The First Holiday Upon Us
Hi Everyone!
Life has been a bit crazy but I am trying to keep up with this! The holidays are coming and the last thing I want is for anyone to give up the quest for being healthy and feeling great about themselves. Just like I hae said before - live by the 80/20 rule with eating and keep away from the mindset of all or nothing for your workouts. The first holiday to greet us is Thanksgiving. I found a neat article with some helpful tactics for greeting this first adventure of the holiday season! Keep checking back here and I will be with you as we make our way through the festivities together!
Four Healthy Tips for Thanksgiving
by Alan Zimmerer
Weight gain is strictly based on consuming more calories than you burn. This fact is simple in theory, yet difficult in practice, especially when the holidays come around. Follow these tips to ensure you eat some good healthy turkey, but don't end up looking like a plump turkey sitting on that couch.
Tip #1: Ten minutes before they fire the "start-eating gun", drink two full glasses of water. This ensures you are staying hydrated and will give you the sensation of fullness before you overeat.
Tip #2: Turkey day often involves a lot of us watching people do something active - playing football, or walking miles in a parade. Do just that. Grab some family members and have your own "parade" by taking a walk. Enjoy the outside while catching up with family and burning some of those extra calories. Love Thanksgiving football? Grab a pigskin and some of your family and have a touch football game in the yard during halftime. You will undoubtedly consume more calories so make a point to do something active with your family.
Tip #3: Most of you can spot healthy food, so find it, put it on your plate, and eat that first. Drink another glass of water after you finish the healthy stuff - and you will be more likely to pick at the desserts rather than put them down like it's your job - which will just get you into trouble.
Tip #4: Eat at least one thing unhealthy. It's the holidays and putting a lofty goal such as no desserts might send you over the deep end. Of course only you can know, but sometimes telling yourself it's okay to have a piece of cake will prevent you from gorging out when you finally give in.
Love this! We can ALL do this and greet 2011 feeling awesome!
Have a wonderful night everyone!
Love, june
Life has been a bit crazy but I am trying to keep up with this! The holidays are coming and the last thing I want is for anyone to give up the quest for being healthy and feeling great about themselves. Just like I hae said before - live by the 80/20 rule with eating and keep away from the mindset of all or nothing for your workouts. The first holiday to greet us is Thanksgiving. I found a neat article with some helpful tactics for greeting this first adventure of the holiday season! Keep checking back here and I will be with you as we make our way through the festivities together!
Four Healthy Tips for Thanksgiving
by Alan Zimmerer
Weight gain is strictly based on consuming more calories than you burn. This fact is simple in theory, yet difficult in practice, especially when the holidays come around. Follow these tips to ensure you eat some good healthy turkey, but don't end up looking like a plump turkey sitting on that couch.
Tip #1: Ten minutes before they fire the "start-eating gun", drink two full glasses of water. This ensures you are staying hydrated and will give you the sensation of fullness before you overeat.
Tip #2: Turkey day often involves a lot of us watching people do something active - playing football, or walking miles in a parade. Do just that. Grab some family members and have your own "parade" by taking a walk. Enjoy the outside while catching up with family and burning some of those extra calories. Love Thanksgiving football? Grab a pigskin and some of your family and have a touch football game in the yard during halftime. You will undoubtedly consume more calories so make a point to do something active with your family.
Tip #3: Most of you can spot healthy food, so find it, put it on your plate, and eat that first. Drink another glass of water after you finish the healthy stuff - and you will be more likely to pick at the desserts rather than put them down like it's your job - which will just get you into trouble.
Tip #4: Eat at least one thing unhealthy. It's the holidays and putting a lofty goal such as no desserts might send you over the deep end. Of course only you can know, but sometimes telling yourself it's okay to have a piece of cake will prevent you from gorging out when you finally give in.
Love this! We can ALL do this and greet 2011 feeling awesome!
Have a wonderful night everyone!
Love, june
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