Coming back after holidays can be a real drag, but it’s the perfect opportunity to make those changes you’ve been wanting to see, and promising yourself you’ll do. Before you slip back into old routines and bad habits, make those changes – integrate exercise and relationship building into your weekly schedule. You’ll feel a bit out of sorts adjusting, but that is going to happen anyway coming back from holidays, so turn it to your advantage.
Any festive goodies not already consumed can be packed up and given away, and stock up your fridge and pantry with the kind of fuel your body needs to thrive instead. Ensure you include protein every meal, drink 2 L filtered water every day, limit bread, pasta, rice and fruit, get rid of sugar and fried foods, and if you need alcohol choose wine over beer or spirits with soft drink mixers. Ideally eat your evening meal before 7pm, or have your main meal in the middle of the day.
If you are a morning person, set your alarm earlier and as you do that each night, commit to getting up immediately it goes off in the morning. Have your exercise gear laid out so you don’t have to think about anything to get out the door, or into your home gym/pool/exercise DVD. If it fits your routine to exercise at lunchtime or on the way home after work, do that – make it work for you, and make it something pleasant, enjoyable or at least not something you hate doing! If you need accountability get someone else to meet you, hire a personal trainer or go to a class.
Remember to nourish your relationships as well as your body, focus on what you do want rather than what you don’t, and above all – speak respectfully to yourself. Don’t say anything to yourself that you wouldn’t say to your best friend.
Your life is now, not tomorrow, so enjoy it now.
p.s. if you need help with weight release, non-smoker conversion, or motivation to make change please email me to discuss and book a convenient time. Skype sessions available worldwide.
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