, even in the morning, for example by purchasing a light therapy lamp to place where we spend most of our time during the day.
   We can also take it to the office.
   Daylight lamp, light therapy lamp 10000 Lux daylight, daylight with stepless dimmer, full spectrum lamp without UV, solar lamp [energy class A +]

3. Do one minute of metabolic awakening exercises and a stretch in the morning.

   When we get out of bed, we begin to awaken the body with a short stretch that consists only of stretching. We stretch our arms up by joining our hands above the head and keeping our fingers crossed. At the same time, let’s stretch out as if we wanted to touch the ceiling.

   

   We then dedicate one minute a day to metabolic awakening exercises. Even those who are super busy can find a minute in 24 hours, and this minute of exercise allows for more endorphins to be released, which will keep us in a good mood. Choose one of these free videos: videos one , two , three (yoga) , four (after 18 seconds) , five or six . You can alternate them one per day or choose one per week.

4. Herbal tea and chocolate.

   Take two breaks a day where you indulge in 10 grams of dark chocolate and a very tasty herbal tea that you can sweeten with tics and stevia. This little trick of herbal tea and chocolate can also be used at the end of a meal if your problem is that you continue to eat without stopping. Or use it after dinner or as a hunger breaker.
   It is a trick that succeeds and has many benefits, precisely because it reduces stress.
   You just have to remember one simple thing: from morning to early afternoon the chocolate will be dark. From afternoon to evening with milk. For herbal teas, the most useful are the flavored ones. Try the tasty infusions of Bonomelli or the spice infusions of the same brand (for example cocoa and mint or ginger and coconut): you can find them at the supermarket or on the official website. 

   

5. The soup.

   Replace the first course or main course with a draining, diuretic soup. If you want to stop your hunger, I recommend that of pumpkin , onions or cauliflower .
   But when can we eat Christmas sweets? Here, if you have some panettone or pandoro that you want to take advantage of, eat them for breakfast, accompanied by a yogurt or a glass of milk.