Holi & healthy diet are not best friends. But, here are simple ways to avoid adding extra kilos this holiday weekend

Holi and a healthy diet are not best friends. Gujiya and thandai have a tendency to sneak into your gut, especially during the Holi weekend as conversation and fun times with friends and family keep you too distracted to watch your calories. Sweet denouncers suddenly indulge in not one but two servings of phirni, and devout Keto followers also give into Kachori cravings.

It is needless to say that such overindulgence often leads to post-holiday guilt, as the weighing scale confirms the horrid tidings that the little nagging voice in your head had been whining about – you have gained weight.

However, here is a secret that no one tells you. You can enjoy the delicious food that your family feeds you with so much love, without getting love handles in return. You just have to be prudent about how you eat, and more importantly, how much you munch on. Here are some easy steps that may help.


Hold Your Glass And Think
Yes, drinks are as guilty of adding calories as food. In fact, in some cases they have a very high sugar content which makes them worse. So, when you pick up a glass of refreshing beverage, spare a minute to think what makes it up. Taste the drink to gauge the sugar levels and then decide if you want to go for it. If you are mindful of your drinks, your weighing scale will thank you later.

Splurge. Splurge. Splurge
Save your Amazon wishlist and bookmarked purchases to be bought during Holi weekend and sit down to buy these things right before you eat your meals. You’ll see that these buys will give you so much joy, that you will feel like you have already indulged enough for the day, and that may cause you to cut down on your food intake. Also, several businesses especially online ones offer sales on Holi weekend, so it is a double win.

Walk It Off
It is great to gather around in the living room and share laughs and fun conversations with loved ones, but set an alarm on your phone that reminds you every half-an-hour to walk for 10-minutes. These short walks will help your metabolism to a great extent, and will allow you to have a few extra ladoos, without any guilt.

Don’t Forget Your Routine Meals
It is great that there are awesome snacks stocked up in your kitchen, and friends and family have brought kilos of food that will sustain you through an apocalypse, in case there was any. However, it doesn’t mean that you give up on your regular meals and just munch on those extra snacks all day. Keep your routine intact even during the weekend of festivities, that will automatically bring down your junk munching.

Watch The Portions
Lastly, avoid the guilt-trip – that ride comes with anxiety and costs you heavily as you cannot enjoy anything in peace. So, eat the gujiya and drink the thandai with happiness, just be mindful of the amount you are consuming.


Don’t deprive yourself of the great food, it’s a big part of what makes Holi so amazing and special. Just be a little more prudent in making food-related decisions this holiday season.