The Truth About Holiday Weight Loss
Thanksgiving marks the start of a 6 week event where we are bombarded with strategies to burn off the holiday weight gain. But did you know many of these tips are generic and flat out useless if your goal is fat loss?
It is amazing how just about every article posted tells you that you simply need to Burn More Calories – but then leads you to believe this is easily accomplished by engaging in some form of cardio;
~ cooking- ~ cleaning
- ~ decorating
- ~ shopping
- ~ walking
etc.
“Activity is not Achievement”
There are a few reasons why this will not lead to successful holiday fat loss results.
1. You are essentially being punished.
You are told that if you eat excess calories, it’s going to cost you and you will have to make up for the “damage done”. Aren’t the holidays meant to be enjoyed and spent with a bit of joy and cheer – not wasted on such a negative mindset based on fear and punishment.
Wouldn’t it be nice to actually enjoy all your holiday favorites without this type of guilt hanging over you?
2. How much time do you have?
If simply “moving more” is THE solution, are you ready to make the time to add in the extra activity?
EX – Eat a piece of pumpkin pie with whipped cream = 450 calories
Misleading Solution – Brisk Walking, burn 3-5.7 calories per minute.
So do you have 80 to 150 extra minutes just to burn this one indulgence off?
How will you then plan to manage in all the extra cardio you have to do for all the other treats, dishes and homemade dinners you indulge in?
3. Do you want to Maintain or Achieve?
“So go ahead and indulge, just plan on some extra time on the treadmill, and you will be back to your pre-holiday weight.”
This is a quote that is floating around out there! Yes, there is a difference between maintaining your weight over the holidays VS. not going overboard, gaining weight only to end up working your butt off to get back to where you started – if that.
4. “The best way to burn that holiday fat is on a treadmill” – NOT!
A what THEY say Quote “Treadmills are one of the most efficient means of burning calories. That is due to the fact you exercise one of your bodies largest muscle groups, your leg muscles.”
Once again another piece of misleading information. Traditional cardio is not the solution to fat loss. It does little to nothing to increase your lean muscle – and muscle is your metabolism. The more lean muscle you have – the more fat and calories you burn 24-7!
It is amazing that the basic principles of Fat Loss are abandoned during the holidays.
Most people are obsessed with how many calories are burned during a workout, but one of the keys to losing fat is making sure your body continues to burn lots of calories 24 to 48 hours after the workout by boosting your metabolism!
You can easily gain control, boost your metabolism and make your body work for you over the holidays.
Your Holiday Fat Loss Solution lies in moderation and Short Burst Resistance Training.
Short Burst Resistance Training burns off significantly more body fat than traditional, steady-state cardio based exercise.
Benefits of Short Burst Resistance Training:
- - You work your entire body in a very short period of time
- – You will boost your metabolism
- – You feel energized
- – You beat holiday stress
- – You burn MORE FAT
- – You look Amazing
All this and more from a mere 15 minutes of your day!
