10 weight loss secrets for not letting alcohol ruin your  at Christmas

Alcohol and weight loss secrets

When the festive season comes around many of us find ourselves in situations where alcohol is the expected form of social lubrication. Works parties and Christmas drinks is something of a tradition a chance to let our hair down at the end of a hard working year, but for those in the midst of a weight loss plan it can be a challenging time. Here are some tips to help you keep your weight loss on track and still enjoy a good time;

10 weight loss secrets

1. Plan ahead how much you are going to drink and stick to it.
2. Offer to drive then you won’t drink
3. Be careful what mixers you use, these can contain more energy than the alcohol.
4. Per arrange a workout for the next day with someone you won’t let down.
5. If you are not driving pre book a door to door cab then you don’t get tempted by any takeout food on the way home
6. Don’t have your favourite snacks around when you get in.
7. Plan a routine for when you arrive home and stick to it then the munchies don’t get you.
8. Alternate water with your alcoholic drinks and halve the amount of energy you consume.
9. Get some leverage on yourself, work out before hand how much energy (calories) is in the drinks you plan to have and compare it to how much exercise you have already done in the past week to burn up this amount of energy, and have a look at this BBC Widget.
10. If you do go off the rails don’t let it be the end of your weight loss plan, it’s only one day, look back at your progress since you started. Stay positive and get straight back on track.

Ps. drinking excess alcohol is obviously not very good for your health but not having a good time is probably worse for your health.