Keys to losing the extra kilos after the holidays

Physical activity should also conform to the characteristics of each person and without being perceived as an obligation 

Disorder schedules, increased consumption of alcohol and a more intense social activity cause people to gain weight during summer vacation then everyone wants to come off, so it is necessary to establish a nutritional, physical and mental plan with realistic goals and well identified with potential obstacles. 
The coordinator of Integrated Centre for Obesity and Overweight (CIOS) Clinic La Luz de Madrid, Susana Canton, recognizes that there are those who even proposed during the early summer lose weight but the time eventually causes the opposite effect. 

However, as also to resume work activity, "we must rethink the initial purpose and what is worse, resulting burden of discouragement and frustration at not having succeeded in the summer," he says. 

To achieve this, the expert believes that the first is a set of actions to be performed at each stage in three different ways (nutritional, physical and mental) with start and end dates and linked to the objectives. 

With respect to food, which must be considered with the help of a specialist to the nutritional plan is based on the balance between the different foods and adapted to each particular case. 


Also, physical activity must also conform to the characteristics of each person and without being perceived as an obligation, for so you have to find a discipline that is interesting and stimulating. 

These objectives must be "realistic and achievable" for what is necessary "know how to manage setbacks, relapses or stagnation in the process of weight loss to persevere and tolerate frustration in comfort without compromising the overall objectives." 

Canton also advocates have a mentality of staying healthy and internalize the guidelines, both in regard to nutrition and physical exercise and mental discipline must be maintained long term. 

"The traditional idea is that with diet and exercise you can get everything in terms of weight loss, and in fact are two key factors, but success must also settle on maintaining a proper mental attitude and in establishing medium and long term effective and healthy habits, "has ruled.