You Do You ๐Ÿ–


If you follow a bunch of these annoying fitness people like me, you'll probably notice they're all talking about Christmas ๐ŸŽ„

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It's either;

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a) Stick to your diet all through Christmas, have one slice of Turkey and a brussel sprout on Christmas Day. Make your family do press-ups before they open their presents

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or

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b) Go wild. The more chocolate you can cram into your mouth every day of December, the healthier your relationship with food will be. Live a little!

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Neither approach is right or wrong

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YOU get to decide how you want to do Christmas Reader, not some jumped-up influencer on Instagram with AI-generated photos and 50,000 followers they purchased from China

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BUT

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Your actions will always have consequences

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If you're reading this email, you're probably looking to lose some fat at some point (either that or you just like laughing at my typos)

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And if that's the case, you probably want to be a bit careful in December

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Sure you've got;

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  • Meetups with old friends ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ
  • Work Xmas parties ๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿบ
  • A team Xmas lunch ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ง
  • Christmas Eve ๐ŸŽ„
  • Christmas day ๐Ÿฆƒ
  • Boxing Day ๐ŸŽ
  • That bit between Christmas and New Year ๐Ÿ“†
  • New Years Eve ๐Ÿฅณ
  • The first week in January recovering from your hangover ๐Ÿ˜•๐Ÿ•

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All good.

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But if you eat and drink whatever you feel like at all of these, January ain't gonna be pretty

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If you go with option a) and just let your hair down, you could easily be 7 pounds (3kg) up between now and January

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If you already want to lose 20 pounds, you've just added ANOTHER 7 pounds on top, which will make your overall weight-loss journey even longer (maybe by another 7 weeks)

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If you just DON'T gain those extra 7 pounds you are starting from a much better place

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So, it's not about all or nothing approach at Christmas

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In fact, both are shit

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You should probably aim to be somewhere in the middle

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Enjoy 3 days of indulgence (Xmas Eve to Boxing Day) and make sure the rest of the month is pretty normal

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And just aim to maintain your weight โš–

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(It'll be so much easier to do this if you're weighing yourself daily)

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It puts you in a very powerful position in January โœŠ

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You can either be happy that you've enjoyed Christmas and gained zero weight

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OR

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If you do want to lose weight, you haven't added weeks and months onto your timeline in 2025

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Or you could just eat like an idiot and gain 10 pounds

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You do you.

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If you want to take action in 2025, reply to this or DM me on Instaโ€‹

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Joe

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WhatsApp: +447590988201

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/joe_johnson_9_to_5/โ€‹

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Website: 9-to-5-nutrition.comโ€‹

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