11 Unique Ways to Enjoy the Holidays Without Weight Gain

Even if you love the holidays, you can get stressed thinking about how to avoid gaining weight when you are faced with one food temptation after another. Holiday time is usually a busier time too, and that can make it tough to stick to your exercise regimen. If you want to sparkle with joy this holiday season instead of stressing out about holiday weight gain, here are 11 things you can do. 1. Think 80/20. This simple little rule can change the way you live forever (not just the holidays). Eat healthy and exercise most of the time. Give yourself a 20 percent wiggle room. For example, stay the course all week with clean eating and workouts and lighten up on your rules on the weekend. Enjoy an office holiday party but then get right back to healthier eating the next day. The 80/20 rule is a realistic way to manage what you eat and how often you exercise. It works during the holidays and year-round. 2. Give yourself a holiday treat once in a while. I know the pretty red and white specialty drinks at Starbucks are calling your name. You are dying for an (tis the season) Eggnog or Peppermint Mocha Latte. Go ahead and treat yourself so you don't feel deprived. Just make it a Tall instead of a Grande. Small changes matter. A planned indulgence is better than throwing your hands in the air and indulging left and right because you are tired of feeling deprived. 3. Practice portion control. You don't have to try everything. Just because grandma made it, doesn't mean you have to eat...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news