With Christmas less than a week away, the holiday season is
almost over, but the holiday EATING for most people will last
for nearly another month.
I could try and tell you how to not eat anything but lettuce and
fruit while the rest of the family is enjoying succulent hams,
delicious cakes, and scrumptious pies; but that would be a waste
of time, wouldn't it?
Besides, if you've been "good" all year with your eating habits
(haven't you?), why shouldn't you get to enjoy some of that
wonderful holiday food?
But what about your weight?
Your waistline?
I can show you how to manage that. The trick is to not get so
carried away with all that food that all your weight loss and
fitness efforts go down the tube.
How is that done?
It's pretty simple, actually. Just like any successful
undertaking in life, it all comes down to a few rules that are
geared toward helping you reach your goal. Keeping yourself
together after sampling a veritable feast is no different.
In this case, there are just a few things you need to keep in
mind and follow:
1) Don't munch yourself into a coma day after day. Choose 3 or 4
designated days through the REST of the season to "do your
thing" at the table, and practice restraint on the rest.
2) On your big eating days, plan a morning cardio workout that
is about an hour long. Why an hour? Sixty minutes of
cardiovascular activity at the start of your day will keep your
metabolism elevated well into the afternoon. It doesn't matter
what you do---the gym, walking around the block, jogging with
the dog---whatever. Just plan to do an hour of SOMETHING on each
of those mornings.
3) Don't eat anything before your workouts. Just jump right into
them with a bottle of water and don't allow yourself to be too
interrupted until you are done. This will help you to get the
most out of shedding some of the fat that is already stored on
your body to give you a "head start" on the day's festivities.
4) This one is optional, but can make a difference if you stick
to it. If you know that you just aren't going to be able to
resist all those wonderful cakes and pies, try eating them with
your entree's and pass on all or most of the starchy sides.
Remember, the goal here is not so much to lose weight, but to
BREAK EVEN.
All you want to do is SURVIVE so that you don't blow up like a
house and derail all of the work that you may have done up unto
this point.
If you have any questions, feel free to email them to me at
lawrence@yourbestbodynow.com
Happy Holidays!
To Your Best Body,
Lawrence Cole Your Lifestyle and Fitness Coach
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About the author:
Lawrence Cole is a Lifestyle and Fitness Consultant based out of
Los Angeles, CA. He has over 10 years of health and fitness
experience and designing simple, effective nutritional
strategies to help individuals achieve their personal best
internal health and physical conditioning.
