I wrote a post earlier this week about beating the Christmas bulge and thought I’d share this article from an Australian news site.

It more or less confirms what I said in that you have to limit the amount of parties and events you attend or at least try not to over indulge at every one of them! Look for healthy options and if you really can’t avoid eating Christmas cake or chocolate, you need to make sure you don’t start eating them every day. The weight will pile on and it is difficult to get it off after Christmas.

Over-indulgence can add an extra half a kilogram to the scales, and in many cases up to three, and the weight gain is not likely to be reversed.

The findings come from US specialists, but local dieticians warn that obesity trends at home show Australians have the same susceptibility.

“Those extra kilos are so much harder to get off than they are to put on, so moderation is the key over Christmas,” said Sonya Stanley from the Dietitians Association of Australia.

“Even an extra 600 kilojoules a day – the amount in a small slice of Christmas cake, a full-strength can of beer or a marshmallow Santa – can result in a couple of extra kilos come January.”

She said festive eating habits made it unrealistic to try to lose weight in the holiday season, with weight maintenance the best goal.

The rapid weight gain was being driven by a triple whammy of larger food portions, more alcohol consumption than normal and more snacking on sweet and fatty foods.


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