The Best Ever Plan of Action to Stick With Weight Loss During the Holidays

Here we are again, it’s holiday time and there goes the weight issue. The holidays are the worst time for us dieters and all the parties and rich foods that will be put in front of us will be a problem. Think about it, how many dinners and parties will you attend between November and January? It is important to create and stick with a plan of action for the holiday season in order to maintain our weight loss goals. We have to armor ourselves and protect against temptation and cravings and cheating.

Creating a plan of action can go along way to avoid gaining extra pounds, as well as not to ruin whatever weight loss success we have achieved throughout the year. A plan of action has to be written so that it is solidified and ingrained in our minds and keep us on track throughout the holiday season.

Consider your weak points when creating the plan. What are the stressors that can make you fall? What kinds of foods do you need to avoid in order to stick with your weight loss diet? What kind of support will you need? These are just some of the considerations for the holidays and your waistline.

Plan of Action

1. Bring foods that will replace dessert and sweets that you can eat as per your diet plan. This is the best way to still get dessert and avoid all the fattening desserts at the parties. 2. Ask your spouse, children and other family members to support you and remind you of your goals at the party itself

3. Bring the worst fat picture of yourself and look at it a few times throughout the party.

4. Write down and carry with you a list of all the reasons you started losing weight to begin with.

5. Make a note to yourself describing how you will feel if you undo all your progress from the recent weight loss, or how you will feel if you gain 10 pounds. Make sure to ask yourself and answer honestly if it will be worth it to eat that piece of cake, or cookie or some other cheat food and undo whatever you've done through the year?

Remember that it is very easy to get sidetracked and usually once we lose focus it is not just for one day but turns into a full-blown relapse of old habits. And it would be a shame to lose all the progress that you’ve made throughout the year.