So you’ve ate too much over the Christmas holiday and now you’re left feeling like a turd of a whale. Pero quién te manda comerte los tamales de pollo, de rajas, y de dulce. Y para acabar, bien que te echaste los tamales Guatemaltecos! Allí si que no te quejabas ¿verdad? Andabas bien entrada con tu four course meal, y ahora has quedado sintiéndote un asco, te preguntas por qué diablos no puedes dormir boca abajo durante la noche!

No solamente durante la epoca navideña deberíamos de practicar el self-control. Pero viene al caso que en estos días, la gente se la pasa comiendo más de lo que debe. Así es que si para principios del 2008 quedas hecha una bola, tal vez para la otra tratarás de controlar tus tripas.  

ACTIVE MOTIVATION

Since the deed is done, no use dwelling about the past. Let’s face our situation, admit our guilty pleasures, and think active motivation! Porque de nada sirve que tengas las ganas de perder unas libritas de más si en verdad no haces algo al respeto. Therefore, mentally prepare yourself by saying each morning, “I can do it!”

GOLOSAS

If you overate simply because the endless amounts of food followed your every move, then you can loose the excess weight just as easily as you consumed it. Simply clear your mind of all your worries, set a game plan in your head of what you want your daily intake to be, set an exercise schedule that is realistic to your life style, and put those two things into effect every day. By setting your mind to a game plan and preparing yourself mentally for the task ahead, your body will automatically respond and be ready for both a change in eating habits and in daily activity. 

OVER-EATING

Pero si te atascaste de comida porque sentías que ni el sol te alcanzaba a calentar, you might be an emotional eater. Emotional eaters overeat as a coping strategy. Whether they are feeling angry, sad, lonely, etc, an overeater will use food as a divergent to get their minds off their emotional state. In this case, exercising will not solve the problem. Seekwellness.com (www.seekwellness.com) offers a variety of tips as to how to deal and understand over eating. It is important to first come to terms with what is happening mentally and emotionally and to understand that the person is merely turning to food not because they are hungry, but because they find comfort in eating. Once the source of the problem is addressed, it is easier to work on the issue from the root of the problem. In situations such as this, it is recommended to seek professional help and to seek self-healing.

ILL TENDENCIES

In a culture where everything is celebrated with food and drinks, it’s important to keep a balanced lifestyle. Understanding the troubles that follow over eating and over drinking might help regulate your ill tendencies and can help prevent future health problems. Making small tweeks to your lifestyle here and there will help kick those bad habits to the curb and help bring to light a new and healthy you.