10 HOLIDAY SURVIVAL TIPS
1. Enlist the help of a buddy to help keep you on track with exercise habits during the holidays.
2. Enjoy the outdoors as much as possible. Bundle up and go for a walk or try skating or sledding. Any extra activity helps.
3. Join an exercise class for fun and socialization while you stay fit. Community, health and fitness centers offer a combination of cardio and resistancetraining opportunities, as well as group fitness classes and personal training.
4. Limit holiday baking to just one or two favorites and make those in small quantities. Holiday baked goods can pack a big punch when it comes to fat and calories.
5. Eat a high‐fiber, low‐fat breakfast each day. Whole grain cereal, skim milk and fruit provide a good start.
6. Choose a low‐fat, healthful lunch – low‐fat soups and salads, baked potatoes with low‐fat topping, low‐fat chili and low‐fat pasta
are all good choices.
7. Keep fruit with you for snacking so you do not get tempted by “mall choices.”
8. Limit alcohol consumption. Alcoholic drinks can be high in calories and they can cause you to make poor food judgments. Choose water or club soda with lime at parties.
9. Eat a nutritious meal or snack before you attend events or parties. Try to eat a large, low‐fat salad before every meal so you will fill up on fewer calories.
10. Bring a nutritious dish to parties so you have something you can eat that is healthful. Raw veggies, fruit and salads make great choices.
22. December 2009 at 3:22 pm
I’m lucky that most of the people I spend time with are conscious about eating healthy. They influence me to pick healthier food and beverages.
-Denise