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HOWTOAVOID THE HOLIDAYWEIGHT GAIN
Tis the season! The holidays are here and that means being together with family and friends and attending holiday parties. It also means lots of shopping, cooking, and eating. We all know that it’s tough to resist all the delicious meals, yummy desserts, and everything in between. So, we came up with a few helpful tips to help you better resist SOME of the temptations—not all of them-- after all, you deserve a little bit of it! Here are our helpful tips: Be Active: We all know that the Fall season is also football season. Instead of sitting and watching football and eating snacks, go outside and play a game of football with your family. Watch Portion Sizes: Overloading your plate is an almost guarantee you’ll put on extra pounds. Try using smaller plates or choose the size of your protein, carb, and fat smartly—keep each the same size as the size of your fist. Snack Wisely During the Day: If you have evening holiday party plans, fuel and fill up on healthy fats and proteins, and water during the day. This will keep you feeling fuller for longer periods. This will also help you to avoid overeating later at the party. Get Plenty of Sleep: Not getting enough sleep during the holidays is quite common because you are thinking about what you still need to do get done for the holidays and running more errands and thus going to bed later than normal. This lack of sleep can easily lead to weight
gain. Lack of restful sleep leads to a slower metabolism, an increase in appetite and food consumption, and the fatigue from not resting enough leads to less physical activity. Skip Seconds: Instead of seeing how quickly you can clear your first dish before everyone, just to get your second helping, ask yourself if you’re still hungry. If you realize after your
first dish that you are still hungry, use a smaller plate or choose something healthy instead of going for that extra serving of baked ziti. If you don’t want to miss out on all of the yummy foods, try reaching for a smaller helping of each food. Limit Liquid Calories: People don’t think that that next glass of wine, beer, or soda will cause any weight gain but these cocktails have a lot of empty calories. They don’t provide much nutritional value and they make you hungrier. Alter your wine, beer, or soda with a glass of water in between. I hope that these tips are helpful for you. Happy Holidays! ~Negin Jalayer
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