Holiday Weight Gain Tips: NYC Weight Loss Doctor Dr. Sue Decotiis Explains How to Stay Healthy

Описание: The holiday season often leads to overindulgence, with the average person consuming around 6,000 calories on Christmas Day alone and gaining an average of 3 pounds. Dr. Sue Decotiis, a board-certified weight loss doctor in NYC, shares practical tips to prevent weight gain during the festivities. She provides advice on how to manage holiday feasting, avoid overeating, and stay hydrated. Dr. Decotiis also emphasizes the importance of sticking to GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic, semaglutide, and Tirzepatide to maintain weight loss progress.

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On family food and festivities, so overindulging is almost par for the course, according to the British Dietetic Association. On average, folks will consume around 6000 calories on Christmas Day alone, and research shows the average weight gain is around 3 pounds over the holidays. I feel seen. Joining me now is doctor Sue Dakota, a weight loss specialist. Doctor Sue, I have to believe that people almost hate to see you coming when the family's there. They're like, she's going to watch everything I'm putting on my plate.

Well, all I can tell you is it's not worth blowing it, because you can actually gain a lot more than 3 pounds over the holiday season and realize that a lot of your calories are coming from alcohol and snacks. So you go to a cocktail party and you're picking at these greasy or d'oeuvres that are passed around, and you're having a couple of cocktails, the aperitifs, and that turns your appetite on, even. And even though you may have the best intentions when you actually sit down to dinner, you're going to eat a lot more. So it's really not worth putting all those extra calories on. So I have a couple of tips for my patients.

Number one: Be hydrated. Okay. Don't go to a party or a family festivity. Thirsty. Drink a lot of water before you go. Because a lot of what we drink is because we're actually dehydrated. So that really helps if it's going to be a huge feast, believe it or not, 3 or 4 hours before eat a small snack, something like a handful of nuts or a small apple with some peanut butter so you're satisfied and you don't go absolutely ravenous.

And so many patients these days, so many of my patients are on GLP one drugs, right. Such as Tirzepatide, Ozempic, semaglutide, wegovy. And you know what? A lot of those patients make the mistake of stopping their medication before the holidays. That's the worst thing you can do. Why gain all that weight when you're going to have to take it back off again? And if you start off feeling before the holidays that you'd like to lose a couple of pounds, your metabolism perhaps is a bit slow. And as we get older, that happens to most of us. Is it really worth indulging? So I think it's really important whether you're in normal weight or whether you want to lose a few pounds. Don't do this damage to yourself and you don't really have to.

Don't do the damage. Make sure you're hydrated. Make sure you have a little bit of a meal before you start munching down those greasy snacks. Doctor, thank you so much.

Thank you. Happy holidays.

Absolutely. Same to you. And that.

Sue Decotiis, MD
20 E 46th St., #1201
NYC, NY 10017
(917) 261-3177
www.drdecotiis.com

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