10 Great tips to help you through the holidays.
Don't get me wrong - weight loss tips are great. I love to find creative ways to cut calories and increase activity during the most fattening time of the year. In fact, here are 10 great tips that will prevent you from gaining weight over the holidays:
- Limit your intake of calorie laden beverages. Eggnog, champagne, mocha's, and hot chocolate all have one thing in common: they are packed with empty calories - avoid these beverages and load up on water instead.
- Officially schedule exercise into your calendar. It's just too easy to let workouts slide this time of year - make a commitment to exercise and keep it.
- Fore go the goodie making. By keeping your home free from Holiday treats you will undoubtedly gain fewer pounds. However, if you simply have to make those Christmas cookies simply throw a piece of gum in your mouth and chew it during the baking process to help prevent snacking.
- Have fun being active. Winter is a great time to burn calories outdoors. Go skiing for a day or take the kids sledding. No snow in sight? No problem - take a brisk bike ride or power walk around Spring Lake.
- Use healthy ingredients. Your Holiday meal will taste even better when you seek out fresh, organic and low fat ingredients - and you'll feel better too.
- Learn to compromise. Dying to have that peppermint mocha? Go ahead - but have it with nonfat milk and pass on the whipped cream.
- Don't go hungry. The Holidays are a dangerous time for your metabolism. Focus on eating small balanced meals every few hours starting with breakfast to keep your metabolism going strong throughout the holidays.
- Enjoy a sample. No one says you have to completely avoid the appetizers and desserts at your Holiday party - just enjoy in moderation.
- Focus on family not food. Let's face it, this time of year is big on two things: family and food. Make an effort to place your focus primarily on your family.
- Stick to your strategy. The best way to gain weight over the Holidays is to approach them without a plan. Using the above tips, write down the ways in which you plan to avoid weight gain this year - then periodically check up on yourself.
The truth is that if you follow these tips you will see a drop in Holiday pounds and you may even lose a pound or two…but don't expect to reshape your body with them.
Let's be honest, you want to lose more than a pound or two. You want to lose all of those extra pounds while reshaping your body. Simply avoiding certain foods or burning a few extra calories won't produce the breathtaking results that you crave.
Here's the bottom line: To transform your body you must introduce new and challenging exercise to your routine.
You may feel that the secret to achieving weight loss is just that - a secret. A mystery. You try, and try, and try but your goals are never met. Your dream body continues to stay out of reach.
In my experience the people who are unable to lose weight aren't failing due to laziness. In fact, those frustrated with their weight often put in a lot of effort – but on the wrong things. They put their focus on the latest fad diet, the latest exercise gizmo sold on t.v. or they are using an ineffective boring routine at the gym.
It's not that you aren't willing to put in the effort - you're just doing the wrong thing.
Think about this for a moment…What if 2008 was the year that you took control of your body? The year that you threw your fat clothes away…the year that you were proud to put on a bathing suit…the year that your doctor congratulated you on your improved health...the year that your family and friends - and that special someone - showered you with compliments.
It's possible. Even more possible than you think.
The thing is that you need to direct your effort in an effective way. It all comes back to introducing new and challenging exercise into your routine.
This is where I come in.
You see, for me reshaping someones body isn't a mystery. It's my passion. I have a proven method that will dramatically transform your body into one that you are proud to be seen in.
However, I can't promise that it will be easy. You'll work hard, you'll sweat and you'll even feel a little sore. And before you know it you will be telling everyone you know about the amazing results you've achieved.
To view a few photos of our clients that have made the commitment to live a healthy, fit lifestyle, go to the "And Now a Word From Our Clients" tab and check out the awesome before and after pictures that have been posted on this web site.
In this season of gift giving don't miss the opportunity to give yourself the gift that you really want – a new totally reshaped body. A tight body. A stronger body. A healthier body. A fit body- inside and out!
We at Team LP Fitness are here to help you do just that. Call or email now to schedule your first body-transforming workout.
You deserve it.
Watch Your Mouth!
Just because you are exercising regularly that doesn't give you license to eat whatever you want! If you desire healthy weight loss you still need to watch your portions, regardless of your exercise schedule.
Celery Sticks with Roasted-Garlic Hummus
Servings: 4
Here's what you need...
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled
- 15 oz can cooked garbanzo beans, drained
- 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 8 stalks celery, cut into thick slices
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 4 tablespoons water
- salt and cracked black pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- Preheat the oven or toaster oven to 350 F. Wrap the garlic cloves in foil and roast for 10 minutes.
- For the hummus, in a food processor, combine the roasted garlic, garbanzo beans, lemon juice, olive oil and water. Pulse until a smooth paste forms. Season with sail and pepper.
- Arrange the celery sticks on a plate. Serve the hummus in a small bowl and garnish with dried parsley.
Nutritional Analysis: One serving equals: 132 calories, 3g fat, 21g carbohydrate, and 6g protein.
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