Christmas 2026 in Bicester. Avoiding weight gain over the festive season.
December lines up the family meals. At the Bicester club, near Oxford, we look with you at how to enjoy them without putting weight on and without spending the festive season counting, with support before and after.
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Avoiding weight gain at Christmas, without guilt
Maintaining over the festive season is already a win.
Do not feel guilty, do not go without. Everyone knows that advice. The hard part is keeping it up over the weeks of the festive season, especially when you are already following a programme. That is where the difference between a slip and a relapse is made.
A single festive meal does not undo months of effort. It is the weeks around it that weigh, when everything becomes an excuse. Over Christmas, the goal changes. Maintaining your weight rather than losing it is already a success, and it avoids starting from zero in January.
We give you simple pointers for Christmas dinner, party nibbles and the leftovers of Boxing Day and the days after. Have one assessment before the festive season to know where you stand, and another afterwards to restart calmly. You go into January in good shape, without the yo-yo effect.
Christmas dinner and festive meals, step by step
3 pointers for the Christmas table, from the first nibble to the last leftover.
Choose
What you really fancy, in a small portion.
Look after the rest
Vegetables, and water between drinks.
Restart the next day
Normal meals, with no making up for it. A lighter meal is enough.
If you have a Christmas meal out at a restaurant near Oxford, for example at a fine dining restaurant such as Nut Tree Inn, The Yurt and The Duck on the Pond, the same pointers apply. You choose what you really fancy, in a small portion, and leave the rest for another day.
The next day, go back to regular meals without skipping any to make up for it. The assessment is free. Just choose a day at the Bicester club.
Your questions about Christmas and weight
How do I avoid putting on weight at Christmas?
By keeping regular meals, choosing what you really fancy and restarting the next day without making up for it. A single festive meal does not make you put on weight on its own.
Can I maintain my weight over the festive season?
Yes, and it is a good goal. We help you stick to it with simple pointers.
Should I take stock before or after the festive season?
Both moments are useful. An assessment before gives a starting point, another after lets you restart calmly.
Is the assessment really free?
Yes. Just choose a day at the Bicester club.
Where to find us
Whether you come from Caversfield, Launton, Ambrosden, Stratton Audley and Bucknell or from Oxford, the Bicester club welcomes you for a free assessment. Getting here and opening hours
Results from club members
Each photo is taken at the club, board in hand, on the day of an assessment. Every journey is personal and results vary. All the results
Our advice on the topic
To step off the yo-yo cycle, swap strict diets for habits you can keep at any weight, and give maintenance its own plan rather than treating it as the finish.
You can eat out while losing weight. Check the menu in advance, pick the dish you really want, add vegetables, go easy on drinks and return to routine next day.
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