 Free stock photo from Pexels.com. We are mindful of desire when we experience it with an embodied awareness, recognizing the sensations and thoughts of wanting as arising and passing phenomena. When you diet, you do most things right.
You’re in a moderate deficit; you’re not starving yourself. You’re eating your protein, fibre, fruit, and veg regularly. And yet, no matter how hard you try to be disciplined, you always eat too much when going out for a meal or when someone brings cake to work. If this sounds familiar, it’s because I coach many people like you. That’s why I’ve developed the Fuck Yes Framework as an effective mindset strategy to overcome mindless over-eating. The Framework is simple: Only eat foods that are worth it, stop when they’re no longer worth it, and think about how they’ll make you feel after. This Framework has three components:
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 Free stock photo from Pexels.com. Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach. Religiously tracking calories over the winter holidays isn’t often practical or enjoyable.
However, I completely understand if you’re anxious about taking a break from it because you worry that you won’t be able to maintain your results, what with all the festive food available in the office or at the store, and the social meals you may have planned. Nevertheless, while tracking can be a very helpful tool, it’s not the main contributing factor to your results, even if it can feel that way. The real contributors to your success so far are the new nutrition- and movement-focused habits that you’ve been building while calorie- and macro-tracking. If you maintain these habits, you will maintain your results, whether you’re tracking or not. That’s why in this article I want to focus on these five tips to help you maintain your fitness and health-focused habits should you choose not to track for a couple of days over Christmas, New Year’s Day, or any other holiday you may be celebrating this month:  Free stock photo from Pexels.com. By labelling food as “junk”, you’re telling yourself you’re “not allowed” to have it. In scientific terms, you’re subjecting yourself to “selective food deprivation”.
 Free stock photo from Pexels.com. Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work gains success. Greatness will come. Reflecting on the past two years of coaching people online and in person, I created a list of the advice that my clients have found most helpful in the pursuit of their goals, but that seems to be underrated in an online fitness space rife with detox teas and abs-blasting workouts.
This article breaks down these tips into the following categories:
 Free stock photo from Pexels.com. Successful weight loss takes programming, not willpower. Around this time last year, I released an article on how to manage your diet over the holidays, with options if you count calories and if you who don’t, so you can click on the link if you are looking for some tips on budgeting your calories or food portions.
Today, I want to delve into some mindset tips that will help you enjoy this time with less guilt and without having to give up on either your fitness goals or the holiday mood. So I’m going to cover:
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