{"id":3440,"date":"2015-11-25T06:55:07","date_gmt":"2015-11-25T11:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/?p=3440"},"modified":"2015-11-25T06:55:08","modified_gmt":"2015-11-25T11:55:08","slug":"tips-maintaining-weight-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/2015\/11\/25\/tips-maintaining-weight-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips For Maintaining Weight Over The Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many reports suggest that people gain from 7-10 lbs during the holidays. How can you ensure that you don\u2019t fall into that group? Simply follow the tips below. Honor<\/a> yourself by honoring your body. Everything you consume either contributes to or detracts from your health. I encourage you to choose well. To help you in choosing well, here are some tips for maintaining your weight over the holidays.<\/p>\n

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First Things First<\/h4>\n

Schedule your exercise for the first part of your day so it doesn\u2019t fall to the mercy of the extra holiday errands you\u2019ll probably be running. Picking up food for the office party, a gift for the hostess, Christmas shopping; these extra errands can cut into your time and before you know it, the whole day is over and you haven\u2019t exercised. Author and blogger Ann Voskamp<\/a> says \u201cWord In, Work Out, Work Your Plan\u201d in that order.<\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t Skip a Meal<\/h4>\n

Skipping breakfast and lunch so you can really throw down at dinner? No. Don\u2019t self-sabotage. You need to adequately fuel your body for optimal energy and performance throughout the day.<\/p>\n

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Make it Count<\/h4>\n

If you\u2019re consuming calories, make them count. Why waste a significant portion of your caloric intake for the day on empty beverages like alcohol, soda, cider and eggnog? I LOVE eggnog but I don\u2019t love what it does to my body. Your average cup of eggnog has nearly 350 calories and 19 fat grams! So I have to exercise self-control and stay away from the stuff. I\u2019ll save my calories for the small treat that I\u2019ll allow myself to enjoy.<\/p>\n

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Portion Control<\/h4>\n

On most round dinner plates there is a ridge about 2 inches in from the edge. Your food should be contained within that inner circle. But most of us fill the plate to the very edge. To prevent overeating, we can exercise portion control by eating off of a salad plate instead.<\/p>\n

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 Be Selective<\/h4>\n

Does EVERY item present need to be on your plate? For Thanksgiving I\u2019m going to be selective. I am indifferent when it comes to stuffing so I\u2019m not even going to put it on my plate. Rice pilaf and mashed potatoes, well I could eat those anytime and they aren\u2019t my favorites either so I\u2019ll pass on those too. Again it\u2019s about making those calories and fat grams count.<\/p>\n

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Beware Of The Sneaky<\/h4>\n

Oh the sneaky calories that can catch up on you when you aren\u2019t paying attention. You are standing around chatting at a party and each time the hors d’oeuvres come past you grab some. Pretty little phyllo purses filled with goodness, fried little somethings, wrapped little somethings, cheese and crackers, all manner of spreads and dips\u2026and before you know it, BAM! It isn\u2019t even dinner and you\u2019ve consumed enough fat and calories that equate to a dinner.<\/p>\n

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Wait Before Having Seconds<\/h4>\n

After eating it takes the brain 20 minutes to register that you\u2019ve eaten. So before you go for that second plate, wait a while. There are also times we mistake thirst for hunger so while you\u2019re waiting sip some water.<\/p>\n

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It is my prayer that by following these tips you’ll maintain your weight over the holidays and not feel the guilt or weight (no pun intended) of carry around those extra holidays pounds. If you remain steadfast, you can enter 2016 feeling great about your choices and perhaps won\u2019t have to have the proverbial LOSE WEIGHT New Years Resolution.<\/p>\n

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As always, it is my prayer that you’ve been inspired to live fully.<\/p>\n

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Many reports suggest that people gain from 7-10 lbs during the holidays. How can you ensure that you don\u2019t fall into that group? Simply follow the tips below. Honor yourself by honoring your body. Everything you consume either contributes to or detracts from your health. I encourage you to choose well. To help you in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,15],"tags":[122,51,143,142,99],"class_list":["post-3440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-life","category-nourishing-life","tag-discipline","tag-eating","tag-holidays","tag-weight","tag-weight-loss"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3440"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4347,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3440\/revisions\/4347"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}