DON’T LET THE WINTER KILO’S CREEP ON

When it’s cold outside, all you feel like doing (if you’re like me) is having a warm shower and getting into your PJ’s at 6pm, eating a BIG hearty hot dinner and then hitting the sack.

While that’s good for the soul, it’s a time of year that those kilo’s creep on as they are hidden under all those layers of thick woolly clothes. Here are a few simple tips to keep your weight in a manageable range over the winter…. 

• Be aware of how your clothing fits, and HOW you feel, rather than weighing yourself. Looking at the UP or DOWN of the weight scales just leads to an unhealthy view of being healthy so instead FOCUS on how your clothing fits and how you feel.

• Drink more water and herbal teas. In winter we tend not to drink as much water and confuse our ‘thirst’ with ‘hunger’ and eat more.

• Eat slowly. It’s easy when cold to scoff your food like a crazed animal! Slow down. Put your knife, fork, and spoon down between mouthfuls. Eating slowly gives your brain time to receive the message its full (20 mins) and therefore you eat only what you need.

• Exercise. It only takes 4 minutes and only have to do it every second day - it’s called TABATA - or otherwise known as HIIT - High Intensity Interval Training. It’ll also heat you up making you warmer all night! And you can’t use it’s too ‘wet’ or too ‘cold’ as an excuse as you can jog on the spot, or do star jumps, in the comfort of your lounge room! You don’t even have to put on exercise gear, you can do in your Pj’s. For more info read my blog

  I hope this helps… And… if you want to know more about how your INNER GARDEN can flourish then check out my programs that are designed to IMPROVE your Gut Health… click HERE or if you want to eat your way back to health — one meal at a time — check out my Gut Health Recipe Compendium. Nat xx