Thanksgiving is a time to gain new connections, gratitude, memories with loved ones, and probably a few extra pounds. Hey, that’s okay! It happens. We all over-indulge during the holiday season. Rather than beating yourself up about it, remind yourself that you’re human, and then just get back on track. Here are some post-holiday detox tips that have been dietician-approved to help you get back on track after the Thanksgiving holiday.
DRINK WATER
With those extra glasses of wine and sodium-saturated snacks, it’s likely your body is dehydrated and retaining water. The good news is you can easily flush out this excess water and toxins by drinking at least eight to ten glasses of water a day. Adding lemon to your water is an added bonus and can help with the detoxifying process.
EASE INTO EXERCISE
Many people feel that instant guilt of post-holiday indulgence and run themselves to exhaustion on the treadmill. This is just setting yourself up for failure as your body will rebel. Instead, allow yourself to ease into exercise starting with low-intensity exercises such as walking, yoga or taking it easy at a cardio class.
CUT OUT CARBS AND SUGAR
An extra slice of cheesecake? Yes, please! While the Thanksgiving holiday lets you off with a free hall pass when it comes to loading up on sugar and carbs, it can leave you feeling sluggish and bloated. Switching to more protein, fiber, and healthy fats will calm down those sugar spikes and regulate your blood sugars which inevitably assists with weight loss.
TRY A DETOX
Treat your body to detox after a holiday of overindulging. I don’t mean those detoxes that require you to starve your body or deprive it of solid foods for nine days. All you need is three days to get your body and digestive system back on track. BeachBody’s 3 Day Detox Plan is designed to detox, cleanse, and reboot your system so you can stop the cycle of bad snacking habits, and the best part? You can still eat food while following this plan!
LET IT GO
Lastly, stop beating yourself up. So you overindulged. It’s no big deal. No good will come from worrying and stressing over those extra few pounds. In fact, stress and anxiety will just fuel that need to overeat and indulge more! So let go of that guilt and follow the tried and tested detox tips above.
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