Christmas Binge Eating Coming Up? How to Best Prepare for "Metabolic Shock".

Christmas is just around the corner and the tables have already been laid out for a while because the goliardic and culinary aspect of the holidays is not limited to only 25 but has been celebrated for days now, between dinners and aperitifs to exchange greetings between friends, work colleagues, gym mates maybe and so on and so forth. A real gastronomic slalom, in a riot of toasts and calories, enemies of the line. Thus, in an attempt to seek "friendly support" in this obstacle course contrary to healthy eating, December turns out to be the month in which most often on the internet you type "lightning diet", looking for a quick remedy. According to an analysis by Consulcesi Club, in this period the "diy web diet" is fashionable and the most clicked are the ketogenic, the Dukan, the blood type diet and that of rice, with a peak for that of ice. Precisely in response to this, Salvator Mundi International Hospital | UPMC, in collaboration with Dr. Liliana Giorgi, has decided to provide the most appropriate indications – to be evaluated always based on one's health condition – to buffer the excesses without causing damage to the body.

Here are the tips from our Dr. Liliana Giorgi:

It is advisable to start on December 22nd and continue on December 23rd with a hyper-protein regimen in order to create a metabolic shock for the body called to use storage fats to generate energy.

The doctor thus ensures the possibility of having free meals, on the 24th at dinner, and on the 25th and 26th at lunch, without having to make another hole in the belt on the 27th morning.

The diet recommended by Dr. Giorgi (except for particular health conditions):

Upon awakening it is recommended to drink 2 glasses of hot water with lemon juice.

22 and 23 December

BREAKFAST
coffee and choice
plain yogurt
or
1 light ricotta
or
250 gr of egg whites omelette

SNACK
10 almonds or hazelnuts

LUNCH
200 gr of white meat or white fish
raw vegetables to choose from: songino/fennel/radicchio/cucumber
1 tablespoon of oil

SNACK
1 apple
or
60 gr of bresaola
or
25 gr of Parmesan cheese

DINNER
2 eggs
or
100 gr of smoked salmon
raw vegetables to choose from: songino/fennel/radicchio/cucumber
1 tablespoon of oil

24 December

BREAKFAST
caffè e a scelta yogurt bianco 125 gr
or
yogurt alla vaniglia 0%
or
1 galletta di grano saraceno + 50 gr di avocado

SNACK
80 gr di affettato a scelta tra cotto snello e fesa di tacchino

LUNCH
200 gr di pesce bianco o 150 di carne bianca

SNACK
50 gr of lupins or 1 low-fat white yogurt 125 gr

FREE DINNER

25 December

BREAKFAST
coffee and choice
plain yogurt
or
egg white omelettes (250 gr) + 20 gr oats

FREE LUNCH

DINNER
250 gr of boiled zucchini + 100 gr of Philadelphia light

26 December

BREAKFAST
coffee and choice
plain yogurt
or
egg white omelettes (250 gr) + 20 gr oats

FREE LUNCH

DINNER
chicory sautéed with 1 tablespoon of oil + 2 mandarins
or
2 heads of endive + 1 tablespoon of oil + 2 mandarins