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The other option which people seem to shy away from is to simply embrace the act of feast and famine. I'll regularly go through binges, colloquially known as "Christmas" and "Summer", and to be honest I don't sweat about it. Either the fire is on and we're all celebrating with family and friends with a beer and a roast dinner, or the sun is out and we're having BBQ and cocktails doing the same.

If you can master the skill of dietary control, and go a month or two with really spartan fasting routine between celebration periods, life becomes a lot less stressful. I always enjoy watching Paddy Pimblett (UFC fighter well known for radical weight transformations:https://www.bbc.com/sport/mixed-martial-arts/62135535) bounce between weights, but always get in shape before a fight. It's a skill that only gets easier with practice.