24/12/2025
Advice I’ve been giving all my fat loss clients this week for Christmas 🎄
It’s two weeks with a few key dates — not a fortnight all-inclusive 🌴😜
This isn’t about pushing for results.
It’s about balance, maintenance, and actually enjoying Christmas.
The simplest approach is to have key days where you take a relaxed approach.
That might be Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day.
The rest of the two weeks stay reasonably structured.
I like to split the period into three categories:
1️⃣ Relaxed key days
These are days where you enjoy food fully and do not manage intake.
2️⃣ Social meal days
Days that include a meal out or a big family meal, but not the whole day.
The rest of the day stays fairly normal.
3️⃣ Normal days
Days in routine or where you do not have much going on.
Festive food does not need to be avoided.
Enjoy it on the key dates.
Enjoy the leftovers too — but when you are back on structured days, you do not need to pile on extra trimmings for the sake of it.
Stick to the main parts and save the extras for relaxed days.
This is how you move away from the all-or-nothing mindset.
You absolutely can have it — just with intention.
On normal days, keep things simple.
Protein-based breakfasts work best — bacon or facon sandwiches, eggs on toast, or scrambled tofu on toast.
Starting the day with protein helps keep you fuller for longer and stops the mindless fridge picking when it is full of festive bits.
Those extra Christmas carbs are also great for energy in the gym or on a run.
Yes, the choccie tin counts too 😏
If you have meals out or drinks planned, enjoy them.
Balance the rest of the day and make the next day easy to return to normal.
On relaxed days — nothing to manage.
Eat what you want.
Stop when you are full.
Keep moving where you can.
Steps help more than you think.
No rules.
No perfection.
Just enough structure to stop Christmas running you.
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