2026-06-03
Year-End Gatherings: How to Manage Your Weight?
As Christmas and the end of 2025 approach, evening plans for year-end parties and dinners increase. Learn smart weight management tips from Professor Seo Eun-kyung of the Detox Slimming Center.
As Christmas and the final month of 2025 approach,
it's a time when evening plans for various year-end parties and company dinners significantly increase.
Frequently encountering greasy foods and alcohol late at night can make weight management challenging.
Today, with Professor Seo Eun-kyung from the Detox Slimming Center,
we introduce smart weight control methods that you can easily practice even during the year-end season.
First, Distribute Calories
Once you've committed to an event, it's realistically difficult to avoid eating.
If you can't completely avoid company dinners and parties, try to control your intake.
① Maintain daily or weekly calorie balance
└ On days with company dinners, eat light for breakfast and lunch (focus on protein and fiber-rich meals)
└ Eat less the day after overeating!
② Burn calories in advance with morning exercise
└ Light exercise, such as 20-30 minutes of cardio in the morning or during lunchtime, improves insulin sensitivity and prevents overeating.
Second, Make Smart Menu Choices
It's important to choose what and how you eat.
This is a strategy to reduce total calories!
① Choose protein-rich menus
└ Protein increases satiety and prevents overeating.
└ Try seafood like octopus, shrimp, or sashimi, shellfish, or unseasoned grilled beef and pork.
② One drink + one glass of water, alternate them
└ Drink water alongside alcohol to minimize alcohol intake. This also helps with hangovers the next day.
└ Choose lower-calorie alcoholic beverages
(1 shot of soju (50ml) approx. 64kcal / 1 glass of beer (500ml) approx. 230kcal)
(1 glass of red wine (150ml) approx. 120kcal / 1 glass of highball (300ml) approx. 120kcal)
Third, Prevent Overeating in Advance!
Just starve yourself? If you go to a meal extremely hungry, it becomes even harder to resist the urge to eat.
Develop a strategy to secrete 'satiety hormones'.
① Eat protein to secrete satiety hormones (PYY, GLP-1)
└ Consume boiled eggs, unsweetened Greek yogurt, tofu, chicken breast, or low-sugar protein shakes beforehand.
② Use obesity treatment medications after professional consultation with a doctor based on your individual condition
└ There are GLP-1 based treatments like Wegovy and Mounjaro that can be applied depending on your individual condition.
(Injectables and prescription medications are not solely for diet purposes, so decisions must be made in consultation with a doctor.)
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Medical Fields: Health promotion, obesity, chronic fatigue, foreign patient care. Professor Seo Eun-kyung, who is in charge of the Slimming Clinic and Detox Clinic at Chaum, is a specialist in family medicine. She is renowned for her thorough analysis of patients and her focus on fundamental problem-solving, such as changing constitution and lifestyle habits. Her expertise in obesity management procedures is particularly strong, and she has achieved excellent results with personalized obesity programs for both domestic and international clients.
Inquiries
Chaum Slimming Clinic 02-3015-5300 | 2F Chaum, 4-1 Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Frequently Asked Questions
How should I manage my diet on days with year-end dinner gatherings?
It is recommended to balance your daily calorie intake by eating light breakfasts and lunches. Focus on a diet rich in protein and dietary fiber, and if you overate the day before, it is advisable to eat less the next day to maintain a weekly calorie balance.
What are some less fattening snack menus for dinner gatherings?
We recommend protein-rich menus that increase satiety and prevent overeating. Choosing seafood such as octopus, shrimp, and sashimi, or shellfish, as well as unseasoned grilled beef and pork, can greatly help reduce total calorie intake.
Are there ways to reduce calories when drinking alcohol?
Yes, we recommend alternating one glass of alcohol with one glass of water. Drinking water alongside alcohol can minimize overall alcohol consumption and also help with hangover relief the next day. Additionally, choosing alcoholic beverages that are relatively lower in calories than soju or beer is a good method.
How can I prevent overeating before an evening appointment?
It is good to consume protein beforehand to secrete satiety hormones before a meal gathering. Going to a meal completely hungry can easily lead to overeating, so lightly eating boiled eggs, unsweetened Greek yogurt, tofu, or chicken breast beforehand can be effective in controlling appetite.
Can anyone take obesity treatments like Wegovy or Mounjaro?
No, they cannot be used for simple diet purposes and require consultation with a doctor. The applicability of GLP-1 based obesity treatments varies depending on an individual's health status and degree of obesity, so they can only be safely used through an accurate diagnosis and prescription from a specialist.