How to get out of a binge after a long vacation and lose weight? 4 tips from a nutritionist

Nutriciologist, founder of a fruit, vegetable and nutrition delivery service

The holidays are all about fun and relaxation. Finally you can relax from business, bustle and restrictions. But there is a small disadvantage of such a prolonged vacation: we completely forget to think about our health.

Holiday table is not only delicious and beautiful food, but also a great danger to our body. The feast can harm not by itself, but in conjunction with a series of holidays and long vacations.

Too much food, alcohol and stress – all this has a negative impact on a person. At times, our body simply can not cope with the amount of complexity placed on it, and fails.

Therefore, it is worthwhile to foresee such risks in advance. Especially those who are already sick or susceptible to diseases such as diabetes, heart and vascular disease, thrombosis, hypertension, gout. During the New Year’s Eve fun, it is easy to forget about your illness or not care about the consequences.

Excessive consumption of alcohol or food during the holidays can initiate inflammation in the body, with which it will be difficult to cope later.

A banal consequence after a New Year’s feast is overeating and abdominal bloating. A feeling of heaviness – the result of excessive consumption of dishes of different fat content and calories, a kind of “blow” to the body.

You can avoid the consequences yourself:

• Make a menu in advance and see which products can be replaced by alternative healthy ones. For example, replace a dish with mayonnaise with chicken salad with yogurt;

• don’t sit down at the table hungry – eat something in advance, it will allow you not to fill up on all the dishes at once;

• watch your diet yourself. If you are invited to a guest, but you have your own diet – do not hesitate to take the dishes with you. You can treat your guests, and you will not harm your body;

• try not to drink a lot of alcohol. It is better to drink herbal teas or water.

If the feast still knocked you out of the usual mode, follow these tips.

Do not go on a diet

You don’t need to stop eating abruptly after the holidays or go on a rigid diet. This will only make things worse. Try to get into a regular “breakfast, lunch, dinner” schedule, supplementing it with fruits, vegetables and healthy foods. It is better for the body if you eat at the same time, so it regulates internal processes more thoroughly.

Normalize sleep

After the holidays, as a rule, our mode is disrupted – we start going to bed in the morning, and all day and night we celebrate and have fun.

Give your body a rest – get back into a regular schedule and try to fall asleep no later than 12 at night. This way your metabolism will recover faster and your body will return to normal.

Drink, but not alcohol

Forget about alcohol after the holidays – it’s time for water and herbal teas. Winter is good for cozy evenings with herbal teas, which will be especially good for your organs after a heavy meal.

You also do not necessarily need to drink two liters of liquid a day – just make sure that water is always in sight and you can drink it at any time.

Don’t forget sports

Movement, sports and any physical activity are just as important as restoring your sleep, water balance and habitual lifestyle.

If you are going somewhere by transportation, but on the way you can walk – choose the second option. Is there a free escalator in the subway? Go up and down on your own, without standing still. And in shopping malls, use the stairs instead of the elevator.

Try to gradually return to a sports schedule – in combination with other methods you will help your body recover faster and energize for the year ahead.

Don’t forget that you need to be in tune with your body for the rest of your life, not just this magical holiday week.