Tips for a Healthier Thanksgiving

November 22, 2011 by multibrain
Filed under Train News

Don’t waste all your hard work at the gym with a blowout at the table over the holidays. Here’s a holiday strategy to keep yourself in shopping shape!

1) Get Active

Get an early workout in to set the tone for the special day. Fight that irresistible urge to veg and camp out watching a Mad Men marathon or football games galore. (Do that when you’re home sick!)

2) Eat Breakfast

Don’t lose your mind and throw good habits out the window just ’cause it’s a holiday. Eat a normal, healthful breakfast so that you tide yourself and not end up snacking all day in the kitchen with the cooks.

3) Police Your Portions

Your mantra is “A little dab will do ya!” Say it over and over as you start your meal(s!).

4) Slowly Savor

No scarfing please; repeated studies have proven that slower eaters eat less. Besides, all that food was cooked with a lot of love. Revel in it!

5) Go Easy On Alcohol

Lots of calories can be saved by heeding this advice. Besides, who wants to have a hangover for Black Friday?!

6) Be Realistic

Hey! It’s Thanksgiving so enjoy it and all that it means to you, your family and friends. You’re not trying out for the London Olympics!

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