dropping a dress size

How to drop a dress size before the holidays?

by vicky222114 on Aug 30, 2010

The holiday season is here, which means many of us will indulge in our favorite holiday foods. Unfortunately that also means many of us will be forced to make resolutions to drop some unwanted pounds in the new year.

Here are my strategies for dropping a dress size before the holidays, so you can enjoy a happy (and healthy!) new year.

1. Mentally prepare yourself: Avoid the dreaded holiday weight gain and change your lifestyle now. A habit takes about 2-3 weeks to make a daily part of your life, so if you are a mindful eater now it will carry over to the holidays. You'll be cutting calories no matter where you are.

2. Eat less often and stop grazing: Limit your eating to 3 meals and 1 snack per day. You don't want to go longer than 4 hours without eating in order to keep those normal hunger/fullness signals in place. Too many people are grazing, and the "snacks" become mini-meals. It's too hard to keep track of calories when you're...Read More >>