3 Daily Habits to Survive the Silly Season
These three habits are the most basic, the most forgotten, and ironically the ones we deliberately abuse once December chaos hits. Consider this your quick reminder — something you can come back to when you’re tired, frazzled, and wondering why your body feels like it’s falling off a cliff.
1. Eat Three Balanced Meals a Day
This is your baseline. Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner.
Not “coffee until 2pm.”
Not “I’ll save my calories for tonight.”
Not “I’m too busy for lunch.”
Please also retire the idea of intermittent fasting your way through the silly season — it will backfire. When you starve yourself all day, you roll into the afternoon with tanked blood sugar and suddenly every food becomes “emergency food.”
Keep meals simple and balanced.
Breakfast: fibre + protein
Lunch: wrap, salad, protein
Dinner: meat and three veg — nothing fancy needed
Feed your body regularly and it will repay you with steady energy, fewer cravings, and a much clearer head.
2. Sleep (Yes, Even Now)
We all intend to stick to a reasonable sleep routine… until December rolls around and suddenly we’re all night owls with responsibilities.
If you have a late night, balance it out with an early one the next day. Sneak in a nap if you can. Sleep without guilt — honestly, it’s medicinal at this point.
And while we’re here: minimise the classic sleep wreckers.
Alcohol
Sugar
Blood-sugar rollercoasters
Maximise:
Water
Protein
Fibre
Good fats
Your nervous system will thank you.
3. Water, Water, Water
Drink water like it’s an Olympic sport. Hydration keeps your cells happy, supports detox pathways, prevents you mistaking thirst for hunger, and basically keeps your whole body running like a well-oiled machine.
Aim for 35ml per kg of body weight. Yes, that number gets big fast. Don’t exceed 4L a day, and spread it out.
Here’s a rough guide for someone aiming for 3L:
500ml by 9am
1L by 10am
1.5L by 12pm
2L by 1pm
2.5L by 3pm
3L by bedtime
Front-load it so you’re not up all night peeing. Herbal teas count. Sugary or caffeinated drinks… not so much. The stress they put on your body cancels out the hydrating effect.
And that, my friends, is how simple self-care can be.
Eat. Sleep. Hydrate.
Nothing glamorous — just the stuff that actually works.
Now off you go… do the things.