This Thanksgiving I am particularly grateful for the opportunity to spend another day celebrating with my family. This means, a huge dinner at my house with all the trimmings. No "diet food" here. So, how do we make it through the holiday without gaining the 9 pounds that the average American gains between Thanksgiving and the New Year? I've never really thought about this before but my approach will be to stick with my plan. I'm going to workout in the morning. Have my shake for breakfast and a snack and probably a light lunch before dinner. That way I won't be starving and overeat when it's time to have dinner. Remember all those healthy eating rules: eat balanced meals throughout the day, drink lots of water (limit the punch, soda, eggnog, desserts and alcohol), get some exercise and most of all, enjoy and be thankful for your friends and family and all the other things you have to be thankful for.
I am going to eat whatever I want - just not going to overeat. Gonna eat that slice of German chocolate cake, a small piece. And, if the weather holds up, maybe a walk after dinner would be nice. It would be great to get the family out after dinner for some light exercise.
I was just reading a post of a friend that said that she has mixed feelings about Thanksgiving because although a big focus is on family, there's also the part that ends up being "the battle of the bellies", people gorging on as much food as possible they laying around or falling asleep. What can you do to make your Thanksgiving healthier for you and your family?
Make the choices you deem to be good choices - they are yours to make. Just take responsibility and don't let anyone sway you from your determination.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
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