Singing until your throat is on fire, dancing until your whole body is exhausted, the clamor of noise and the stimulation of alcohol make it hard for your spirit to calm down for a long time. After a party, you absolutely need some pure time to face yourself, besides, we've already neglected our health too much, it's really time to set aside some time to spoil yourself.
First Trick: See Through the Dietary Traps
When going out for a date, avoid being too hungry, because your body is especially prone to overeating when it's very hungry. If your stomach is rumbling before you leave, you can have a little fruit, cheese, or breakfast cereal first to "line your stomach".
At parties, guests mostly choose their favorite food in a buffet style, so the "buffet overload crisis" can easily happen. Therefore, to control your food intake, you must strictly follow the following points: try to shorten the time you spend choosing food; slowly choosing in front of a table full of food will only make you pick more and more. If you still feel hungry after eating, you can just choose to eat again.
When choosing food, use small plates to hold your food. A full plate will first give you a sense of satisfaction.
Even if you have decided to challenge the desserts, at least share your "spoils" with friends and family to reduce the actual amount you eat.
When eating egg tarts or cheesecake, you can leave the pastry part uneaten.
When people are happy, they always love to have one or two more drinks, but you can keep the following points in mind to reduce the damage alcohol does to you: after each drink of alcohol, follow it with a glass of water. This not only reduces your chances of drinking too much, but also solves the problem of dehydration that alcohol may cause.
When drinking, finish a whole glass before pouring another. If you often let your friends refill your glass when you're only halfway through, you can't control how much you've actually drunk, and you won't even know if you've had too much in the end.
Give up sugary drinks and use fresh fruit juice, soda water, or mineral water to make your cocktails.
Fruit wines may be easy to drink, but their sugar, sweetener, and preservative content are quite high, so it's better to drink less.
Food Name Calories
20 peanuts 100 cal
10 pistachios 320 cal
4 red dates 320 cal
80g dried squid 231 cal
45g beef jerky 100 cal
11 cashews 100 cal
100 melon seeds 100 cal
1 Saqima (Chinese pastry) 100 cal
20 preserved plums 100 cal
1 fruit gum 20 cal
1 can of Coca-Cola 155 cal
Fanta 115 cal
Coffee 63 cal
1 bottle of chocolate milk 240 cal
1 carton of whole milk 150 cal
Oolong tea 0 cal
Second Trick: Maintain Your Biological Clock
As long as Christmas entertainment is kept in moderation, it is very helpful for bonding and relieving stress, but if you stay up all night and party excessively, it can be very harmful to your health!
1. Playing Cards
Sitting for too long affects blood circulation and can cause dizziness; for people with cardiovascular diseases, over-excitement or tension can easily lead to a stroke. In addition, eating and drinking while playing cards can transfer dirt or bacteria on the cards into your mouth, causing stomach discomfort; and staring at the cards for long periods without sleep is very bad for your eyes, and can also lead to fatigue, neurasthenia, insomnia, dizziness, or tinnitus.
2. Dancing
Dance halls are mostly limited in space, with deafening noise and air pollution. Staying in such an environment all night can have adverse effects on your eyes, nose, and ears. Because the lights in dance halls often flicker on and off, it can easily cause eye fatigue, leading to headaches, mental confusion, or blurred vision; and the enclosed space of a dance hall allows dirty air or bacteria to circulate everywhere, causing the nose and oropharynx to continuously inhale harmful factors. When the body is weak or tired, it is easy to get sick. In addition, the loud noise can easily cause hearing loss, leading to temporary deafness, and can also accelerate the heartbeat, raise blood pressure, or cause vascular spasms.
3. Singing
Singing at KTV has almost become the biggest pastime for modern people. Doctors remind: don't "shout" songs at the top of your voice, and don't force yourself to sing scales that are not suitable for you, so as not to damage your voice; and it's not advisable to sing all night, otherwise you will be hoarse from exhaustion the next day. In addition, don't gulp down cold drinks or alcohol while singing, because cold drinks can constrict the blood vessels in the throat, damaging throat function; and tobacco and alcohol can irritate the throat and oral mucosa, making the respiratory tract dry, leading to dry cough and hoarseness.
4. Watching TV, Chatting
Not letting your eyes and mouth rest all night not only wastes physical and mental energy, but also watching TV and chatting inevitably involves snacks and drinks, which are not only bad for your stomach, but can also lead to weight gain.
Third Trick: Let Your Skin Have an Easy Christmas
Skin care should originally be a task accumulated over time and practiced through personal experience; if you have been negligent in daily care and only want to cram at Christmas, you must be even more careful, don't try to be clever and end up with a counterproductive result, leaving regrets in this beautiful season.
Get plenty of rest to let your skin radiate its natural glow: fine lines on the face can be improved by exfoliating and strengthening moisturizing, but for deeper wrinkles or expression lines, there are other key care points. The formation of these deeper grooves is mainly related to the long-term unconscious tension and contraction of facial expression muscles when awake. The recently popular local botulinum toxin injections are actually based on the mechanism of relaxing these expression muscles to remove wrinkles. Therefore, the degree of improvement for these wrinkles from sufficient relaxation and rest should not be underestimated.
The best and most natural way to rest, of course, is sleep. In addition to relaxing the facial muscles, adequate sleep can also make you naturally radiant, and with a bright smile, you'll have a winning edge before you even step out, making you truly impressive. Therefore, before an important occasion, getting a full "beauty sleep" is absolutely essential.
Of course, if you have too many invitations and are rushing around frequently, and your sleep time is really limited, then taking a moment to gently relieve muscle tension through massage can also help; if you can add aromatherapy, the effect will be even better.
Fourth Trick: Have a Happy, Lonely Christmas
Like a mathematical formula, Christmas must be full of joy and happiness, no loneliness is allowed! Unfortunately, things don't always go as planned. Perhaps your Christmas is a pile of bills in front of you, with no idea when they can be paid off; or his Christmas has no flowers or gifts, only a pile of advertising greeting cards. On Christmas Eve, loneliness is hard to bear.
The festive atmosphere strongly beckons to our memories, bringing up a wave of past events, sweet and sour, bitter and spicy, especially those that are hard to recall and bear. Therefore, the so-called "anniversary effect" in psychology points out that certain emotions will stir and be unable to calm down on special days. Past memories, like rumination on food eaten long ago, not only have their original smell but also add the flavor of time, so that "this feeling cannot be eliminated, just as it leaves the brow, it rises to the heart." This is really not a pleasant experience, no wonder there are so many sad people during the Christmas period.
In a way, Christmas is a feeling. The more you try to limit your feelings, only expecting happiness and revelry, the greater the gap with reality and the deeper the hurt. Try to genuinely be considerate of your own thoughts and feelings, give up vain and miraculous expectations. Feel what you feel, don't be afraid to touch the wound. An old, festering wound needs to be cleaned out to have a chance to heal again. Let this Christmas be the beginning of a spiritual cleansing day.
After all, this is Christmas, isn't it? There are many old friends and new partners you have things to say to and want to listen to. Don't be too shy. After all, it's a holiday, and no one will mind a slightly abrupt phone call or an unexpected email. No matter how close you are, it's not offensive to knock on the door and say "Hello" at this time. Anyway, it's a holiday!
Rule 1: Use Clever Tricks to Rescue a Tired Face
After a long time without rest, your skin is definitely tired and tense. What it needs most is to quickly soothe and moisturize. Like a starving person who can't rush to eat a big meal, you should first have some soup or water. Similarly, when your skin is in poor condition, the first thing to do is to remove your old makeup, let your skin breathe, and replenish it with enough moisture. Even if time is tight, you should at least have time for a hydrating mask. Imagine a face after a hydrating mask, it will be like a well-watered leaf, not only translucent and shiny, but also because it has been fully stretched, the fine lines and wrinkles are smoothed out. Will you still use being busy as an excuse to let your tired face show?
Warm Tip:
Masks have an airtight property that allows the skin to fully absorb moisture and nutrients, significantly improving the skin's condition in a short time. Some moisturizing and brightening masks are great helpers for emergency skin revival. In addition, products with soothing effects and that make the skin rosy are also excellent products for comforting tired skin. Their effect is like taking a hot bath, relaxing, de-stressing, and promoting blood circulation, which can fundamentally alleviate dryness, tension, and dullness of the skin.
Rule 2: Adjust Your Eating Habits
A sumptuous meal has considerable calories. After Christmas, you should control your diet to avoid accumulating too much fat.
Big breakfast, light dinner—try to arrange the big meal at noon to avoid accumulating fat from eating too much when the body is at rest at night.
Small meals more often—on days without gatherings, stick to small meals more often and don't eat too much in one meal. Don't binge eat when you're hungry, because when you are very hungry, eating quickly will increase the activity of enzymes in the digestive system, promoting fat synthesis.
Drink more plain water—during the holidays, don't forget to drink more water, it's the simplest and cheapest way to lose weight. Some data show that drinking 8 to 12 glasses of water a day can help you lose 500 grams a week. Also, remember to drink a glass of plain water before meals to make your stomach feel full, and you will naturally eat less!
Chew slowly—eating slowly can reduce your appetite and make you feel full faster. Especially at a big meal, facing a table full of delicious food, you can't wolf it down. Chewing slowly can not only prevent you from gaining weight but also make you look more elegant at the dinner table.
More snacks—choose healthy snacks, which can not only satisfy your craving but also affect your appetite and the digestion and absorption of food. During the holidays, there are plenty of snacks everywhere. The key is to choose the ones that are best for weight loss, such as fruits, nuts, pine nuts, dried tangerine peel, hawthorn, etc.
Warm Tip:
One-Day Fatigue-Relieving Diet Plan
Breakfast
1 glass of skim milk, 1/2 bowl of fresh fruit cereal. Skim milk contains the same rich vitamin B6 as fresh milk, which has a regulating effect on muscle nerves, so eating more can reduce muscle fatigue, and a glass of skim milk is not high in calories (90Kcal).
Lunch
1 bowl of glutinous rice, 1 bowl of stir-fried chicken with celery. Rice is rich in vitamin B1, which is great for replenishing energy. And the vitamin content in brown rice is more than 4 times that of white rice, so on days when you are particularly tired, you can replace white rice with brown rice, and two bowls a day is enough.
Dinner
1 steak, 1 small sweet potato, 1 bowl of chicken salad. Vitamin B12 helps accelerate recovery of energy. Generally, all meats contain vitamin B12, with beef having the highest content. Eating one steak is enough for your daily needs.
Rule 3: A Hot Bath to Boost Your Spirits
When your facial and body skin are both fatigued, an essential oil bath can quickly relieve the symptoms. The method is: fill the bathtub with lukewarm water, add about 6 drops of essential oil before getting in, stir until the essential oil is evenly distributed, and soak for about 15-20 minutes. Bath salts can remove odors, have disinfecting and antibacterial effects, and can also relieve pain. Chrysanthemum can clear heat and make tired feet feel cool. Peony contains vegetable oils to moisturize the skin without causing any sensitivity. Sea salt can soften the skin and relax muscles. Ginkgo or hazel bud essential oil can promote blood circulation, speed up cell metabolism, help resist free radicals, and reduce skin stress. Honeysuckle and licorice can disinfect and relieve itching, and natural flower petals let you get close to nature and reorganize your mind.
Warm Tip:
Whether you take a shower or a bath depends on how much time you have. If you take a bath, the water temperature shouldn't be too high, and don't drag it on too long. Choose some bath products with a citrus scent, which is best for boosting your spirits. If you take a shower, here's a little secret to relieve shoulder muscle pain: drape a towel over your shoulders, use a water jet from the shower head at a tolerable heat to spray your shoulders for 10 minutes each time, three or more times a week, for great results.
Rule 4: Get a Healthy, Energizing Sleep
Sleep is key to eliminating fatigue and restoring energy. After Christmas, you should ensure 8-9 hours of sleep per day to allow your body to be in a completely relaxed state. In addition, being asleep does not equal sleeping well, and your sleeping posture has a big impact on the quality of your sleep.
There are many sleeping postures. Some people like to sleep on their backs, some on their stomachs, and some on their sides. Which one is better? Sleeping on your back and on your stomach are basically the same, because the body and legs are stretched straight, so the muscles cannot be completely relaxed. When sleeping on your back, it's fine if your hands are by your sides, but if they are on your chest, they will press on your heart and lungs, causing unsmooth breathing and more dreams. When sleeping on your stomach, your face can't be buried in the pillow, it will have to be turned to one side, which makes the head and neck twisted and uncomfortable, and the chest and abdomen will be compressed, which is very uncomfortable, so few people use this sleeping posture.
What about sleeping on your side? Whether it's the left or right side, the spine will bend slightly forward, the shoulders will lean forward, the legs will be bent, and the arms can be placed freely, so the muscles of the whole body can achieve a relaxed state. In addition, sleeping on the right side is better than on the left because it avoids compressing the heart and also helps the food in the stomach move to the duodenum, so this is a more ideal sleeping posture.
Warm Tip:
Sleep is an important means to eliminate post-holiday fatigue, but don't think that sleeping for ten or more hours with your head covered will completely eliminate your fatigue. Doing so is likely to be counterproductive. Because everyone's sleep is controlled by their own biological clock. If the biological clock is disrupted, even if you seem to have slept a lot, you will actually feel more tired. Therefore, during these work days, it's best to go to bed one or two hours earlier each day, insist on getting up at the same time every morning, and gradually adjust your biological clock.