Holiday
Weight
Gain Isn't
a Joyous
Matter
According to a recent study in the New
England Journal of Medicine, people who gain
weight over the holiday season tend not to
lose it over the course of a year. This seasonal
pattern sets them up for continued weight gain
year after year or even obesity in the future.
Research has shown that being obese–
and overweight–increases one’s risk of
health problems such as cardiovascular
disease and diabetes. And studies have also
demonstrated that there is a strong connection
between diet and cancer.
People who gain a small amount of weight
over the typical holiday season of Thanks-giving
through January 1 are often not too
concerned because they expect to lose it once
the festivities are over. But as research
indicates, New Year’s resolutions to shape up
frequently go by the wayside within a couple of
months. In fact, these individuals tend to keep
on gaining over the years, which sets them up
for health risks that could have been avoided if
they watched their diet and weight.
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 A Healthy Herbalife Holiday
The holidays are a time for
rejoicing, celebrating, visiting
and renewing. They should
not be a time to sabotage
weight loss and maintenance.
Doctors are all too familiar with “holiday
overindulgence” and many patients who visit
their family physician in January blame their
weight gain on the holidays.
The holidays can retain the fun and
celebration without undermining 11 months
of conscientious adherence to the Herbalife
“way of life.”
In order to assist your customers, your
family and yourself in observing a healthful
lifestyle during the holiday season, we have
used the acronym of the word “holiday” to
impart basic principles of surviving the
temptation of this festive season.
Healthy serving size.
The food is memorable
and reflects the season, the religious event
and family traditions, but the portions don’t
have to be gargantuan. Savor and enjoy, but
control the portions so that they are like any other
day. Remember that more is rarely better.
Only one indulgence.
Holidays would not be
what they are if we didn’t indulge in our favorite
treats. The key is one indulgence. One eggnog,
dessert or one serving of Thanksgiving turkey, but
we don’t need all of the trimmings for every dinner.
Pick the one you really remember and enjoy it.
Leave something on the plate.
Our senses are
assaulted by buffets, baskets of fruit, cakes
and candy all through the season. There is no
need to clean the buffet table or empty the
holiday basket. The same can be true of the
big meal and the ridiculously full plate. Leave
something on the plate. Nobody starves because
you leave something on the plate.
Interact rather than indulge.
For too many, the
holidays focus around food and more food. The
real purpose is observance, to see friends and
family, converse and share news, parties and
memories. It is better to spend time playing and
talking rather than eating and drinking.
Daily exercise.
The holidays are not a time to
abandon a disciplined, healthy lifestyle. There
is less time working, more time at home.
Vacations are great times to reinvent yourself
as a more vigorous, physical person. Take the
time to walk in the woods, ski down the slope or
run along the beach. Don’t do less, do more! This
will compensate for that one indulgence.
Alcohol in moderation.
Moderation is the key to a healthy lifestyle. But with
respect to the empty calories in alcohol,
and the potential impairment of driving and
even behavior, moderation is the key to good
conduct and a healthy weight and lifestyle.
Your family traditions.
A holiday is a time to love,
to celebrate, to reassess life and to focus on our
national, religious or ethnic heritage. Put the
meaning of the holidays ahead of the food and
beverage that too often is substituted for the
observance of the holiday. Each family reflects on
their traditions and this means food, but there is
much more to it than that. It is healthier to bring back
the non-culinary parts of your holiday.
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| * These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or
prevent any disease.
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