I'll
start off by saying. Merry Christmas y'all! I wrote in my last blog that I
would publish a blog to help you guys maintain weight during the holiday
season. I know how difficult this is, especially when your grandmother, aunts,
and momma's cooking skills all go into Christmas mode!
Here's a couple
of general holiday rules:
1. Remember THE
reason for Christmas!
-Celebrating the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ!
2. Spend time
with your family!
3. Laugh, a lot!
4. Have fun!
5. Proportions,
proportions, proportions.
Most people tend
to gain weight during the holiday season because they over eat! Myself
included. This year try to cut a few calories out. One great way to do this is
replace sweet tea or a soft drink with cold water! Many of our calories come
from our beverages.
The Christmas
meal is the best meal of the year, well behind the fourth of July of course!
Skip the rolls and home made mac-n-cheese (that's my personal favorite, btw.
This will be a challenge for myself) and replace them with green beans or any
kind of vegetable you have. Next for the meat of the meal. Some families do
turkey, some do ham, some do chicken. I definitely recommend baked chicken or
turkey over ham. Chicken and turkey are lighter, less calorie meats when taken
in at a normal serving size. Finally, the dessert. Everybody loves a piece of
cake, couple of cookies, or some of mawmaw's pie! If you want a cookie, get ONE cookie. Get a
very, very small serving of sweets and if you still have a sweet tooth, if your
family is like mine, somebody brings a fruit bowl. Fruits and friends and food!
Now that we've
discussed the food part, let's talk about the after food part. Get up and do
something! You don't have to make yourself exercise because that really isn't
fun when you're suppose to be relaxing. You can do little things to burn some
extra calories.
-Help Clean Up!
-If a kid asks
you to Just Dance or play some sort of game, do it!
-Laugh it up!
(burns calories ya know)
-Get outside
with the kids in your family!
-Don't take a to-go plate!
 |
| Christmas 2011! |
Of course I like to throw in some before
pictures. Even though I'm not proud of who I was back then, spiritually and
physically, I'm excited about how far I have come!
 |
| Almost one year to the day later, 35 lbs down! |
Don't forget the TRUE reason for the Christmas season!
"For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given: and government shall be on his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." -Isaiah 9:6
No comments:
Post a Comment