Holiday weight loss tips

Gathering for the holidays is a tricky time for those trying to watch their weight. We have tempting seasonal desserts that are too delicious to pass.

A routine concern I hear is the dreaded “COVID-15” or the “COVID-20,” the amount of weight patients have added because they are unable to do the things they used to. Gyms and pools were closed.

More time was spent working from home, often near the kitchen. The eventual snacking leads to weight gain that contributes to a decline in health and many problems including low back pain, diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea.

Cutting calories and reducing your overall fat percentage can reverse these issues and improve your overall happiness. One size does not fit all, we are all unique and bring different strengths and weaknesses to the table.

What do I do?

Some are able to skip meals easily, others can change their diet drastically. Some patients are able to afford using a commercial program like Optavia, Medi-fast, Jenny Craig or Weight Watchers, but a lot of my patients are unable to afford the $500 monthly cost of these programs. I am here to let you know there is a simpler and cheaper solution.

In our office, we treat each patient with respect and part of the individual solution we prescribe to patients is based on their current intake.

We like to learn exactly what habits in terms of eating and exercise our patients have. We then recommend small changes in habitual behaviors that can be very powerful in changing the trajectory of the overall path.

A few small tools can help our patients navigate their meals and we have the ability to follow their journey biochemically with drastic improvements in overall health.