Your Slimmest Winter

Despite all the forthcoming festive food temptations, getting into a slim mindset right now can help you stay trim until New Year – and beyond!

 

- Cathy Struthers

YOU ARE, ACCORDING TO science*, the slimmest you’ll be all year right around now. You’ll have lost any summer weight, the lure of stodgy food hasn’t quite kicked in, the temptations of festive socialising are not yet upon us, and the British weather hasn’t fully put the mockers on outdoor exercise. Capitalising on all this by getting into the right mindset now means you needn’t make losing weight a New Year resolution, as you’ll stay healthy and slim over the coming months by creating new thinking habits.‘One of the most common misconceptions about weight loss is that to succeed, you have to focus solely on what you eat,’ says Deborah Beck, co-author of The Diet Trap Solution (£12.99, Hay House). ‘But this is not true. An equally decisive factor in successful weight loss is changing your thoughts. To consistently eat differently, you must think differently.’ Tapping into techniques such as cognitive behavioural therapy, Alexander Technique and mindfulness can change the way you view winter eating and exercise and escape seasonal diet pitfalls. So, get ready to think slim all season…