“𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘹 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴.” ⁣
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All seriousness though, as a health and fitness coach I see this happen every year. ⁣
This time of year it can be so easy to say “𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘪𝘵”, hide in baggy sweaters, and drown in Christmas cookies until January 1st. In fact, so many people do. ⁣
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Then January 1st comes and reality sets in. ⁣
Your jeans are tight. ⁣
You hate all of the pictures from the holidays. ⁣
The thought of stepping on the scale is terrifying. ⁣
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Time for the latest cleanse, detox, and back on board the chicken and broccoli train… for the few days that it lasts. ⁣
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𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵?! My goal for my clients this time of year is not to be “perfect”. In fact, I don’t think it’s realistic to ever be. ⁣
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Instead, what if you focused on simply maintaining this holiday season. What if you got in workouts and extra movement where you can What if you eat healthy 80% of the time? What if you continue to drink your water and sleep well. ⁣
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At the same time you can still 𝐄𝐍𝐉𝐎𝐘 some of the holiday foods you love. ⁣
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You can rid yourself of the panic over the parties and trying to “avoid or gorge” on the foods you love. ⁣
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𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫. ⁣
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Focus on your health. Focus on balance. ⁣
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Will you commit to making yourself a priority this holiday season?! I’m not asking you to be perfect, simply be conscious of how you want to feel come January 1st. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐈𝐍?!