How to Holiday Party

​This time of celebration, gratitude, community, and connection is not to be ruined by a diet NOR is it to ruin a diet.  Instead, you make space for the things you love.
 
During the holidays your schedule is going to be flexible.  We are going to skimp in some areas to make space for indulgences.  
 
Also, don’t believe that if you don’t feed every hunger you will binge later.  That is simply not true.  You are eating leanly so that you can eat more later.  You are making space.  Do not eat before the party.  Just eat at the party.  Eating before is not going to increase your willpower, but it will increase the total amount you eat in a day.
 
So during the holidays - start sidelining the things you can do without. For me that means I go super low carb most of the time; snack on cucumbers and tea; and prioritize moving after eating.  That way my leanness during most of December makes space for the celebration days.
 
Think of three ways you can create space for your celebrations?
 
Another idea comes from a client who has lost his gut with jolie this year.  He orders a one or two day broth cleanse and then uses the broth throughout the day as a replacement to some of his meals and a way to suppress hunger.  An excellent, and sustainable, way to make space for what you want without sidelining your goals.
 
I do a pre- and post- celebration period of 12-24 hours intentionally hydrating and eating mainly low calorie foods like jolie salads and soups.  
 
With these hacks, you can move toward and maintain your weight loss goals while celebrating.  And in doing so, you learn how to maintain weight loss during periods of events, parties, and celebration.