9 Ways To Survive Christmas With Your 40+ Waistline & Sanity Intact!

It’s that time of year when the ambience is rife for falling off the best-for-health rails.

You’re running around, the stress quotient can be up there and there’s just so much to do – argh.

Not only that, we don’t tend to pay as much attention to what’s going in our mouths and the 80/20 rule can become more like 60/40 or even 30/70!

It’s OK. You’re quite normal. And heck after the times of 2020/2021 it’s kind of understandable if you have a break out.

Here are 9 tips to help you get through without too much fall-out.

Remember it’s OK to say no. No to celebrations, no to food, no to requests and no to drinks.
If you drink a wine or three have some water, infused water or sparkling water on hand to have in between glasses. We have infused water recipes here. (You’re welcome – grinning face!)
Try to set yourself a two glass wine limit. Remember it’s dehydrating and no friend of your waistline, your hormones OR your skin.
Bear in mind that it takes about 20 minutes for your satiety cues to reach your brain and tell it you’re full.
Try ‘mindful eating’. It means tuning in, appreciating every morsel you eat and taking your time to chew it well.
If you’re a guest take a food contribution. It gives you brownie points for good manners and it also ensures there’s something on the menu that you know is fine for you.
If you’re the host ensure you have some low-sugar, low-kilojoule mocktails on offer.
Take a 30-minute walk around the block or on the beach. Take some of your festive-partners with you.
Employ self-compassion. Don’t beat up on yourself if you go a bit overboard. You can get back on track and be back to business as usual in a couple of days.