Cristy Code Red Nickel - The Code Red Holiday Survival Guide: How to Maintain or Even Lose Weight During the Holidays

The Code Red
Holiday Survival Guide

How to Maintain (or even lose) Weight During the
Holiday Season

Cristy Code Red Nickel

Copyright 2016by Cristy Code Red Nickel

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.

Published in the United States of America

Thanet House Publishing

ISBN 978-1-944602-04-8

Cover Design by: Eled Cernik

ABOUT THIS BOOK

The average person gains 10 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Years Day

And they feel like CRAP by the time they get through the season...

IT DOESNT HAVE TO BE THAT WAY!

Not again...

Not THIS year...

This year you can start a new tradition. One that has you smiling your way through the holidays, and enjoying your favorite activities (yes, even the food).

And best of all, youll feel so proud of yourself when you reach January 1st feeling great about your body and your health.

Ive helped hundreds of people over the past 20 years to not only maintain their weight through the holidays, but actually lose weight if they want to. This book is a collection of all the tips and tricks I share with my clients.

Its not about being perfect! Theres no plan to follow.

This is about holding steady. Its about enjoying the holidays without feeling like crap when theyre over. If you indulge for a few days, enjoy them. And then employ a few of the strategies here for the rest of the week.

Its a short book because I know youre BUSY.

Youve got cards to send and gifts to wrap.

I get it. And Im right there with you.

But before you get caught up in the whirlwind of activity...

Do something DIFFERENT this year.

Put yourself first!

If youd like some help and support, Id love to help you out.

CLICK HERE to go to my website , sign up to receive my FREE Holiday Survival Kit, and hang out with me for the holidays. Youll make some cool new friends. Youll find the support and encouragement you need to stay on track. And youll make it through the holidays without feeling stressed out or guilt-ridden.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

What if I told you that you could lose up to 10% of your weight each month by eating REAL food and WITHOUT exercise? Youd probably think I was some weirdo or super-human, right? But Im not, and my clients can attest to the truth of my claims because they have gotten amazing results.

My heart goes out to all the people who spend millions of dollars every year on health club memberships (that are rarely used) and diets with specialty foods that may allow them to lose some weight initially, but arent sustainable for long term health and fitness.

Im Cristy Code Red Nickel. Celebrity trainer. Nutritionist. And former professional boxer, named one of the "Top 3 Most Dangerous Females on the Planet" by Ring Magazine.

Ive been in the health and fitness industry since 1995. While studying Exercise Science at the University of Memphis, I completed in 3 National Physique Committee Figure competitions, placing in the top 5 of each one. In order to earn money to pay bills and tuition, I began fighting as a professional boxer. I fought in 15 pro fights over the course of 8 years earning a title and being named one of the top 3 most dangerous women on the planet!

My success grabbed the attention of MTV producers, who then asked me to star in my own show on MTV's MADE. The exposure from my MTV show landed me a job in New York City training celebrities like Katie Couric, Ethan Hawk, and Clare Danes, as well as stock brokers, writers, and actors at a high-end boxing gym on Wall Street. From there, I earned the title of "New York's Best Trainer" and was featured in Allure Magazine.

Whats that to you?

It means you can trust me to give it to you straight. Im not going to lie to you or manipulate your emotions to sell you on anything. It also means that when I say you really can maintain or even lose weight while enjoying the holiday seasonIm serious.

Over the past two decades Ive formulated over 550 personalized nutrition plans. My program has helped hundreds and hundreds of people to lose 10% of their body weight month after month without being hungry, without exercise, without shakes or pills or diet food.

I don't believe in diets. I believe in teaching people how to lose weight by eating real food.

Are you ready to make this holiday season different?

Lets rock!

1.
I Can, But I Dont Want To

Recently, I was at a two-day conference and one of the treats they served was Rice Krispy bars. Let me tell you, I love Rice Krispy bars! I really do. But at this particular conference, I didnt have any. There was no will power involved. I just didnt want them.

People ask me questions about my program all the time, and one of the ones I hear most often is When can I eat the foods I want? When can I cheat? You know, when can I have the pizza? When can I have the Rice Krispy bars? When can I have the ice cream?"

The first thing I try to clarify is what exactly theyre asking. If theyre asking when they can cheat, the answer is it depends on their goals. Are they in weight-loss mode? Then they cant have the ice cream or the pizza or whatever until they reach their goal weight. If theyre already at their goal and just trying to maintain and live a healthy lifestyle, then I guess they can have it occasionally.

But theyre missing the point.

When you eat real food, without all the added sugar and chemicals, your mind switches to where you don't want that crap anymore. I didnt turn down the Rice Krispy bar because I had to or because everybody was watching. I didn't eat it because I didn't want to.

I didnt want to.

I finally got myself to the point where I wasn't craving it. I wasn't thinking about it at all. And it wasnt an agonizing decision. It was a total non-issue.

Thats what I want for you.

I want you to get to the point where you can, but you just dont want to.

Do I eat foods that arent great for me? Sure. Once in a great while. My husband, Miles, and I go out for a date night once a month. And we just dont eat out unless its date night. Its just a lifestyle weve developed. Wed rather eat in.

And you know what? It physically hurts me when I eat crap. It hurts my tummy. And its a slippery slope when I eat carbs and sugar. It makes me crave more carbs and sugar, and I just dont want to go down that path again. At all. Ive been heavy before. I dont ever want to go back there. I dont want to because getting six-pack abs means more to me. Not feeling sick all night means more to me.

You might not care about having six-pack abs. Maybe you just want to get off prescription medication. Or you want your skin to clear up. Or you just want to play outside with your kids without feeling like youre gonna have a heart attack. You get to decide that those things mean more than a bowl of ice cream or half a pizza.

You are worth more than that. You deserve more than that.

Treat yourself like royalty. Feed your body and soul only the very best. Because you deserve it.

It all starts in the mind. You have to decide youre worth it.

Then after a little while, your body falls in line.

Its a little like magic. When you stop eating carbs and sugar. When you stop putting chemicals into your body. You get used to it. Your body stops craving the junk and starts craving the good stuff.

I get it. Its the holidays. And there are traditional food and drinks that weve consumed this time of year since we were tiny children. Im not telling you that you