How many of us are dreading Christmas lunch with our families? Scared of those extra calories and dreading the extra cardio your going to have to do to burn it off?
We all know to burn fat we have to sweat and reduce our caloric intake.. Right? Yeah well its true..
I decided this year Im not doing the family thing for Christmas... Im doing my own thing because coming from a Greek-Cypriot family, FOOD is our middle name... Its so hard when they have traditional foods on the buffet table including keftedes(meatballs), pastitsio(pasta bake with bechamel sauce), dolmades(stuffed vine leaves), afelia(pork, I dont know what else is in this dish, all I know its sooo oily and tastes soooo good, so I dont want to learn how to make it), freshly baked home made bread that my grandmother makes with tzantziki yoghurt, taramosalata dip, potato salad, pasta salad CARBS CARBS CARBS... The list goes on and if you know any Greek families you know how much food they cook when they're cooking for a party...
Its sooo hard to resist temptation, especially when everybody is eating everything and trays go around and they're offering you continuously. How many times can you say, "No thankyou." I have a little bit of a sweet tooth, I havent even mentioned any sweets yet, we just wont go there.
You know what the funny thing is, they get offended if you take your own food with you... Yes thats true, its a cultural thing, there is NO WAY Im going to a Christmas family function and take my tupperware that consists of chicken and broccoli with me. No way Hosay!! So Ive decided since Im dieting for the Australasians Im taking my girls out for Lunch or Im going to have a BBQ at my house, and then head to the beach for Christmas this year... Im not going to restrict myself from eating, I actually cant wait to hit Baskins & Robbins, but I will be able to choose a healthy option without the excess calories and temptations. Its easier when you dont have 20 people saying to you, "just have one, it wont do anything to you." If you are with a croud for a long time, you tend to follow what they do. Imagine somebody that has bad eating habits and you're talking to them and they are consistently picking. What do you do? Pick aswell...
Now for me its easy to stay away for Christmas, but you might not be able to get out if it so I suggest you enjoy yourself without feeling bad, take a couple of protein shakes with you and have them in between meals so they hold you fuller for longer. Make sure your plate consists of either a piece of chicken, meat, steak, lamb, pork and add salads...Go crazy on your vegetables... Full of antioxidants and fibre... Good stuff they are! Drink lots of water, it is very important you keep your body hydrated, especially after having a few drinks. When its dessert time, put a small piece, no need to eat the whole mudcake because its there. Its ok to eat it, aslong as its a piece... Eat it slow and enjoy it... Remember, your fat cos you ate it.. YOU can control what goes in to determine your shape...
After Christmas, it is important to get back on track without feeling like crap. Its ok, we've all been there were we feel like shit the next day and continue eating because we think, "Oh well I stuffed up yesterday so stuff all this." No its not like that, you deserve to eat a treat meal because you work hard all week at the gym and watch what you eat all week. Just get back on track and continue working hard... Its going to be a blast and we're all going to have a great day...
Merry Christmas everybody and enjoy your day with your family...
Froso xo
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