According to a study in the London Journal of Medicine, people gain the most weight starting at the beginning of October (what some people would argue is the "start of the holiday season") and that weight gain peaks after New Year's.

And what's more, that weight you gain during the holidays takes an average of 5 months to get back off! That's a whole half a year you're going to be struggling or punishing yourself for a few months of holidays. Not ideal. And that is just to get back to where you were in October!

Today, I go over why we are so likely to gain weight over the holidays and how to set yourself up for success so you don't spend half the year trying to get back to where you are right now.

This way, you don't start 2024 trying to reverse the last 3 months.

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-How to handle stress over the holiday season

-How to avoid binging

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Now, let's get into the episode!

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) — Introduction

(01:10) — Today's topic: how to avoid holiday weight gain

(04:09) — Reasons why the holidays are such a large contributor to weight gain

(04:27) — 1) It's partially biological

(07:24) — 2) We're eating more & more inconsistently

(10:01) — 3) We're eating differently than we were during the summertime

(13:43) — 4) We're less active

(15:25) — 5) It's a higher-stress period of time

(24:41) — Strategies we use in our coaching to navigate the holidays

(34:17) — Check out our '5 Weeks to Avoiding Holiday Weight Gain' program (details at the link above!)

(37:08) — Wrap-up

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