Christmas 2021: These diet tricks will ensure you have a merry X’mas!

Christmas and other festivals can put you off from your fitness goals. These tricks will ensure that doesn’t dampen your fitness plans!
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This Christmas, indulge in the celebrations but try these diet tricks to keep your fit bod in check! Image Courtesy: Shutterstock
Dr Rohini Patil Updated: 29 Mar 2022, 12:16 pm IST
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Christmas is right around the corner and so is a meal loaded with sugar, calories and fat. No one can blame you for wanting to eat all you can on Christmas but you can still maintain a healthy diet. Wondering how? Here are 5 tips that will make your Christmas happy, wholesome and healthy.

1. Water is your best buddy

Water is essential for the sustenance of life, but if you are looking to shed pounds, the first thing you should do is keep yourself hydrated. Drinking water increases the rate of calorie burn in your system and helps get rid of the harmful toxins from your body that generally cause health issues. On an average, you should drink at least 7-8 glasses or 3-4 litres of water each day. Just like other days, stay well hydrated on Christmas and keep that weight gain away!

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This Christmas, indulge in the celebrations but try these diet tricks to keep your fit bod in check!

2. Say yes to protein

Protein is a vital part of a balanced diet. You should include high protein food in every meal. Protein helps to keep the blood sugar balance stable and keeps us full for a longer period, this helps us to avoid binge eating. And you must know, overeating is the most common barrier in achieving a healthy body. Also, protein takes more calories to burn than what it gives to the body. Protein helps to build your muscle mass and helps reduce fat.

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This Christmas, indulge in the celebrations but try these diet tricks to keep your fit bod in check! Image Courtesy: Shutterstock

3. Stay in touch with workouts

As far as diet is important, regular exercise is an essential tool for getting a healthy and fit body. One should make sure that they pick up any type of workout and do it daily without fail. There are many workouts to choose from. You can go walking, do yoga, take up zumba or Pilates. Working out daily will help you maintain as well as lose weight in the longer run.

4. Be consistent with your efforts

Make sure you’re following a schedule and diet consistently and not being easy about it. These tricks can only help you if you stick to them. Make sure your diet is nutrient-rich. Consistency requires commitment. To achieve that healthy body, you need to buckle up daily without fail!

5. Try to breakup with sugar

It’s quite hard to ignore sugar during a festival. Desserts are what makes them enjoyable, after all! Sugar can be a joy-stealer for our body because not only can it lead you to gain weight but, it also harms your gut health.

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About the Author

Dr. Rohini Patil is an MBBS and a nutritionist. Over the last eight years she has passionately done intense research in the field of diet, nutrition, fitness, mental health and overall lifestyle modifications. She is the founder & CEO of Nutracy Lifestyle. ...Read More

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