A live online workshop for anyone who has lost weight this year and dreads December
Don't Undo December
How to enjoy Christmas without paying for it in January
The work do. The big dinner. The week in between. One plan for all three.
Wednesday 18 November, 7pm UK. Live on Zoom. 45 minutes.
£7. Every penny to Worcestershire Mind.
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This isn't a Christmas diet. It's 45 minutes, before December starts, to build your plan for it.
You'll walk in dreading the next six weeks. You'll walk out with them written down.
So here's what I see, every single year.
You do well from September. The weight comes down. The jeans fit. You feel in charge of it.
Then the first work do lands. Late November, usually. One big night.
And something in your head says: sod it, I'll start again in January.
From there it's the tin of Celebrations on the desk. The "go on, it's Christmas" from your mum. The stretch between Christmas and New Year where you lose track of what day it is, never mind what you ate.
Then 2 January. The scales. The sigh.
(I've watched it happen more times than I'd like to admit. Done it myself, too.)
And the line you tell yourself afterwards?
"I've got no willpower at Christmas."
Totally understandable. Also wrong.
Willpower didn't fail you. December is built for weight gain.
More food in the house. More invitations. Less daylight, less sleep, more stress, and a culture where turning down a mince pie is treated as rude.
The numbers back it up. A 2020 study followed adults in the UK, Portugal and Denmark who had each lost at least 5 percent of their bodyweight in the previous year. People like you, in other words. Across Christmas they gained an average of 1.3 percent of bodyweight, around 1.2kg for a typical adult, and by March a chunk of it was still there. The British adults gained the most.
Turicchi et al., PLOS ONE, 2020
So you were set up to fail. Not by your character. By the calendar.
Nobody showed you how to plan for it. That's the bit we fix.
Who's running this
I'm Nathan Keevil. I've coached people one-to-one through weight loss for five years, online, from Worcestershire. Level 4 Transformational Coach, certified by the IAPC. Lifestyle Coach of the Year 2026-27. MSc.
Before any of that I weighed 126kg. I've lost 100lb and kept it off, and most of what I know about keeping it off I learned in December.
For years mine went the way yours does. Work do in late November, "sod it", a January rescue job. The year it changed was the year I wrote the plan down before the first party. One page. What I was aiming for, where I knew I'd wobble, and what I'd do the morning after. That page is what you build on this call.
Last month I ran The Mindset Method Live in Manchester, a full day with a room of people. Here's what one of them wrote afterwards.
"I was second-guessing even attending but I'm so glad I did! The help was practical, and he worked with each of us personally to make sure that we received the advice we truly needed. He took the time and care to really listen. If you're looking for a coach, I would look no further than Coached By Keevil!"
The people who get through it
The CoachedByKeevil members who come out of December level, or lighter, are not more disciplined than you. They had a plan written down before the first party, and a rule for the morning after.
Amy is one of them. She joined the coaching programme in October last year, so her first Christmas with a plan was also her first Christmas on the programme. Parties, a house move, a friend staying over, Boxing Day at the races. Her check-in on 15 December said she had planned ahead for every social event and still had a good time. The one on 22 December: "I've got a plan in place and feeling confident."
Then the check-in after Christmas, 30 December. Her three wins for the week, in her words:
"Kept control over Christmas. Ate what I wanted without stuffing myself silly."
"Had some time out the gym but still kept active."
"First Christmas I've not felt stressed and worried about what I'm eating."
Into January she carried on where she'd left off. No reset. No rescue job. No "right, starting again Monday".
Here's the plan
See the trap.
Why your December is rigged, and what to look out for before it catches you.
Break the belief.
The one thought behind every "I'll start again in January", and how to answer it.
Pick the finish line.
Where you want to be on 1 January, written down.
Eat out without the damage.
What to order, what to skip, what doesn't matter. Plus the never-miss-twice rule for the morning after, so one big night stays one big night.
By the time we're done, your December is written down. Not good intentions. A plan, with a rule for when it goes wrong.
This is a live, 45-minute online workshop.
- When:
- Wednesday 18 November, 7pm UK
- Where:
- Zoom. Camera on or off, your call.
- Ticket:
- £7. Every penny goes to Worcestershire Mind. I cover the card fees, so £7 means £7.
Busy at 7pm? Ticket holders get the recording.
After you pay, check your inbox. The Zoom link lands straight away. A reminder comes the day before and the handout arrives on the morning of the call.
Three things you keep after the call.
Bonus 1: The December Plan Handout.
One page. Your finish line, your trigger list, your rule for the morning after. Fill it in on the call or straight after.
Bonus 2: The Limiting Belief Breaker.
The exercise we run live, as a worksheet you keep. Pull it out every time "sod it" shows up.
Bonus 3: The Recording.
Yours to rewatch on 23 December when the leftovers start calling.
Questions people ask
I haven't lost weight this year. Is this still for me?
Yes, if you want to reach 1 January without the usual damage. The plan works the same whether you're protecting a loss or stopping a gain. The page speaks to people who've lost weight because they feel the January hit hardest.
Is this a diet?
No. You'll eat Christmas dinner. You'll go to the work do. The call shows you how to do both and still land where you want to be on 1 January.
Do I need to be in Worcestershire?
No. It's on Zoom, so anywhere works. Worcestershire Mind gets the money because it's my home county and their Safe Haven is the service I most want kept open.
What if I can't make 7pm on the 18th?
Buy a ticket anyway. Every ticket holder gets the recording and both worksheets, sent the next day.
What happens after I pay?
Check your inbox. The Zoom link lands straight away. You'll get a reminder the day before and the handout on the morning of the call.
Do I have to talk or have my camera on?
No. Camera on or off, your call. Mic stays off unless you want to ask something.
Where does the £7 go?
Straight to Worcestershire Mind, part of Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind, registered charity 1003688. I cover the card fees and donate the full total after the event.
You've got two options.
Spend January undoing December again. Or spend 45 minutes and £7 now, and start the year where you finished this one.