How to keep the weight loss off over Christmas

Christmas time is upon us! This means more eat, more drink and probably increase our bodyfat. Then everyone comes back in the gym and start to undo all that damage we did over the Christmas period.

So, how do I prevent or minimize gaining excess weight over this period?

Here at SimonSaysYouCan we use a technique called calorie banking. For example if I eat 2000 calories a day and on Sunday I’m going to indulge and eat more than normal, we would get clients save 200-300 calories from Monday-Saturday. This will allow you to have a buffer of 1000-1500 calories and not stress out on Sunday.

but how do I know how many calories i’m eating? & why do calories matter?

Great questions, firstly calories can be measured on an app myfitnesspal, this app will let you set up your daily calories intake as well as track protein,carbohydrates and fats. You can simply scan a barcode or use the search engine on myfitnesspal to determine what the nutritional information of the food has and track the numbers.
Secondly calories are the measurement of energy from food, they can be used interchangeably. So if you consume to much calories/energy and don’t utilize the energy your body will storage the energy for later. This is where the term energy in verse energy out comes from. Also make sure while doing this to keep protein levels high to maintain muscle and also keeping you full longer.

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