Keeping The Bulge Off On Holidays

Food is a basic need- we know that. In the recent times, foodis one of the immortals in the market and it does not cease tohave customers. With the loads of fast food restaurants intown, people are now into unhealthy dieting with all thecalories that make them gain more weight and get unhealthy. As a response, the rose of fitness and dieting came, breakingnew ground and setting options to the portion of the populationwho are on their way for healthier lives. As beauty magazinesscan its pages to show the best bodies around the planet, thebigger number of people is influenced to trim down on fats andadd on working out. Every form of diet has its promise- somemake, some break. For those broken diets, a lot were leftfrustrated, for those who succeeded a life of confidence istheirs. Consistency is a word that best sticks with dieting.Doing an inconsistent diet would just entail more negativeeffects instead of the positive ones. How could you be consistent on holidays? Holidays when food areall over and people are all enjoying on eating a lot?!? It takesa whole lot of defiance and a great dose of discipline. Howcould you stand against a table of temptation or two? There arethings you must inject in you that would remind you that youhave to keep the diet despite the tests. On holidays, like before going to a party, eat anutritious-well-balanced meal. This would keep you up away fromjunk food around. A balanced meal should include healthful food.Keeping a fit body does not mean skipping any meal- it is just amatter of balance. Have in your mind the fact that you are on the process ofeating wisely and not on a total dieting. This will just giveyou negative thoughts of depriving your very self. During the party, do something that would divert your attentionfrom thinking about the food, the liquor- that would fold yourtummy into layers. Discipline is a great tool in achieving bothshort-term and long-term targets. It is true with dieting. Always go for the lesser evil. This means that you have tochoose among the following: a rich main course, a creamydessert or an alcoholic drink. You have to choose one and losetwo. Indulging in all three is a no. no. Instead of alcohol, you could always sip on a glass ofvegetable juice or fruit juice. You may not enjoy that muchwithout the feeling of being tipsy- but the happiness ofkeeping yourself despite the temptation on your diet will staylonger.About The Author: Julia Martinez is a freelance writer for theDiet Times. She writes a regular column which is publishedevery Thursday. Her latest 'favorite pick' ishttp://www.dirtydiet.com/.