Have a Holiday Game Plan: Losing Weight
Do you aim to lose weight over the holiday season? Get a game plan.
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Do you aim to lose weight over the holiday season? Here are handy tips from Weight Watchers leaders and WeightWatchers.com Community users to help keep you on the straight and narrow path to success.
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1. Plan each day.
"Face the season in a highly organized manner," says New York Weight Watchers leader Liz Josefsberg. "There shouldn't be a day where you don't mentally and physically plan the way that you're going to attack that day." Have an overall goal for your holiday season weight loss, and remember to weigh yourself weekly. Understand that a weight gain one week does not mean failure.
2. Offer to cook.
"I will know exactly what goes into 95 percent of the holiday dishes I serve," says WeightWatchers.com Community user JULES1012.
3. Keep track.
Write down what you're eating, even if you overdo it, no matter what goes into your mouth!
4. Plan for treats.
Allot POINTS® values for the cookies at the office and for the food gifts that people bring you. "The holidays are a preparation battle," says Josefsberg, "because there are so many surprises. You have to constantly be on top of your game."
5. Add activity.
By exercising you can earn extra POINTS values for the things you want to eat. Plus, it helps to get some fresh air. And, "any time I exercise, I feel that urge to continue eating well because I don't want to ruin what good I've done," offers JULES1012.
6. Bring food with you when shopping.
If you find yourself hungry at the mall or in a department store, it can throw you off to not be able to find anything other than chocolate and fast food.
7. Don't go starving to parties.
And follow the advice of WeightWatchers.com Community user CSUSUNSHINE: Fill up on fresh veggies (watch out for the dip); drink a glass of water for every alcoholic drink you have; take tiny portions; and if you crave something, eat it. Otherwise you will splurge.
8. Give kudos to you!
"Applaud yourself for deciding this year will be different," says Dianne Siegelbaum, another New York-based Weight Watchers leader. "When it comes time to make that New Year's resolution, you will already be on your way to a healthier and happier springtime." And reward yourself too! Find non-food-related rewards that you can treat yourself to for every pound lost.
Get more tips and Learn to Eat Right.
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