By following these basic festive-season rules, you can bypass the usual evil hangovers and Christmas weight gain.
As a chef I remember the lavish cocktail and Christmas parties we used to cater to daily in December.

I had a habit of picking up scraps as I was preparing food and popping them in my mouth without thinking. Before I knew it, my comfortable, stretchy chef’s pants wouldn’t button up over my belly. This knocked me back to reality and led to the formation of a night-time running club for kitchen staff that we called ”Little Pickers Wear Big Knickers”.

Kitchen staff also decided to sit down and eat at least two healthy meals a day and drink more water. Needless to say we were a lot healthier than we would have been.