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Beating Back the New Year's Bulge: Cheating Away those Holiday Pounds

It's January 2, the day of reckoning. Yoube  burning  muscle  instead  of  fat.
glance at a full-length mirror as you dress
in the morning, and you don't like what youSpeaking  of  muscle..
see. Before Thanksgiving, you were on your
way to becoming a thinner, healthier you.Eating is only half the picture. If you want
Now, every canapé, slice of cheesecake,to maintain the weight you lose, you need to
and glass of wine you indulged in over theperform some kind of physical activity. That
holidays seems to be laughing at you from itsdoesn't necessarily mean formal exercise.
new-found perch in your belly, butt, andJust get up and move every chance you get.
thighs. Of course, you tell yourself you'reStudies show that doing vigorous, day-to-day
imagining things. You couldn't have gainedactivities is far more important for
all that much weight. Just to prove it, youmaintaining a healthful weight than is a
tentatively, almost timidly, climb onto themembership to the local health club. Here are
bathroom scale, and allow yourself to peeksome  that  really  burn  the  fat:
down  with  one  squinty  eye.
-  Washing  and  waxing  a  car
Don't scream and do NOT allow yourself to
plunge into depression. That number is a-  Washing  windows  or  floors
minor setback on the road to having a
slender, healthier body. You can get back on-  Playing  volleyball
track and barely miss a step on your way to
your weight loss goal. You can also learn a-  Playing  touch  football
new way of eating, using principles from the
Cheater's Diet, that will allow you to enjoy-  Gardening
the holidays next year to their fullest
without gaining a single extra pound around-  Walking
your  middle.
-  Basketball  (shooting  baskets)
First, you're going to shock your metabolism
back into action with a month of the "Four-  Dancing  fast  (social)
F's" plan. It won't be easy, but you'll love
the results. After that, you'll ease your way-  Pushing  a  lawnmower
into the regular Cheater's Diet plan, which
allows you to eat all kinds of food that you-  Raking  leaves
thought, as a dieter, you would never be
allowed  to  eat  again.Past  the  first  hurdle
The  "Four  F's"  are:After you've gone four weeks sticking
strictly with the Four F's, you can begin to
-  Fishrelax a little. How? Cheat on the weekends.
Now, I know that the word "cheat" generally
-  Fluidsmakes dieters a little nervous. It represents
failure to many of them. But it doesn't have
-  Fiberto. In fact, cheating can be your greatest
tool  in  reaching  success.
-  Frequent  meals
Here's how. After being subjected to a strict
Fish- is an excellent source of protein andregimen like the Four F's throughout the
healthful Omega-3 fats, both of which willfirst month, your body begins to outsmart you
help you to feel sated and cut your appetite.and slightly slows down the rate at which it
Try to eat fish at least three times a week.burns fat. If you suddenly give it more work
Cold water varieties like salmon, tuna,to do by feeding it more calories, it speeds
sardines, and herring, contain the highestup again. Then, after two days, you go back
amounts  of  Omega-3's.to  your  strict  regimen.
Fluids- are extremely important for weightThe body is still going with all fires
loss. Not only does drinking water, tea,blazing. It will take awhile for it to
coffee, diet sodas, or even soup help torealize the trick you've pulled. So because
cleanse your body of toxins, but it alsoyou've eaten more for a couple of days,
keeps the kidneys functioning properly. Whenyou're now burning fat even faster! Doing
the kidneys are out of whack, the liver takesthis every weekend keeps the body in a state
over for them, which means it can't continueof playing perpetual catch-up. So cheat! From
doing one of its other major jobs-turningSaturday morning to Sunday evening, eat
your fat into fuel. Drink at least 2 quartsanything you like, with the exception of
(8 cups) of fluids a day, and if you'refoods you're likely to binge on. You can have
overweight,  drink  even  more.chocolate, hamburgers, whole grain bread, ice
cream, cinnamon buns, wine, beer, strawberry
Fiber- helps move food through your systemshortcake-you name it. Or you can just have a
more quickly, makes you feel full, and keepswhole lot more of the healthful foods you've
your digestive tract healthy. For thebeen  eating  since  the  New  Year.
purposes of the Four F's, fruit is the best
source. Apples, pears, plums, strawberries,Cheating has one other advantage that's
and prunes are all good sources. In additionhugely important in maintaining a healthful
to the servings described below, have atweight-it keeps you from getting bored. The
least one additional fruit serving at everyaverage person stays on a diet for about two
main  meal.months before giving up and going back to his
or her old ways. Why? The tedium of
Frequent meals- means eating three main mealsrestrictive diets. The Cheater's Diet
a day with snacks in between. Never go morerestricts you from nothing. It simply puts
than two hours between meals Breakfast,you on a schedule, just like going to work
lunch, and dinner should always consist offive  days  a  week  and  taking off for two.
one serving of protein (eggs, fish, white
poultry meat, or lean pork loin) and one of aCheating  for  life
complex carb, like a vegetable, legume, or
whole grain. A serving size is about oneBy the end of the second month, you will
quarter of dinner plate. Snacks can consistprobably have reached the end of your
of a serving of fruits, vegetables, nonfatpatience with eating six meals a day. So
dairy products, nuts, legumes or any other nodon't. Go back to three meals a day, and
sugar/low  fat  food.allow yourself four servings per meal-one or
two of protein, two of fruits or vegetables,
So to recap-lots of meals, lots of fiber,and one of whole grains or legumes. You can
lots  of  fish,  lots  of  fluids.still have snacks every two hours if you
like.
Don't worry about the rate at which you're
losing. An average of two pounds a week isBy summertime, you're going to look amazing.
very respectable, and three pounds should beAnd when the holidays come next year, just
your maximum. Any more than that and you'llstick with the Cheater's Diet!



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