10 Tips to Avoid the Holiday Bulge - Get A FREE Top Notch Personal Trainer!
Ok, with the holidays now at our feet, don't let the festivness get the best of you... I mean, you don't want that "Holiday Bulge" at your feet, now do you!?
Think of this what you will, but I just recently came off of a 50 pound 'extra' bulge myself and have never felt better! How did I do it? Well, it all has to do with eating right and exercising!
Yes, I know you have heard that time and time again, but there is NO miracle pill... No matter what anybody says. I actually followed the Body-for-Life plan to a *T* to lose my weight. Since them, I have been living a whole new lifestyle!
My friend Sean Nalewanyj has created an amazing new book where he takes the Body-for-Life plan and super charged the workout routines... So if you want to take off the weight, BFL will teach you how and if you want to put on the muscle, Sean's program will accelerate it BIG TIME!
Take a look for yourself here:
http://www.bodyforlifesuccess.com
What is even better, Sean has told me that he is going to personally consult every single person FREE of charge one-on-one that reads his new book! WOW, when I was doing the BFL program, I had to pay for my training even through I am Sean's friend. No big deal, I would have paid a hundred times the amount I was charged just to get in shape and feel great.
Look, really great personal trainers are very few and far between to come across, and now I am handing you mine just for reading through his new book, he will give you unlimited 100% personal access to him!
Look, you don't have to pack on the muscle, get yourself a training routine for the new year and get in shape... 12-weeks and you are brand new again! I know, I myself followed Sean's workout plan in combination with the eating methods of the Body-for-Life program and lost a 50 pounds in less than 12 weeks!!
I have never felt better!
http://www.bodyforlifesuccess.com
Think about it NOW... Don't fall prey to the over-eating that plauges so many during the holiday season.
Do you find it almost impossible to stay conscious and contentious about weight and nutrition during the holidays? Of course you do. More than half of all Americans are overweight. All American's are in this together.
You can take heart from a new government study which shows most Americans gain about a pound over the holiday. You're not alone. The study shows that during the holiday period, for the people in the study, two main things influenced the holiday weight gain: level of hunger and level of activity. Those who reported being less active or more hungry had the greatest weight gain.
If you can stay focused on dealing with just those two things, you'll probably win.
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of weight gain," according to Dr. Samuel Klein. He is Director of the Center for Human Nutrition as Washington University in St. Louis, MO. "Preventing the increase in weight is a lot easier and better than actually gaining weight and then trying to get it off again."
The answer is simple. Eat less and exercise more.
The good news is that most of the people overestimate how much they had gained. Fewer than 10% gain 5 pounds or over.
The bad news is that although the one pound gained seems like a small amount, that weight WAS NOT LOST during the rest of the year and those single pounds accumulate over the years and add up to obesity.
10 Tips to Avoid the Holiday Bulge [and my *inner* thoughts for you]!
Here are some helpful hints and tips put together by me and Sean of http://www.bodyforlifesuccess.com to help you avoid the tiny little weight issues you face during this joyous season...
[Along with the thoughts which I am pretty sure are going through your head as you listen to me happily chirping out my advice... You
will find these *thought's* in the square brackets... Remember, I WAS there too, so I know!]
1)."You SHOULD stay active. The best thing for you to do is to stick to your regular schedule and routine."
[Routine? What routine?? My family doesn't have no stinking routine in November and December. I don't have no stinking time for any regular yoga classes, workouts at the gym, long dog walks, etc. Because in addition to shopping, home decorating cooking, and entertaining... I have to take every one of the kids to EXTRA practices and activity for school concerts and freaking fund raisers! I am far too ACTIVE already to think of *staying active*.]
2). "Don't let yourself get hungry. Don't arrive at the party starving. Be sure you eat your normal, healthy meals, especially breakfast. A protein rich breakfast "resets" the body and starts it off not hungry. Don't starve yourself, thinking you can "save up" calories. Fill up before the big holiday feasts with healthy vegetable snacks."
[Normal? There ain't no stinking "normal" in November and December, and I am not sure that I ever have time for normal, healthy meals ALL the time. I've got a life to run too! Besides, the appetizer platters are always full of God's own Cheese Puffs and Ruffles with sour cream/onion dip, Brie on sourdough and 80 plates of cookies and bowls of peanut M&Ms on every available surface!]
3) "How can you keep the pounds off at calorie rich parties? Stay away from the food! Literally ... stay on the other side of the room from the buffet table or appetizers tray.
[Ya, you like this one, don't you!? You'll just go plant yourself in the bathroom and lock the door. Maybe you can find a place under the pile of coats in the back bedroom. A nap sounds nice... Sounds funny, but that is what I used to think... Just know, *Being festive doesn't have to mean overindulging*.]
4). "Wear clothes which are slightly tight and your favorites. You'll think twice about the third helping if you can't let your belt out a notch. Always remember there's about 8 pounds between pants/dress sizes."
[What skinny sadist came up with this bright idea? I bet you have an eating disorder! Well, actuall, I know this becauase I just lost 50 pounds by eating healthy and excersising!]
5). "Portion size is the real secret. Keep salad portions large and all other portions extra small. When it comes to sweets, think quality, not availability. Just because the candy corn is there doesn't mean you have to eat it. Don't be afraid to cut off "just a bite" of a high calorie treat. Put the rest back on the serving tray. If you're the host or hostess, pre-cut high calorie items into tiny portions to help your friends. Just a bite may be plenty to satisfy you.
[Just a bite! Just a bite? I am stressed to the max and darn it, I DESERVE that candy treat... and a WHOLE one at that! Heck, I am double stressed, so I double deserve this candy...]
6). "You don't need to be stressed. Take Time for You. Sit down and slip your shoes off... Get a massage if you feel like it!"
[Don't you know I am facing a month and a half on shopping overdrive and the only place to sit down is at the mall's fast-food court? McDonald's doesn't have a massage spa. If I slip my shoes off, I'll NEVER get them back on again, you fool.]
7). "Keep up your food diary ... every day of the holiday ... it will help you pinpoint your special weaknesses. Just one 150 calorie chocolate chip cookie each day will add up to an extra pound in only 3 weeks."
[I can't even find my food diary in this chaos house. And, I really needed the information on the cookies. Thank you very much. I just ate three, and I don't need any food diary to pinpoint that little weakness :) ]
8). "Only eat things you really want and care about. So what if your neighbor brought okra au gratin everyone's raving about? Use that space on your plate for a homemade roll, hot from the oven. Put real butter on it. Life is choices. Treat yourself to what you want and LEAVE THE REST IN THE SERVING DISH."
[Good advice. How thankful do you think I'd be after a feast of Brussels sprouts and tofu salad while the rest are passing the yams, potatoes and gravy to Aunt Lucille? I bet you're glad you got granddad's wiry build instead of those wonderful wide childbearing hips from grandma's "peasant" stock!]
9). Drink water instead of alcohol which has empty calories and lowers will power. Avoid sugary sodas which throw your metabolism into pendulum swings.
[You didn't mention eggnog. Eggnog is OK, then, right?]
10). "Don't eat while you cook. Those little "tastes" can turn into 1000 calories before you've blinked."
[I just spent 304 hours in the kitchen, cooking. I HAVE to taste everything before I serve it, or they'll hate it and won't love my cooking anymore. And besides, cookie dough doesn't have any calories, does it?]
Well, that's all 10 pieces of holiday advice. Here's just one parting thought which usually goes through people's mind's during the holidays...
[Santa's fat and everybody loves him! The baby Jesus is fat, too. The turkey is so fat it can hardly stand up! Nobody buys a skinny Christmas tree, do they?]
Get a grip... Get a healthy life... Have a HAPPY holiday!
Learn how to maximize your workouts, take control of your life and get your own personal trainer at:
http://www.bodyforlifesuccess.com
Sincerely,
-Darren Salkeld
Editor, Healthy Living - It's YOUR Choice!
Think of this what you will, but I just recently came off of a 50 pound 'extra' bulge myself and have never felt better! How did I do it? Well, it all has to do with eating right and exercising!
Yes, I know you have heard that time and time again, but there is NO miracle pill... No matter what anybody says. I actually followed the Body-for-Life plan to a *T* to lose my weight. Since them, I have been living a whole new lifestyle!
My friend Sean Nalewanyj has created an amazing new book where he takes the Body-for-Life plan and super charged the workout routines... So if you want to take off the weight, BFL will teach you how and if you want to put on the muscle, Sean's program will accelerate it BIG TIME!
Take a look for yourself here:
http://www.bodyforlifesuccess.com
What is even better, Sean has told me that he is going to personally consult every single person FREE of charge one-on-one that reads his new book! WOW, when I was doing the BFL program, I had to pay for my training even through I am Sean's friend. No big deal, I would have paid a hundred times the amount I was charged just to get in shape and feel great.
Look, really great personal trainers are very few and far between to come across, and now I am handing you mine just for reading through his new book, he will give you unlimited 100% personal access to him!
Look, you don't have to pack on the muscle, get yourself a training routine for the new year and get in shape... 12-weeks and you are brand new again! I know, I myself followed Sean's workout plan in combination with the eating methods of the Body-for-Life program and lost a 50 pounds in less than 12 weeks!!
I have never felt better!
http://www.bodyforlifesuccess.com
Think about it NOW... Don't fall prey to the over-eating that plauges so many during the holiday season.
Do you find it almost impossible to stay conscious and contentious about weight and nutrition during the holidays? Of course you do. More than half of all Americans are overweight. All American's are in this together.
You can take heart from a new government study which shows most Americans gain about a pound over the holiday. You're not alone. The study shows that during the holiday period, for the people in the study, two main things influenced the holiday weight gain: level of hunger and level of activity. Those who reported being less active or more hungry had the greatest weight gain.
If you can stay focused on dealing with just those two things, you'll probably win.
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of weight gain," according to Dr. Samuel Klein. He is Director of the Center for Human Nutrition as Washington University in St. Louis, MO. "Preventing the increase in weight is a lot easier and better than actually gaining weight and then trying to get it off again."
The answer is simple. Eat less and exercise more.
The good news is that most of the people overestimate how much they had gained. Fewer than 10% gain 5 pounds or over.
The bad news is that although the one pound gained seems like a small amount, that weight WAS NOT LOST during the rest of the year and those single pounds accumulate over the years and add up to obesity.
10 Tips to Avoid the Holiday Bulge [and my *inner* thoughts for you]!
Here are some helpful hints and tips put together by me and Sean of http://www.bodyforlifesuccess.com to help you avoid the tiny little weight issues you face during this joyous season...
[Along with the thoughts which I am pretty sure are going through your head as you listen to me happily chirping out my advice... You
will find these *thought's* in the square brackets... Remember, I WAS there too, so I know!]
1)."You SHOULD stay active. The best thing for you to do is to stick to your regular schedule and routine."
[Routine? What routine?? My family doesn't have no stinking routine in November and December. I don't have no stinking time for any regular yoga classes, workouts at the gym, long dog walks, etc. Because in addition to shopping, home decorating cooking, and entertaining... I have to take every one of the kids to EXTRA practices and activity for school concerts and freaking fund raisers! I am far too ACTIVE already to think of *staying active*.]
2). "Don't let yourself get hungry. Don't arrive at the party starving. Be sure you eat your normal, healthy meals, especially breakfast. A protein rich breakfast "resets" the body and starts it off not hungry. Don't starve yourself, thinking you can "save up" calories. Fill up before the big holiday feasts with healthy vegetable snacks."
[Normal? There ain't no stinking "normal" in November and December, and I am not sure that I ever have time for normal, healthy meals ALL the time. I've got a life to run too! Besides, the appetizer platters are always full of God's own Cheese Puffs and Ruffles with sour cream/onion dip, Brie on sourdough and 80 plates of cookies and bowls of peanut M&Ms on every available surface!]
3) "How can you keep the pounds off at calorie rich parties? Stay away from the food! Literally ... stay on the other side of the room from the buffet table or appetizers tray.
[Ya, you like this one, don't you!? You'll just go plant yourself in the bathroom and lock the door. Maybe you can find a place under the pile of coats in the back bedroom. A nap sounds nice... Sounds funny, but that is what I used to think... Just know, *Being festive doesn't have to mean overindulging*.]
4). "Wear clothes which are slightly tight and your favorites. You'll think twice about the third helping if you can't let your belt out a notch. Always remember there's about 8 pounds between pants/dress sizes."
[What skinny sadist came up with this bright idea? I bet you have an eating disorder! Well, actuall, I know this becauase I just lost 50 pounds by eating healthy and excersising!]
5). "Portion size is the real secret. Keep salad portions large and all other portions extra small. When it comes to sweets, think quality, not availability. Just because the candy corn is there doesn't mean you have to eat it. Don't be afraid to cut off "just a bite" of a high calorie treat. Put the rest back on the serving tray. If you're the host or hostess, pre-cut high calorie items into tiny portions to help your friends. Just a bite may be plenty to satisfy you.
[Just a bite! Just a bite? I am stressed to the max and darn it, I DESERVE that candy treat... and a WHOLE one at that! Heck, I am double stressed, so I double deserve this candy...]
6). "You don't need to be stressed. Take Time for You. Sit down and slip your shoes off... Get a massage if you feel like it!"
[Don't you know I am facing a month and a half on shopping overdrive and the only place to sit down is at the mall's fast-food court? McDonald's doesn't have a massage spa. If I slip my shoes off, I'll NEVER get them back on again, you fool.]
7). "Keep up your food diary ... every day of the holiday ... it will help you pinpoint your special weaknesses. Just one 150 calorie chocolate chip cookie each day will add up to an extra pound in only 3 weeks."
[I can't even find my food diary in this chaos house. And, I really needed the information on the cookies. Thank you very much. I just ate three, and I don't need any food diary to pinpoint that little weakness :) ]
8). "Only eat things you really want and care about. So what if your neighbor brought okra au gratin everyone's raving about? Use that space on your plate for a homemade roll, hot from the oven. Put real butter on it. Life is choices. Treat yourself to what you want and LEAVE THE REST IN THE SERVING DISH."
[Good advice. How thankful do you think I'd be after a feast of Brussels sprouts and tofu salad while the rest are passing the yams, potatoes and gravy to Aunt Lucille? I bet you're glad you got granddad's wiry build instead of those wonderful wide childbearing hips from grandma's "peasant" stock!]
9). Drink water instead of alcohol which has empty calories and lowers will power. Avoid sugary sodas which throw your metabolism into pendulum swings.
[You didn't mention eggnog. Eggnog is OK, then, right?]
10). "Don't eat while you cook. Those little "tastes" can turn into 1000 calories before you've blinked."
[I just spent 304 hours in the kitchen, cooking. I HAVE to taste everything before I serve it, or they'll hate it and won't love my cooking anymore. And besides, cookie dough doesn't have any calories, does it?]
Well, that's all 10 pieces of holiday advice. Here's just one parting thought which usually goes through people's mind's during the holidays...
[Santa's fat and everybody loves him! The baby Jesus is fat, too. The turkey is so fat it can hardly stand up! Nobody buys a skinny Christmas tree, do they?]
Get a grip... Get a healthy life... Have a HAPPY holiday!
Learn how to maximize your workouts, take control of your life and get your own personal trainer at:
http://www.bodyforlifesuccess.com
Sincerely,
-Darren Salkeld
Editor, Healthy Living - It's YOUR Choice!
