Don’t Want to Gain Holiday Weight?

As the Holidays are coming soon, beginning with the Halloween Candy, do you have a plan to keep from putting on any Holiday weight this year? Just because it is not shorts and swimsuit season, does not mean that you should forgo the workouts and keeping on top of your nutrition! Here is some tips to keep you moving along!

• Plan your workouts every week – Weight training workouts, Cardio, and what time you will be working out. If Every week in advance is difficult, then plan it in the morning while you are having your Breakfast.
• Work with a Personal Trainer, find a workout buddy and/or start going to Group Classes Regularly – Doing this helps keeping you accountable to your goal. Someone to ask, “Where are you” or “How is your program going” will give you some healthy pressure to keep things going!
• Keep a Journal – Keep track of how your doing! From what you are eating, you activity to even how you are feeling about your journey. Sometimes taking photos of your changes can be helping and uplifting when you get lax
• Be prepared – Keep snacks in your bag just in case and keep clean workout clothes in your gym bag either by the door or in your car. Eat before you go to Holiday parties and don’t hang out by the food table!
• You are what you drink – Remember that those Holiday Cocktails and Eggnog does add into your day. If you are going to partake, don’t forget to keep track of the calories and write it down in your journal.

Print out these tips and place them on your fridge to keep your eyes on the prize. Remember that you are in control of your Journey! You can enjoy life and the Holidays without it ending with feelings of regret.

Happy Holidays!

How GOOD is your Life?

I am an avid Vogue reader. It’s my thing. I look forward to that and W coming to me in the mail every month. Sure it has nothing to do with fitness, but who doesn’t love a little fashion! Vogue has articles each month in their Fitness section. While I admit that sometimes it is a little far out in concepts (yes, I get the science that they put in there.. but putting yourself in a freezer?), sometimes they do a good job of bringing a little reality to the fashion world.

For their January issue, there was an article called, “The Good Life” by Vicki Woods that hit the nail on the head for once! She talks about the 12 things that healthy people do on a daily basis for their lives: 30 minutes of activity a day, not smoking, meditation… and tries to bring these things into her life. Some she does a great job at, and like all of us, some she finds a struggle. Read about her path to having “The Good Life”.