Gary Brecka

and you avoid that heavy bloated feeling that makes you wanna pass out on the couch.

It doesn't have to be intense, guys, just a 10 minute walk around the block.

It's one of the easiest ways to keep your metabolism working in your favor.

Now let's talk about an alcohol strategy.

If you're gonna drink, and I get it, it's the holidays, people are drinking, here's the rule.

Keep alcohol away from bedtime.

If you're gonna have a drink, make it early in the evening and cap it.

Give your body time to metabolize it before you go to sleep.

The closer you drink to bedtime, the worse your sleep is gonna be.

And poor sleep is one of the fastest ways to derail your progress.

making sure you're bookending your drinks with water.

And if you have a night where you drink more, don't beat yourself up.

Just get right back on track the next day.

One night of drinking isn't gonna ruin you.

It's the pattern of drinking multiple nights a week combined with late night eating, poor sleep, that's what's gonna bury you.

And speaking of sleep,

Let's protect it.

This is non-negotiable.

Stop eating two to three hours before bedtime.

I know that's hard during the holidays when events run late, but when you give your body time to digest before you sleep, your sleep quality improves dramatically.