4 Simple tips to help keep your health on track over Christmas

Christmas is a time of indulgence. It's a time for family and food... lots of food! It's great time of year!.. albeit a little stressful during the lead up.

It can be a time when we forget about our health and turn into over-eating sloths (well maybe that's just me?). So, how can we keep our health on track during the silly season?

Firstly I think it's important not to stress out too much if you've over indulged. I feel that the guilt that follows eating sometimes actually outweighs the extra calories!

Listed below are some easy tips to help keep you on track, so if you do indulge in a few Christmas cakes or wines you know it's not the end of the world :)

1. Always start the day with a lemon water. As soon as you wake up, squeeze the juice of half a lemon into warm water will kick start your metabolism and help clear out some toxins (great post by Kimberly Snyder here on the benefits)

2. Exercise first thing in the morning. I always seem to find an excuse to get out of exercise if I do it in the afternoon so if I do it first thing in the morning  it's done and I don't need to think about it again for the day. Also doing a little incidental exercise helps, such as getting off the bus in the morning a couple of stops early or parking your car a little further away so you need to walk a little extra.

3. If you are going to a celebration, take something healthy so even if you indulge a little over Christmas you are still getting some good stuff into you too! Take a big delicious salad or vegetable dish to share with everyone, fill up on those things first then you won't have as much room for the bad stuff. I also love taking raw desserts or treats (such as my Raw Chocolate Fudge Tart with Salted Chocolate Icing) because I can eat them without feeling gross after and everyone loves them too!

4. Take time out on your own to de-stress. As beautiful as Christmas can be, it can also be very stressful so taking some time out on your own to breath/ go for a walk/ listen to music as it can make all the difference in you enjoying your holidays or not.

 

I hope these simple tips help you as much as they help me!

Take care over the silly season! Hope you have a beautiful Christmas & New year :)

If you have any other tips for this time of year, please share in the comments section below.

Bee xx

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