How to Stay Healthy During the Holidays
Being that it is the holidays, one may always be worried about gaining too much weight that they won’t be able to lose the weight for summer. So here are some key tricks to keep maintain a healthy weight but to also enjoy and indulge.
Budget yourself to special homemade family treats but skip the store bought goodies that will be their year around. Training yourself what to indulge in and what to skip is much like budgeting your mad money: Do you want to blow it on garbage that you can buy anywhere or on a very special, one-of-a-kind souvenir? Don't completely deprive yourself on festive days - your willpower will eventually snap, and you'll end up overeating.
Try to stay active whenever you can, even if it’s a 20 min workout. As long as you’re getting a good amount 3 days a week you will be able to maintain a good physique through the holidays and pick right back up where you left off. After that hefty thanksgiving meal take a nice stroll and catch up with your cousins with a nice walk, go for a Christmas Eve morning stroll with your brothers/ sisters/ best friends to discuss what you got for your parents or have a nice sweat New Year’s Eve morning before a riveting night to bring in the New Year.
By maintaining awareness of portions instead of saying 'I can only have this one,' devote your energy to really savoring. You are creating a POSITIVE - not avoiding a NEGATIVE. Little tricks here and there will help you enjoy the holidays like you did as a child with all the adult benefits.
Being that it is the holidays, one may always be worried about gaining too much weight that they won’t be able to lose the weight for summer. So here are some key tricks to keep maintain a healthy weight but to also enjoy and indulge.
Budget yourself to special homemade family treats but skip the store bought goodies that will be their year around. Training yourself what to indulge in and what to skip is much like budgeting your mad money: Do you want to blow it on garbage that you can buy anywhere or on a very special, one-of-a-kind souvenir? Don't completely deprive yourself on festive days - your willpower will eventually snap, and you'll end up overeating.
Try to stay active whenever you can, even if it’s a 20 min workout. As long as you’re getting a good amount 3 days a week you will be able to maintain a good physique through the holidays and pick right back up where you left off. After that hefty thanksgiving meal take a nice stroll and catch up with your cousins with a nice walk, go for a Christmas Eve morning stroll with your brothers/ sisters/ best friends to discuss what you got for your parents or have a nice sweat New Year’s Eve morning before a riveting night to bring in the New Year.
By maintaining awareness of portions instead of saying 'I can only have this one,' devote your energy to really savoring. You are creating a POSITIVE - not avoiding a NEGATIVE. Little tricks here and there will help you enjoy the holidays like you did as a child with all the adult benefits.