Get Rid of Body Fat

Well it's that time of year again. We all want to look good because it's party time, yet we feel obliged to go out an indulge in rich food and alcohol. Then when Christmas is over, it's a mad manic rush to start fresh and get rid of the excess pounds of body fat we have accumulated over the holiday period. It's crazy, but most of us go thorough the same cycle year after year. Take a minute and look back over the years. Is this something you have been doing for the last few years? Has it almost become a habit? Why not try and make 2008 and different? Don't do what you have always done, try something new. After all, if you always do what you have always done, then you will always have what you have always got! Ring any bells. Don't start tomorrow, start now.

I'm off to a Christmas party tonight, not my first and certainly not the last. But I have decided, that I'm going to do things differently this year. I'm still going to enjoy myself, have a drink and eat some nice food, but what I am going to do is think about what I'm doing to myself. So I'm going to be sensible and that means, not drinking too much and eating sensibly. I want to be able to get up tomorrow, without the hangover and feel fresh enough to get out for a long morning walk. That will be my exercise for the day Then I can have a relaxing day and not feel guilty about over indulging the night before.

One of the main problems about todays society, is that we are too busy running around doing things for other people and not taking enough time to do things for ourselves. Just take some time to sit back and think about what you are doing to yourself and how it will effect you in the future. Don't do what other people say or do. Do what feels right to you. How many times have you heard someone saying, 'Oh go on, it's only one more drink, what harm can one more do you?' Well, the truth is, it can do you harm. The problem is, if you've heard that saying too many times, then it's not one more drink is it? It's 5, 10 or even 20 over the years.

Based on this, here's a few tips on how to try and prevent and even get rid of body fat over the holiday period, just so you can be in a better position for the new year.

1. Cut down on the alcohol. Alternate alcoholic drinks with soft drinks
2. Don't fill up the buffet plate until you can't fit any more on it, take a few bits and eat them slowly. Wait for a few minutes, if you are still hungry, go back and get some more, but the secret little and often.
3. Fill up on salad, vegetables and meats. Leave the pork pies, sausage rolls, crisps. These are the things that don't fill you up and are high in processed fats, sugar and salt.
4. For a sweet, opt for the fruit salad and creme fresh rather than pies and cheese cakes.
5. Dance the night away. Dancing is great exercise and helps burn off those excess calories.
6. Hydrate. Make sure you drink water, before the evening begins. Alcohol dehydrates you and that is what gives you the head ache in the morning.
7. Eat an apple before you go out. It helps to suppress hunger and will stop you pigging out at the buffet.
8. Mix with like minded people. If you are on a fitness campaign, find people to talk to who are doing the same thing. Stay away from those who are likely to sabotage your efforts.
9. Take some exercise before you go out. It will put you in a positive frame of mind, so you will feel more relaxed, better about yourself and less likely to want to get drunk to feel relaxed.
10. Make an effort to get up early the next morning and go for a long relaxing walk or cycle ride to get some fresh air. It'll clear your head. You'll feel better for it and it will help to erase the calories form the night before.

Remember; losing body fat is about 3 things;
1. Setting a goal
2. Eating a healthy
3. Getting active