I hope you’re having a wonderful holiday season!
This is the time to eat, drink, and be merry.
But let’s face it – none of us wants the bulge that comes with too much holiday indulgence.
If you’re a crossdresser or transgender woman, you know that the closer you stay to your ideal weight, the easier it is to create a feminine body shape.
So how can you avoid an expanding belly this holiday season?
Here are my top 7 ways to avoid holiday weight gain:
1. Allow Yourself to Indulge… A Little
It’s important not to deprive yourself over the holidays. If you do, it’ll lead to cravings, binging, and an eventual backlash.
Treat yourself – but be choosy about what you eat! Save your calories for the foods you truly love.
2. Never Arrive Hungry
Going to a party that will be loaded with tempting treats? The worst thing you can do is arrive hungry.
Instead, “spoil” your appetite by eating a healthy snack before you leave home. This will help curb the urge to binge when you get to the party.
3. Don’t Drink Too Much
There’s nothing like a toast with friends over the holidays. But there are two problems with alcohol:
- It adds a lot of empty calories to your diet.
- It lowers your inhibitions and can lead to eating more than you intended to.
If you’re going to drink, pace yourself – and be sure to drink plenty of water. A good rule is to drink one glass of water for each alcoholic drink.
4. Limit “Tastes” While Cooking
Be careful in the kitchen when you’re cooking and baking. Tasting food while you cook is an easy way to sneak in loads of extra calories.
My favorite trick is to SIT DOWN anytime you eat – even if it’s just a bite. This forces you to be conscious about how much you are consuming.
And remember – a taste isn’t meant to be a meal! Sample the tiniest bit and save your appetite for the main course.
5. Keep Up Your Exercise Routine
It’s easy to let your exercise routine slide during the busy holiday season. Don’t let this happen to you!
Exercise helps burn calories and boosts your metabolism. But even more importantly, it keeps your healthy habits on track. If you stop exercising, it’s all too easy to throw in the towel and let your healthy eating habits go out the window, too.
6. Eat Protein First
It’s not just about what you eat but WHEN you consume it.
Eating protein prior to eating carbs or drinking alcohol helps stabilize your blood sugar. This can help curb cravings, making you less likely to eat the “sinful foods” that pack on pounds.
7. Use Smaller Plates
Studies show that plate size affects appetite, so an easy trick to avoid overeating is to use a small plate. A small plate creates the illusion of more food and makes it easier to control your portions.
Now, let’s celebrate!
What are your plans for this holiday season? Are there any fabulous femme outings on your agenda? I’d love to hear about them, so please share below.
Happy holidays!
Love,
Lucille
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transformation tips?
so, like being tense all the time is not good for my weight? i guess that means i should practice the guitar more often as that aids greatly in relaxation.
one other thing i am goig to do is get out on a bicycle more often, maybe i can get lucky and get back to the hourglass shape i had before my knee injury. and when i say hourglass, i mean it as in womens clothing had fit better than mens clothing.
thanx for the advice for weight loss.
Hi Lucille,
Exercise like with biking, walking, floor exercises and tai-chi help me to keep my weight off.
Hi Lucille,
Exercise like with biking, walking, floor exercises and tai-chi help me to keep my weight off.
i love you lLucille
I would just be happy if I was 38B,C, maybe a d @ 170. But I can’t I just had a major operation on my right leg. It had a plate on the left and right side. It was not stragihten. It had scew and left plate comming out. Now I have the left plate remove and a new plate infront of my leg where it was refractor in 9 places and a plate put in to straighten it all up. So now I can’t walk at all. At least until 3 to 6 months. So what can I do the reach my goal?
Hello All!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Thank you Lucille and everyone for making this information available and all the information you’re sending out. It makes me feel like part of a large family and that someone actually cares. Though I have been following a weight loss plan, the points you’ve submitted reinforce what I have learned from my plan. Great to be here.
Much Success in the New Year,
Kelli Lynne
Hi,I just recently moved to Los Angeles. I need a doctor for Feminine Facial Surgery. Do you know of one in this area? Thanks David
In 2008, I stripped away 19 pounds of fat and gained 12 pounds of muscle for a 7 pound weight loss. I went from 149 pounds to 142 pounds on my 5’8″ first-thing-in-the-morning-tall, slender frame. That took me from 19% body fat to 12% body fat. My goal had been to get down to 9% body fat and 139 pounds. That may seem thin, but that 3 pound 3% body fat difference is the very slight tummy that belies a feminine shape and gives me a 28-29″ waist, which matches nicely with a 42″ chest and 38″ hips. I did this through intensive weight training twice a week, riding my bike around 2000 miles, walking or running when I couldn’t ride, a high protein diet with lots of leafy green vegetables, and drinking 100 ounces of home filtered water each day.
In 2009, I pretty much maintained what I gained in 2008, as I battled health problems and could not ride my bike or lift weights. 2010 is the year to cut that last 3 pounds and 3% body fat and find that shape I started to seek in 2008.
One key is that if you starve yourself to lose weight, you actually put your body into fat storing mode because you put your body into stress! By slowing down while eating and focusing on your eating and not on some other thing, you will not only eat less, you will put your mind and body into a state of relaxation, and you will find pleasure in consuming food, good food that nourishes your mind, body and soul.
Here are two more tips that I got from my training in 2008: If you drink alcohol shortly before going to bed, you will put your body into fat storing mode for at least your first 4 hours of sleep and that’s not a good thing. But, if you consume about 18 g of whey protein in 4-8 oz. of water, you will help put your body into fat burning mode for the night and will also increase nighttime production of HGH (human growth hormone), which is some that slowly decreases in production as we age and which helps to build muscle and burn fat.
I feel comfortable in my own skin and am happy with who I am most of the time, and that is very important to me.
Good luck to us all in 2010 and may 2010 be a blessed year for us all!