The average American gains one to two pounds every year during the holiday season. That may not sound like a lot, but it turns out that, despite our best intentions, those extra pounds tend to stay put in the new year. Multiply a small annual holiday weight gain by a lifetime, and before long your midsection could start to shake when you laugh like a bowl full of jelly.Not the physique you had in mind? Here are a few tips to help you emulate Santa’s jolliness this holiday season — not his waistline.
1. Don’t skip meals. It may be tempting to starve yourself all day so you can eat more at a holiday meal or party, but that move often backfires and you arrive so hungry that you pig out. If you have a holiday gathering in the evening, eat a light lunch packed with protein. Then, about an hour before the event, have a small 100-calorie healthy snack to help keep you from over-indulging at the party.
2. Control portions with small plates. Use the smallest plate available. Research shows that people tend to eat everything on their plate — whether or not they’re enjoying it. In fact, a Cornell University study showed that people ate 52 percent more cereal when given a large bowl instead of a small one.
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TOPFIT Daily Activities --- Heavy Bag
The only exercise I made time for today was a 30 minute heavy bag workout. It's definitely been a light week for heavy lifting.
~Feelin' Alive!~
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