Tips for Eating Through the Holidays (from Lee Labrada), Part 1 Here are some tips you can use to help you navigate your way through the Holidays: 1. Eat your protein first, and eat more protein. I suggest that you start out with some white turkey meat or some other lean meat first. Eat a small portion of lean meat before beginning on mashed potatoes, stuffing, sweet potatoes, breads and rolls, etc. As Ive mentioned in earlier tips, your body uses more calories to digest and assimilate protein that it does for carbs and fat. The protein also has a stabilizing effect on your blood sugar and will help you to feel full more quickly. 2. Eat moderate portions. I would suggest that you eat slowly and moderately, pause, and then continue to eat if you feel the desire to. By eating smaller meals, you wont be stretching your stomach which can make it difficult to become full again in the days following the holiday. Give yourself permission to go back for seconds and thirds, but allow enough time between your seconds and thirds for your body to utilize the meal. 3. Eat before you EAT! Dont skip your morning meals on the day of the holiday thinking that you can then pig out later in the day. Thats counterproductive. Your body can handle only so many calories at one time. Youll feel much better, and your blood sugar will be stable if you have your morning meals first. If your blood sugar is stable by the time you sit down for your holiday feast, you will tend to eat less and more importantly crave less. 4. Tell yourself, I have made a conscious decision to eat this. I am in control. Tomorrow I will resume my program, again, under my own control and self-volition. 5. Use low fat substitutes when possible. Now, I realize that during holiday meals we tend a lot of fat-laden foods. But, if you have a choice between a lower fat and a higher fat equivalent, choose the lower fat equivalent if possible. Dairy products like milk, cheeses, sour cream, and even butter all have low fat substitutes that are barely detectable when added to or used with your foods. Tomorrow I will finalize sharing my tips on this subject. Note: If you need a new diet and training program to get toned while losing fat, you can download our FREE 12 Week Lean Body Program here: labrada/newsletter-forher
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 15:05:02 +0000
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