 Free stock photo from Pexels.com. I say, ‘Is it really worth the calories?’ If it is, I eat it. If not, I refrain. Technically, this article applies to any social meal, but it’s Christmas season, so “ho ho ho” and all that.
Anyway, if you decided to track calories and macros during the winter holidays, the following would be the most logical strategy to stay on track with nutrition and enjoy some higher-calorie food on Christmas Day:
At least in theory. Given its sensible premise, this used to be my go-to suggestion whenever a client had an upcoming big social meal and was also using calorie-tracking as a tool. In truth, it still is my go-to in this situation, but I’ve coached people for long enough to realise that it isn’t a “one-size-fits-all” solution for everyone. In practice, humans aren’t perfectly logical or mathematically perfect creatures. So, if you’ve tried this strategy before but you keep going over your calories anyway, these are the most common reasons why, with the solutions my clients and I find most effective:
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 Shedding pounds does change your personality. It changes your philosophy of life because you recognize that you are capable of using your mind to change your body. It’s very simple…
Stop going out at the weekend. Thank you for reading. … Just joking! I have many clients who enjoy being social at the weekend, so I’m going to share six of the strategies I’ve found most effective to stay on top of your fat loss diet without missing out on these occasions. Diets, like clothes, should be tailored to you. Between holidays, BBQs, and parties, calorie-tracking in the summer sometimes is about as practical as eating pizza with a spoon.  For this reason and for all my clients who want to transition away from tracking calories and macros, I’ve developed two effective alternatives to help you achieve your nutrition goals without MyFitnessPal:
 Free stock photo from Pexels.com. If you’re totally sedentary and eat 2,500 calories a day, don’t instantly go to 1,200 calories and hours of aerobics––your weight loss will be sudden and violent, but also fleeting. How likely is it that you’ll lose muscle during a fat loss diet?
According to some people in the more fear-mongering corners of the internet, it’s pretty much inevitable. In fact, as soon as your workout performance drops by a couple of reps… Gasp! You’re losing muscle. For this reason, some will even say you shouldn’t go into a deficit at all if you hope to gain muscle, even when you carry excess body fat. I disagree with these extreme positions. So let’s delve into what the research seems to show and my six practical tips to give yourself the greatest chances of minimising muscle loss and maximising growth.  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: |
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