Have yourself a very Dukan Christmas

Christmas is a tricky time of year when it comes to dieting. Treats on offer during the festive period include mince pies, chocolate Yule logs, stollen, advent calendars, eggnog, mulled wine and other delicious offerings. If you manage to avoid those for the whole of December you are doing really well but Christmas dinner alone can end up feeling like you have eaten a weeks’ worth of calories in one day if you go for all the trimmings – turkey, ham, roast potatoes, pigs in blankets, roast parsnips, stuffing and as many vegetables as you can shake a stick at. Then for pudding Christmas pudding with brandy butter and custard or cream all washed down with wine, beer or baileys. Then just a few hours later top it all up with turkey sandwiches and a healthy selection of chocolates, biscuits and sweets you received earlier in the day!

So what is the best way to avoid piling on the pounds over Christmas and still manage to have a nice dinner and day? A good start is to forewarn friends and family and ask to not receive any chocolate, sweets or edible gifts so you don’t have to test your willpower. Stay strong on the day and remember your end goal, a binge on Christmas day can lead to a binge over the whole festive period as you often get the feeling that if you have indulged one day you might as well continue and start up again in the New Year. You can do this if you want to but if you are mid diet you will often end up putting on a lot of weight in a short space of time as your body will not be used to burning off the extra calories.

So,how to lose weight with Dukan over the Christmas period? You can eat turkey, ham and lots of vegetables including the Christmas favourite, brussel sprouts as these are all included in the Dukan 100 foods. Give Christmas pudding a swerve and chose a fat free yoghurt, being too full after Christmas dinner is a given so whilst everyone else is groaning in discomfort when they are too full you will be pleasantly full but still able to stand! Then when it comes to tea time indulge in a filling cold meat platter or an omelette with leftover meats in, delicious and filling. It is easy to follow a weight loss plan over Christmas, you just need a bit of planning, some willpower and always remember your end goal.