Battle of the Bulge: Lose Weight Now!

If you are like me you definitely overdid it may have overate a bit during the holidays. In the battle of the bulge, one of my fave blogs (Glamour girls, you've done it again!) had tips on how to lose weight now that I want to share with you.

Tip 1: DON’T beat yourself up.

We all know that a big part of the holidays is catching up with family and friends and eating comfort food like Mom’s stuffing. And that’s OK, says Michelle May, M.D., author of Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat. “Enjoying the holidays and being too busy to work out comes with the territory, and it’s nothing to shame yourself about.” Accept that and move forward

Tip 2: DO keep eating. (I am plugging my ears on this one...I definitely do not need permission to keep eating--ha)

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After binge eating for the past month, you may feel like skipping meals entirely. But that will only make you hungrier, says Louis J. Aronne, M.D., author of The Skinny: On Losing Weight Without Being Hungry, which will make it harder to stick with a healthy eating program. The day after a calorie blowout, make sure to have protein in your breakfast—eggs, cottage cheese or yogurt—to satisfy your appetite through the day


Tip 3: DO get moving. (I know, I know--this one is a tough one. But I like to pick workouts from my Exercise TV ON DEMAND)

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The extent of your movement during the holidays may have been limited to raising your fork, but it’s important to get moving now. Exercise not only burns calories but also puts you in a positive mind-set, which can help you make smarter food choices, says Joy Bauer, the Today show’s nutritionist and author of Your Inner Skinny: Four Steps to Thin Forever.

Tip 4:  DON’T eat the white stuff.

Cut out white bread, crackers and bagels from your diet. When your body isn’t used to the extra salt and sugar, it holds on to a lot of water, says Bauer. “Once you get rid of that water weight, your energy levels come back up.” Even better news: You’ll start to feel a difference in less than 48 hours!


Tip 6: DON’T forget your vegetables. (Ugh, do I have to???)

Vegetables are natural appetite suppressants, says Aronne. Bread, on the other hand, is an appetite stimulant, which is why you’ll usually find it on the table in restaurants.


Tip 7: DO hit the bottle.

The water bottle, that is. Valerie Orsoni, founder of the weight-loss program lebootcamp.com, says that most of the time we think we’re hungry, we’re actually thirsty. In addition to helping you feel fuller, water also helps flush out the “bad” stuff you’ve been eating as you transition back to a healthier lifestyle.

Tip 8: DO be patient.

Changing your diet also changes your body’s weight-regulating mechanisms, says Aronne. This makes you hungrier, and it makes it more difficult to stick to your healthy diet.



Have you gained a little more this holiday season than expected? Any tried and true things that get the weight off for you? Share your secrets with me us by leaving your comments!