When the holidays arrive, many people forget all
about their diets and healthy eating. Weight
gains of 5 - 10 pounds are common between
Halloween and Christmas. To make the holidays
easier, these tips will help you with healthy
eating through the season and not gaining weight.

Most traditional foods can be made low fat.
Turkey is very lean without the skin, and gravy
can be made without any fat. Potatoes that are
served without butter can be very healthy. The
beloved pumpkin pie is nutritious, although it
can be made into a fatty dessert with the adding
of whipped cream.

Even though the holidays are in, don’t forget
about the exercise. Keeping weight off during
the holiday season is burning off the extra
calories. You should plan a walk after meals,
park farther from stores when you shop, and
take a few walks around the mall before you
begin shopping.

During holiday parties and at family dinners,
feel free to sample foods although you shouldn’t
splurge. Decide on what you plan to eat in
advance, then stick to your plan. Eat plenty
of vegetables, fruit, low fat dressings, and
slices of lean meats. Before you go to a party,
eat a small snack to help curb your appetite.

If at all possible, avoid alcohol. Having too
many drinks can cripple your will power, and
also add excess calories to your diet. In the
place of alcohol, drink water with lemon. Water
can help to limit your appetite and keep you
from binging. Also make sure to avoid eggnog,
as each glass can have up to 300 calories.

Be flexible with your healthy eating, as one bad
meal won’t ruin your diet. Try to balance your
calories over a few days and don’t just look at
one meal or day.

You’ve probably heard of a new way to lose 25 pounds in 3 weeks on the Rachael Ray show. The best way to lose that much weight permanently is through something called calorie shifting. Unlike every other diet which focuses on minimizing calories and lowering the amount of calories consumed daily, which means you slow down your metabolism as a result. Calorie shifting focuses its attention onto the real problem. A slow metabolism. In this article we’ll give you a breakdown of how calorie shifting works, as well as provide a way to start doing it immediately.

How does Calorie Shifting Work?

Essentially what you do is eat a diet that is constantly changing from day to day. You still eat 3-4 full meals every day, but the make-up of the diet will be different in terms of the calories involved. For instance one meal will focus more onto protein based foods, the next day you will be eating more beneficial fat foods etc. This constant changing stimulates your metabolism to become alert and burn fat continually. You see when you eat a relatively similar diet from day to day your body adapts and as a result your metabolism slows down because it essentially knows the plan of whats coming into the body. When you change this up your body will activate its metabolism and keep it going at an elevated rate. The reason this diet works so well is that you are changing the way your metabolism acts in the body, from a sluggish response to a much quicker and active metabolism.

How can I start doing it?

The best way to start calorie shifting is to get a (more…)