Summer is approaching and for many people who want to watch their weight, this can be a problem, as dietary challenges constantly arise. In addition, the fact that you will be in an unfamiliar environment where the choice of food is completely different, as well as frequent meals away from home, are factors that can further complicate things.
Change the way you think about summer
Holidays are a time of relaxation and enjoyment and sometimes people find them incompatible with restricting food and drink. This is where you will need to make a critical change in the way you think about this issue and consider how you can make the most of your holiday without going off the rails nutritionally.
It will help you to think about the fact that unlimited eating and drinking will not actually make you happier. Quite the opposite. Does the discomfort that comes as the first aftermath after a big meal and the unpleasant changes you start to see in your body make you happy?
So don’t go to extremes and try to have a balance. Of course you will eat a little more in a tavern and of course you will have a glass of drink too. It’s one thing to do that and another to eat indiscriminately throughout my holiday season. Find your personal happy medium so that you can have fun and relax without paying for it with a lot of extra pounds.
The next step is to define your goal. The goal is not to lose weight on holiday of course, but to stay stable in weight or have a manageable weight gain of 1-3 kilos, which you will experience after the holiday is over. Your attention to this point, because experience and literature shows that much of the summer weight in most people stays on. To these are added after the Christmas pounds, after the Easter pounds and there are many times when many people see their weight within 1-2 years to take off without realizing it.
After thinking about all this, find out what would be pleasant to do during your holiday period, apart from being able to eat and drink without restriction, since the holidays offer an ideal opportunity to practice new habits, with which you can increase your physical activity such as swimming, racquetball, nature walks, water sports, etc.
An important element for the holiday season is planning, meal stability and monitoring. What do these mean?
– A good day in the morning shows, so start your day with a breakfast, such as toast or a small omelette or yoghurt and fruit.
– Go to the beach, taking some fruit with you as a snack, such as cherries, apricots, etc.
– Do not forget hydration and consume 2-3 litres of water, since the needs increase due to the heat.
– By doing the above, you won’t be completely hungry or dehydrated, so you’ll have more restraint at mealtime.
– At the tavern, choose either a main meal or a few appetizer dishes. Not both!
– Also avoid eating too much bread and fried appetizers. A serving of French fries and fried zucchini will give you 800-1,000 calories in total, without you even realizing it!
– If you want dessert at the end, share it and also try to eat less food.
– Watch the amount of alcoholic drinks or sugary drinks. Prefer water or light refreshments.
– Try to avoid a double visit to a tavern/restaurant. So one main meal in the tavern and the other meal something light, such as: toast, a chicken straw, a rustic salad (with little or no bread) or a fruit salad.
– If you are staying for a long time in your holiday destination, make sure you are weighed once a week at a pharmacy. If you see that you are slipping away, pay some attention in the next few days. One or two extra pounds can quickly be lost again. More will be difficult for you.
– Make the most of your free time, get off the deckchair and you’ll return to work healthier and more rested than ever.
Have a nice summer!
