Everything about the holiday season requires planning - you plan your menus, decorating and shopping - this year add fitness to your list! Decide, in advance, that after every holiday eating splurge you will take a walk or some other activity that you enjoy. Bump up your normal routine with extra steps; use the stairs instead of the escalator, park at the end of the row outside the shopping center - it adds up over time!
Water is also an easy tool to use to help avoid overeating. Drinking a glass of water 20 minutes prior to your meal helps you feel full faster. Also, when consuming alcoholic beverages, drinking a glass of water in between each drink will help counter the dehydrating effects of alcohol and cut the number of high, empty calorie drinks you consume in an evening.
You don't have to feel deprived during this time of year and still feel good about yourself come January 1.
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Mon, November 21, 2011
by Alicia Prince