 |
December 19, 2007 | Issue 147 |
10 Tips to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain
The average American gains five pounds between during the holiday season. These ten tips from the Pritikin Experts will help you enjoy the holiday season, and give you a jump-start on your healthy New Year resolutions!
PRITIKIN RECIPES
|
1. Whatever you do, keep burning those calories: Exercise is especially critical during this time of larger-than-usual meals. In addition to your regular exercise schedule, plan activities like walks, hikes, bicycle rides, and dances with family and friends. The extra calorie burning can really help control your weight – and you’ll enjoy some wonderful times together.
2. Eat something before you go to the party: About an hour before the holiday dinner, eat some fresh fruit or veggies. Watch your will power soar while your waistline stays in place.
3. Be a good guest (it’s good for you!): Call your host and say, “I’d love to bring something. What are you planning on serving?” If you discover that one of the dishes is particularly unhealthy (or tempting), offer to bring your own version.
4. Don’t plant yourself in front of the buffet table: Settle down elsewhere, facing other pleasures. Is the band playing one of your favorite tunes? Grab a partner and go – far away from the buffet.
5. Don’t give up hours of joy for ten minutes of binging: After prime rib, a baked potato, and pecan pie a la mode, you’d be hard pressed to get out of your chair, let alone have fun with family or guests. The pleasure of a high-fat, high-calorie meal is short-lived.
6. Select your first course foods so that they are low in calorie density: A huge green salad, a plate of fresh fruit, and a side of roasted vegetables add up to a lot of food, but not a lot of calories.
Popular Pritikin Links
|
 |
|||||||||
What is Pritikin | Pritikin Center | Request Information
Copyright 2007 Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa. All rights reserved.
The Yacht Club at Turnberry Isle. 19735 Turnberry Way, Aventura, FL 33180
Phone (305) 935-7131
Pritikin Perspective - Healthy Living Made Easier
Pritikin Perspective is a publication for Alumni of the Pritikin Longevity Center. It is dedicated to helping people make healthy changes in their lives. The articles in this publication should not be considered specific medical advice, as each individual circumstance is different. You are strongly encouraged to seek medical advice before beginning a program of diet and exercise.
Editor/Writer: Eugenia Killoran.
Subscribe/Unsubscribe
If you would like to subscribe to future mailings, please click on the buttons below and indicate your preferences. If you would like to unsubscribe to ePerspective, please click on the one-click-unsubscribe button below.