Welcome back to The Simplicity Sessions, I'm delighted that you’ve joined us today. My name is Jenn Pike, your host, registered holistic nutritionist, medical exercise specialist, the best-selling author of the Simplicity Project, and the creator of the women's revolutionary health program, The Hormone Project. 

Welcome back to another episode of The Simplicity Sessions. There are many things to do with Christmas approaching, such as cooking and decorating a Christmas tree. The holiday season can be a stressful time as there is so much going on in our lives. We run around to buy presents, bake so much food, host and attend dinner and holiday parties. It can be a stressful time of year, where we beat ourselves up to try to keep up with everything. We want our kids to have it all. We want our families to have it all. We want it all.  

But today, I will be giving you some advice on how to prepare for Christmas, whether it's through nutrition, exercise, or other means. Also included are some ideas and activities you may do ahead of time, in the moment, or even afterward. 

Continue listening for additional information on things you can proactively do to ensure that you have a happy Christmas. 

If you have a question for me and my team, send it over to [email protected] or via Instagram at @jennpike and I'll do my best to share helpful insights, thoughts and advice.  

Here are the main topics of today’s episode: 

• Be hydrated  
• Eat helpfully 
• We get to choose 
• Look at your calendar 
• Don’t beat yourself up 
• Get rest as much as you can 
• Add resistance training to your program
• January does not have to be excess anything
• Step out of that place of being so hard on yourself 

   

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Quotes -  

• “The only way we can really be prepared for how we're going to continue to support our health is to actually know what's coming.” 
• “Why wouldn't you wake up and do your regular morning routine?” 

• “.... you're dehydrated and the more dehydrated you are, the less energy you’ll have, the more cravings that you'll have, the more lethargic you'll feel, and the brain fog will be more present. So hydrate.” 
• “That self-hatred that you're imposing on yourself is doing so much more damage than a cookie or a piece of cake or an extra glass of red wine.” 
• “The fastest way to get you out of a cycle of guilt and shame and remorse for what it is you've eaten or what you've done or haven't done is flip it on its head, create a pattern interruption, and do something that is good for you.”