Don't Do the Holiday 7

"Stolen" from another list:

Don't Do the Holiday 7
copyright 2001 by Greg Landry, M.S.

As the holidays approach, a frequent question from my clients and
subscribers is "How can I avoid gaining weight during the holidays?"
Their concern is legitimate. The average American adult gains seven
pounds of fat between Thanksgiving Day andNew Years Day.
However, with a little know-how and effort you don't have to
be "average." In fact, I've seen many people actually lose a few
pounds over the holidays without depriving themselves. One of my
clients said it best:
"Greg, I can't tell you how good it feels to have lost three pounds
during the holidays instead of gaining ten pounds as I used to do. My
friends are jealous. It's January 2nd and I'm feeling (and looking)
lean and mean. And, best of all, I actually enjoyed the holidays more
because I always felt energetic. In years past, inactivity and lots
of food made me constantly sluggish and tired."
Here are a few tips that can bring you into thenew year without any
new pounds..
1. Do some type of aerobic exercise everyday, preferably every
morning. This can be as simple as a 15 minute walk some days but it's
VERY important that you do something everyday. Physiologically, this
keeps your metabolism elevated, helps to control your appetite, and
ENERGIZES you! Daily exercise also increases your mental acuity for
hours after exercise, and it keeps you in a "healthy" frame of mind.
Many people tell me that daily exercise helps them to make better
food choices because it makes them feel like they are doing something
healthy for themselves. Commit to doing at least 15 minutes
everyday,ideally 30 to 60 minutes.
2. Take a walk with a friend. The holidays are often spent with
family and friends. Do some of that socializing while walking or
cycling, or go to to the gym together for a weight workout.
3. Don't deprive yourself of those holiday goodies that you enjoy. Tell
yourself that you can eat whatever you'd like to as long as it's in
moderation. For example, eat one Christmas brownie instead of five.
Take small bites of that brownie, chew it well, savor every bite so
you can really enjoy the taste rather than rushing to swallow it. The
same for meals, don't deprive yourself of the foods you enjoy but eat
them in moderation and savor every bite. Daily exercise will make it
easier to control your eating.
4. Don't neglect weight training during the holidays. It keeps your
muslces toned,energizes you, and boosts your metabolism.
5. Have lots of "healthy" foods available at your home during the
holidays. Make a big fruit salad to keep in the frig when you need a
snack. Have some of your favorite veggies ready to eat for when
you're hungry. Make a big salad and keep it ready to eat in the
fridge. Don't make the holidays a junk food free-for-all.
6. Don't allow yourself to get too hungry. The hungrier you are, the
less control you have over your eating. Always eat some
healthy,filling food before going to a party, dinner, or any
situation where you will be exposed to lots of tempting food.
7. Strictly limit or avoid alcohol. Alcohol is really bad news - I
call it the "triple whammy"! it depresses your metabolism, stimulates
your appetite, and it's loaded with calories.
8. Incorporate intervals into most of your holiday aerobic workouts.
Intervals are brief periods (about one minute) of more intense
exercise mixed into your regular aerobic exercise sessions. For
example, if you're walking, you would do a one minute interval of
faster walking about every five minutes throughout your exercise
session. Here's how it will look; you'll start with your normal three
to five minute warm-up and then five minutes into your workout you do
your first interval, one minute of faster walking (or perhaps
jogging). At the end of that minute you should be "winded" and ready
to slow down. You'll slow down to your normal exercising speed for
the next four minutes and then your fifth minute is another one
minute interval. This pattern continues throughout your exercise
session.You'll derive several benefits from intervals..
- Intervals can help you to get past a weight loss plateau.
- Intervals increase your aerobic fitness level by "pushing the
envelope". While doing your interval you cross the anaerobic
threshold into anaerobic metabolism, forcing your body to become
conditioned to more intense exercise.
- Your increased level of fitness means that a given level of
exercise will feel easier and that you will be able to exercise at a
higher intensity which "burns" more calories.
- Your increased level of fitness also means that you will be less
fatigued from daily activities and you'll have
more "energy"throughout the day.
- Intervals increase your basal metabolic rate (BMR), causing you to
burn more calories 24 hours-a-day.
- Intervals cause you to "burn" more calories during your exercise
session and for several hours afterwards.
- Intervals will tone the involved muscles to a greater degree than
your regular aerobic exercise would.
- Intervals can make your exercise less monotonous and help the time
pass more quickly.
- Intervals will energize you!

So, get energized with some daily exercise and moderate food
consumption and REALLY enjoy the holidays.. AND January 2.

Author and exercise physiologist, Greg Landry, offers weight loss and
fitness success stories and free weight loss and fitness articles at
his site.. Fit copyright 2001 by Greg Landry, M.S.

Oh, it's too soon to be thinking about the holidays! I haven't had
summer yet.

Good tips, though, if I ever come out of denial about how quickly time
passes.

--
Linda P

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 22:53:47 GMT, "Laura"
wrote:

"Stolen" from another list:

Don't Do the Holiday 7
copyright 2001 by Greg Landry, M.S.

As the holidays approach, a frequent question from my clients and
subscribers is "How can I avoid gaining weight during the holidays?"
Their concern is legitimate. The average American adult gains seven
pounds of fat between Thanksgiving Day andNew Years Day.
However, with a little know-how and effort you don't have to
be "average." In fact, I've seen many people actually lose a few
pounds over the holidays without depriving themselves. One of my
clients said it best:
"Greg, I can't tell you how good it feels to have lost three pounds
during the holidays instead of gaining ten pounds as I used to do. My
friends are jealous. It's January 2nd and I'm feeling (and looking)
lean and mean. And, best of all, I actually enjoyed the holidays more
because I always felt energetic. In years past, inactivity and lots
of food made me constantly sluggish and tired."
Here are a few tips that can bring you into thenew year without any
new pounds..
1. Do some type of aerobic exercise everyday, preferably every
morning. This can be as simple as a 15 minute walk some days but it's
VERY important that you do something everyday. Physiologically, this
keeps your metabolism elevated, helps to control your appetite, and
ENERGIZES you! Daily exercise also increases your mental acuity for
hours after exercise, and it keeps you in a "healthy" frame of mind.
Many people tell me that daily exercise helps them to make better
food choices because it makes them feel like they are doing something
healthy for themselves. Commit to doing at least 15 minutes
everyday,ideally 30 to 60 minutes.
2. Take a walk with a friend. The holidays are often spent with
family and friends. Do some of that socializing while walking or
cycling, or go to to the gym together for a weight workout.
3. Don't deprive yourself of those holiday goodies that you enjoy. Tell
yourself that you can eat whatever you'd like to as long as it's in
moderation. For example, eat one Christmas brownie instead of five.
Take small bites of that brownie, chew it well, savor every bite so
you can really enjoy the taste rather than rushing to swallow it. The
same for meals, don't deprive yourself of the foods you enjoy but eat
them in moderation and savor every bite. Daily exercise will make it
easier to control your eating.
4. Don't neglect weight training during the holidays. It keeps your
muslces toned,energizes you, and boosts your metabolism.
5. Have lots of "healthy" foods available at your home during the
holidays. Make a big fruit salad to keep in the frig when you need a
snack. Have some of your favorite veggies ready to eat for when
you're hungry. Make a big salad and keep it ready to eat in the
fridge. Don't make the holidays a junk food free-for-all.
6. Don't allow yourself to get too hungry. The hungrier you are, the
less control you have over your eating. Always eat some
healthy,filling food before going to a party, dinner, or any
situation where you will be exposed to lots of tempting food.
7. Strictly limit or avoid alcohol. Alcohol is really bad news - I
call it the "triple whammy"! it depresses your metabolism, stimulates
your appetite, and it's loaded with calories.
8. Incorporate intervals into most of your holiday aerobic workouts.
Intervals are brief periods (about one minute) of more intense
exercise mixed into your regular aerobic exercise sessions. For
example, if you're walking, you would do a one minute interval of
faster walking about every five minutes throughout your exercise
session. Here's how it will look; you'll start with your normal three
to five minute warm-up and then five minutes into your workout you do
your first interval, one minute of faster walking (or perhaps
jogging). At the end of that minute you should be "winded" and ready
to slow down. You'll slow down to your normal exercising speed for
the next four minutes and then your fifth minute is another one
minute interval. This pattern continues throughout your exercise
session.You'll derive several benefits from intervals..
- Intervals can help you to get past a weight loss plateau.
- Intervals increase your aerobic fitness level by "pushing the
envelope". While doing your interval you cross the anaerobic
threshold into anaerobic metabolism, forcing your body to become
conditioned to more intense exercise.
- Your increased level of fitness means that a given level of
exercise will feel easier and that you will be able to exercise at a
higher intensity which "burns" more calories.
- Your increased level of fitness also means that you will be less
fatigued from daily activities and you'll have
more "energy"throughout the day.
- Intervals increase your basal metabolic rate (BMR), causing you to
burn more calories 24 hours-a-day.
- Intervals cause you to "burn" more calories during your exercise
session and for several hours afterwards.
- Intervals will tone the involved muscles to a greater degree than
your regular aerobic exercise would.
- Intervals can make your exercise less monotonous and help the time
pass more quickly.
- Intervals will energize you!

So, get energized with some daily exercise and moderate food
consumption and REALLY enjoy the holidays.. AND January 2.

Author and exercise physiologist, Greg Landry, offers weight loss and
fitness success stories and free weight loss and fitness articles at
his site.. Fit copyright 2001 by Greg Landry, M.S.

*grin* I'm with you there.. it's halloween already !!!! AAAAAHHHHHHHHH

--
Will~

196.2 / 133.4 / 137 lbs
89 / 60.5 / 62.1 Kg

Personal goal 125 lbs / 56.7 Kg
"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
...
Oh, it's too soon to be thinking about the holidays! I haven't had
summer yet.

Good tips, though, if I ever come out of denial about how quickly time
passes.

--
Linda P

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 22:53:47 GMT, "Laura"
wrote:

"Stolen" from another list:

Don't Do the Holiday 7
copyright 2001 by Greg Landry, M.S.

As the holidays approach, a frequent question from my clients and
subscribers is "How can I avoid gaining weight during the holidays?"
Their concern is legitimate. The average American adult gains seven
pounds of fat between Thanksgiving Day andNew Years Day.
However, with a little know-how and effort you don't have to
be "average." In fact, I've seen many people actually lose a few
pounds over the holidays without depriving themselves. One of my
clients said it best:
"Greg, I can't tell you how good it feels to have lost three pounds
during the holidays instead of gaining ten pounds as I used to do. My
friends are jealous. It's January 2nd and I'm feeling (and looking)
lean and mean. And, best of all, I actually enjoyed the holidays more
because I always felt energetic. In years past, inactivity and lots
of food made me constantly sluggish and tired."
Here are a few tips that can bring you into thenew year without any
new pounds..
1. Do some type of aerobic exercise everyday, preferably every
morning. This can be as simple as a 15 minute walk some days but it's
VERY important that you do something everyday. Physiologically, this
keeps your metabolism elevated, helps to control your appetite, and
ENERGIZES you! Daily exercise also increases your mental acuity for
hours after exercise, and it keeps you in a "healthy" frame of mind.
Many people tell me that daily exercise helps them to make better
food choices because it makes them feel like they are doing something
healthy for themselves. Commit to doing at least 15 minutes
everyday,ideally 30 to 60 minutes.
2. Take a walk with a friend. The holidays are often spent with
family and friends. Do some of that socializing while walking or
cycling, or go to to the gym together for a weight workout.
3. Don't deprive yourself of those holiday goodies that you enjoy. Tell
yourself that you can eat whatever you'd like to as long as it's in
moderation. For example, eat one Christmas brownie instead of five.
Take small bites of that brownie, chew it well, savor every bite so
you can really enjoy the taste rather than rushing to swallow it. The
same for meals, don't deprive yourself of the foods you enjoy but eat
them in moderation and savor every bite. Daily exercise will make it
easier to control your eating.
4. Don't neglect weight training during the holidays. It keeps your
muslces toned,energizes you, and boosts your metabolism.
5. Have lots of "healthy" foods available at your home during the
holidays. Make a big fruit salad to keep in the frig when you need a
snack. Have some of your favorite veggies ready to eat for when
you're hungry. Make a big salad and keep it ready to eat in the
fridge. Don't make the holidays a junk food free-for-all.
6. Don't allow yourself to get too hungry. The hungrier you are, the
less control you have over your eating. Always eat some
healthy,filling food before going to a party, dinner, or any
situation where you will be exposed to lots of tempting food.
7. Strictly limit or avoid alcohol. Alcohol is really bad news - I
call it the "triple whammy"! it depresses your metabolism, stimulates
your appetite, and it's loaded with calories.
8. Incorporate intervals into most of your holiday aerobic workouts.
Intervals are brief periods (about one minute) of more intense
exercise mixed into your regular aerobic exercise sessions. For
example, if you're walking, you would do a one minute interval of
faster walking about every five minutes throughout your exercise
session. Here's how it will look; you'll start with your normal three
to five minute warm-up and then five minutes into your workout you do
your first interval, one minute of faster walking (or perhaps
jogging). At the end of that minute you should be "winded" and ready
to slow down. You'll slow down to your normal exercising speed for
the next four minutes and then your fifth minute is another one
minute interval. This pattern continues throughout your exercise
session.You'll derive several benefits from intervals..
- Intervals can help you to get past a weight loss plateau.
- Intervals increase your aerobic fitness level by "pushing the
envelope". While doing your interval you cross the anaerobic
threshold into anaerobic metabolism, forcing your body to become
conditioned to more intense exercise.
- Your increased level of fitness means that a given level of
exercise will feel easier and that you will be able to exercise at a
higher intensity which "burns" more calories.
- Your increased level of fitness also means that you will be less
fatigued from daily activities and you'll have
more "energy"throughout the day.
- Intervals increase your basal metabolic rate (BMR), causing you to
burn more calories 24 hours-a-day.
- Intervals cause you to "burn" more calories during your exercise
session and for several hours afterwards.
- Intervals will tone the involved muscles to a greater degree than
your regular aerobic exercise would.
- Intervals can make your exercise less monotonous and help the time
pass more quickly.
- Intervals will energize you!

So, get energized with some daily exercise and moderate food
consumption and REALLY enjoy the holidays.. AND January 2.

Author and exercise physiologist, Greg Landry, offers weight loss and
fitness success stories and free weight loss and fitness articles at
his site.. Fit copyright 2001 by Greg Landry, M.S.

LOL! I'm trying to psych myself up for the christmas trip to mom's in
Florida. I did manage to weasel out of going to mom's in Maine for
thanksgiving. We've opted to have a family dinner at my step daughter's
house instead. We have not had Thanksgiving with my step kids since 2001.
Its about time we did it again.

"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
...
Oh, it's too soon to be thinking about the holidays! I haven't had
summer yet.

Good tips, though, if I ever come out of denial about how quickly time
passes.

--
Linda P

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 22:53:47 GMT, "Laura"
wrote:

"Stolen" from another list:

Don't Do the Holiday 7
copyright 2001 by Greg Landry, M.S.

As the holidays approach, a frequent question from my clients and
subscribers is "How can I avoid gaining weight during the holidays?"
Their concern is legitimate. The average American adult gains seven
pounds of fat between Thanksgiving Day andNew Years Day.
However, with a little know-how and effort you don't have to
be "average." In fact, I've seen many people actually lose a few
pounds over the holidays without depriving themselves. One of my
clients said it best:
"Greg, I can't tell you how good it feels to have lost three pounds
during the holidays instead of gaining ten pounds as I used to do. My
friends are jealous. It's January 2nd and I'm feeling (and looking)
lean and mean. And, best of all, I actually enjoyed the holidays more
because I always felt energetic. In years past, inactivity and lots
of food made me constantly sluggish and tired."
Here are a few tips that can bring you into thenew year without any
new pounds..
1. Do some type of aerobic exercise everyday, preferably every
morning. This can be as simple as a 15 minute walk some days but it's
VERY important that you do something everyday. Physiologically, this
keeps your metabolism elevated, helps to control your appetite, and
ENERGIZES you! Daily exercise also increases your mental acuity for
hours after exercise, and it keeps you in a "healthy" frame of mind.
Many people tell me that daily exercise helps them to make better
food choices because it makes them feel like they are doing something
healthy for themselves. Commit to doing at least 15 minutes
everyday,ideally 30 to 60 minutes.
2. Take a walk with a friend. The holidays are often spent with
family and friends. Do some of that socializing while walking or
cycling, or go to to the gym together for a weight workout.
3. Don't deprive yourself of those holiday goodies that you enjoy. Tell
yourself that you can eat whatever you'd like to as long as it's in
moderation. For example, eat one Christmas brownie instead of five.
Take small bites of that brownie, chew it well, savor every bite so
you can really enjoy the taste rather than rushing to swallow it. The
same for meals, don't deprive yourself of the foods you enjoy but eat
them in moderation and savor every bite. Daily exercise will make it
easier to control your eating.
4. Don't neglect weight training during the holidays. It keeps your
muslces toned,energizes you, and boosts your metabolism.
5. Have lots of "healthy" foods available at your home during the
holidays. Make a big fruit salad to keep in the frig when you need a
snack. Have some of your favorite veggies ready to eat for when
you're hungry. Make a big salad and keep it ready to eat in the
fridge. Don't make the holidays a junk food free-for-all.
6. Don't allow yourself to get too hungry. The hungrier you are, the
less control you have over your eating. Always eat some
healthy,filling food before going to a party, dinner, or any
situation where you will be exposed to lots of tempting food.
7. Strictly limit or avoid alcohol. Alcohol is really bad news - I
call it the "triple whammy"! it depresses your metabolism, stimulates
your appetite, and it's loaded with calories.
8. Incorporate intervals into most of your holiday aerobic workouts.
Intervals are brief periods (about one minute) of more intense
exercise mixed into your regular aerobic exercise sessions. For
example, if you're walking, you would do a one minute interval of
faster walking about every five minutes throughout your exercise
session. Here's how it will look; you'll start with your normal three
to five minute warm-up and then five minutes into your workout you do
your first interval, one minute of faster walking (or perhaps
jogging). At the end of that minute you should be "winded" and ready
to slow down. You'll slow down to your normal exercising speed for
the next four minutes and then your fifth minute is another one
minute interval. This pattern continues throughout your exercise
session.You'll derive several benefits from intervals..
- Intervals can help you to get past a weight loss plateau.
- Intervals increase your aerobic fitness level by "pushing the
envelope". While doing your interval you cross the anaerobic
threshold into anaerobic metabolism, forcing your body to become
conditioned to more intense exercise.
- Your increased level of fitness means that a given level of
exercise will feel easier and that you will be able to exercise at a
higher intensity which "burns" more calories.
- Your increased level of fitness also means that you will be less
fatigued from daily activities and you'll have
more "energy"throughout the day.
- Intervals increase your basal metabolic rate (BMR), causing you to
burn more calories 24 hours-a-day.
- Intervals cause you to "burn" more calories during your exercise
session and for several hours afterwards.
- Intervals will tone the involved muscles to a greater degree than
your regular aerobic exercise would.
- Intervals can make your exercise less monotonous and help the time
pass more quickly.
- Intervals will energize you!

So, get energized with some daily exercise and moderate food
consumption and REALLY enjoy the holidays.. AND January 2.

Author and exercise physiologist, Greg Landry, offers weight loss and
fitness success stories and free weight loss and fitness articles at
his site.. Fit copyright 2001 by Greg Landry, M.S.

How are we going to handle all that candy???????

"Willow" wrote in message
om...
*grin* I'm with you there.. it's halloween already !!!! AAAAAHHHHHHHHH

--
Will~

196.2 / 133.4 / 137 lbs
89 / 60.5 / 62.1 Kg

Personal goal 125 lbs / 56.7 Kg
"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
...
Oh, it's too soon to be thinking about the holidays! I haven't had
summer yet.

Good tips, though, if I ever come out of denial about how quickly time
passes.

--
Linda P

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 22:53:47 GMT, "Laura"
wrote:

"Stolen" from another list:

Don't Do the Holiday 7
copyright 2001 by Greg Landry, M.S.

As the holidays approach, a frequent question from my clients and
subscribers is "How can I avoid gaining weight during the holidays?"
Their concern is legitimate. The average American adult gains seven
pounds of fat between Thanksgiving Day andNew Years Day.
However, with a little know-how and effort you don't have to
be "average." In fact, I've seen many people actually lose a few
pounds over the holidays without depriving themselves. One of my
clients said it best:
"Greg, I can't tell you how good it feels to have lost three pounds
during the holidays instead of gaining ten pounds as I used to do. My
friends are jealous. It's January 2nd and I'm feeling (and looking)
lean and mean. And, best of all, I actually enjoyed the holidays more
because I always felt energetic. In years past, inactivity and lots
of food made me constantly sluggish and tired."
Here are a few tips that can bring you into thenew year without any
new pounds..
1. Do some type of aerobic exercise everyday, preferably every
morning. This can be as simple as a 15 minute walk some days but it's
VERY important that you do something everyday. Physiologically, this
keeps your metabolism elevated, helps to control your appetite, and
ENERGIZES you! Daily exercise also increases your mental acuity for
hours after exercise, and it keeps you in a "healthy" frame of mind.
Many people tell me that daily exercise helps them to make better
food choices because it makes them feel like they are doing something
healthy for themselves. Commit to doing at least 15 minutes
everyday,ideally 30 to 60 minutes.
2. Take a walk with a friend. The holidays are often spent with
family and friends. Do some of that socializing while walking or
cycling, or go to to the gym together for a weight workout.
3. Don't deprive yourself of those holiday goodies that you enjoy. Tell
yourself that you can eat whatever you'd like to as long as it's in
moderation. For example, eat one Christmas brownie instead of five.
Take small bites of that brownie, chew it well, savor every bite so
you can really enjoy the taste rather than rushing to swallow it. The
same for meals, don't deprive yourself of the foods you enjoy but eat
them in moderation and savor every bite. Daily exercise will make it
easier to control your eating.
4. Don't neglect weight training during the holidays. It keeps your
muslces toned,energizes you, and boosts your metabolism.
5. Have lots of "healthy" foods available at your home during the
holidays. Make a big fruit salad to keep in the frig when you need a
snack. Have some of your favorite veggies ready to eat for when
you're hungry. Make a big salad and keep it ready to eat in the
fridge. Don't make the holidays a junk food free-for-all.
6. Don't allow yourself to get too hungry. The hungrier you are, the
less control you have over your eating. Always eat some
healthy,filling food before going to a party, dinner, or any
situation where you will be exposed to lots of tempting food.
7. Strictly limit or avoid alcohol. Alcohol is really bad news - I
call it the "triple whammy"! it depresses your metabolism, stimulates
your appetite, and it's loaded with calories.
8. Incorporate intervals into most of your holiday aerobic workouts.
Intervals are brief periods (about one minute) of more intense
exercise mixed into your regular aerobic exercise sessions. For
example, if you're walking, you would do a one minute interval of
faster walking about every five minutes throughout your exercise
session. Here's how it will look; you'll start with your normal three
to five minute warm-up and then five minutes into your workout you do
your first interval, one minute of faster walking (or perhaps
jogging). At the end of that minute you should be "winded" and ready
to slow down. You'll slow down to your normal exercising speed for
the next four minutes and then your fifth minute is another one
minute interval. This pattern continues throughout your exercise
session.You'll derive several benefits from intervals..
- Intervals can help you to get past a weight loss plateau.
- Intervals increase your aerobic fitness level by "pushing the
envelope". While doing your interval you cross the anaerobic
threshold into anaerobic metabolism, forcing your body to become
conditioned to more intense exercise.
- Your increased level of fitness means that a given level of
exercise will feel easier and that you will be able to exercise at a
higher intensity which "burns" more calories.
- Your increased level of fitness also means that you will be less
fatigued from daily activities and you'll have
more "energy"throughout the day.
- Intervals increase your basal metabolic rate (BMR), causing you to
burn more calories 24 hours-a-day.
- Intervals cause you to "burn" more calories during your exercise
session and for several hours afterwards.
- Intervals will tone the involved muscles to a greater degree than
your regular aerobic exercise would.
- Intervals can make your exercise less monotonous and help the time
pass more quickly.
- Intervals will energize you!

So, get energized with some daily exercise and moderate food
consumption and REALLY enjoy the holidays.. AND January 2.

Author and exercise physiologist, Greg Landry, offers weight loss and
fitness success stories and free weight loss and fitness articles at
his site.. Fit copyright 2001 by Greg Landry, M.S.

It has cooled off here too. Still too early for frost in our area but I
expect it to hit here by Halloween.

"Fred" wrote in message
...
It passed all the way to winter this past weekend - yech to all the
rain and cool and windy weather (sigh)

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:42:57 -0500, Prairie Roots
wrote:

Oh, it's too soon to be thinking about the holidays! I haven't had
summer yet.

Good tips, though, if I ever come out of denial about how quickly time
passes.

and my new neighborhood is full of kids...

--
Will~

196.2 / 133.4 / 137 lbs
89 / 60.5 / 62.1 Kg

Personal goal 125 lbs / 56.7 Kg
"Laura" wrote in message
...
How are we going to handle all that candy???????

"Willow" wrote in message
om...
*grin* I'm with you there.. it's halloween already !!!! AAAAAHHHHHHHHH

--
Will~

196.2 / 133.4 / 137 lbs
89 / 60.5 / 62.1 Kg

Personal goal 125 lbs / 56.7 Kg
"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
...
Oh, it's too soon to be thinking about the holidays! I haven't had
summer yet.

Good tips, though, if I ever come out of denial about how quickly time
passes.

--
Linda P

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 22:53:47 GMT, "Laura"
wrote:

"Stolen" from another list:

Don't Do the Holiday 7
copyright 2001 by Greg Landry, M.S.

As the holidays approach, a frequent question from my clients and
subscribers is "How can I avoid gaining weight during the holidays?"
Their concern is legitimate. The average American adult gains seven
pounds of fat between Thanksgiving Day andNew Years Day.
However, with a little know-how and effort you don't have to
be "average." In fact, I've seen many people actually lose a few
pounds over the holidays without depriving themselves. One of my
clients said it best:
"Greg, I can't tell you how good it feels to have lost three pounds
during the holidays instead of gaining ten pounds as I used to do. My
friends are jealous. It's January 2nd and I'm feeling (and looking)
lean and mean. And, best of all, I actually enjoyed the holidays more
because I always felt energetic. In years past, inactivity and lots
of food made me constantly sluggish and tired."
Here are a few tips that can bring you into thenew year without any
new pounds..
1. Do some type of aerobic exercise everyday, preferably every
morning. This can be as simple as a 15 minute walk some days but it's
VERY important that you do something everyday. Physiologically, this
keeps your metabolism elevated, helps to control your appetite, and
ENERGIZES you! Daily exercise also increases your mental acuity for
hours after exercise, and it keeps you in a "healthy" frame of mind.
Many people tell me that daily exercise helps them to make better
food choices because it makes them feel like they are doing something
healthy for themselves. Commit to doing at least 15 minutes
everyday,ideally 30 to 60 minutes.
2. Take a walk with a friend. The holidays are often spent with
family and friends. Do some of that socializing while walking or
cycling, or go to to the gym together for a weight workout.
3. Don't deprive yourself of those holiday goodies that you enjoy.
Tell
yourself that you can eat whatever you'd like to as long as it's in
moderation. For example, eat one Christmas brownie instead of five.
Take small bites of that brownie, chew it well, savor every bite so
you can really enjoy the taste rather than rushing to swallow it. The
same for meals, don't deprive yourself of the foods you enjoy but eat
them in moderation and savor every bite. Daily exercise will make it
easier to control your eating.
4. Don't neglect weight training during the holidays. It keeps your
muslces toned,energizes you, and boosts your metabolism.
5. Have lots of "healthy" foods available at your home during the
holidays. Make a big fruit salad to keep in the frig when you need a
snack. Have some of your favorite veggies ready to eat for when
you're hungry. Make a big salad and keep it ready to eat in the
fridge. Don't make the holidays a junk food free-for-all.
6. Don't allow yourself to get too hungry. The hungrier you are, the
less control you have over your eating. Always eat some
healthy,filling food before going to a party, dinner, or any
situation where you will be exposed to lots of tempting food.
7. Strictly limit or avoid alcohol. Alcohol is really bad news - I
call it the "triple whammy"! it depresses your metabolism, stimulates
your appetite, and it's loaded with calories.
8. Incorporate intervals into most of your holiday aerobic workouts.
Intervals are brief periods (about one minute) of more intense
exercise mixed into your regular aerobic exercise sessions. For
example, if you're walking, you would do a one minute interval of
faster walking about every five minutes throughout your exercise
session. Here's how it will look; you'll start with your normal three
to five minute warm-up and then five minutes into your workout you do
your first interval, one minute of faster walking (or perhaps
jogging). At the end of that minute you should be "winded" and ready
to slow down. You'll slow down to your normal exercising speed for
the next four minutes and then your fifth minute is another one
minute interval. This pattern continues throughout your exercise
session.You'll derive several benefits from intervals..
- Intervals can help you to get past a weight loss plateau.
- Intervals increase your aerobic fitness level by "pushing the
envelope". While doing your interval you cross the anaerobic
threshold into anaerobic metabolism, forcing your body to become
conditioned to more intense exercise.
- Your increased level of fitness means that a given level of
exercise will feel easier and that you will be able to exercise at a
higher intensity which "burns" more calories.
- Your increased level of fitness also means that you will be less
fatigued from daily activities and you'll have
more "energy"throughout the day.
- Intervals increase your basal metabolic rate (BMR), causing you to
burn more calories 24 hours-a-day.
- Intervals cause you to "burn" more calories during your exercise
session and for several hours afterwards.
- Intervals will tone the involved muscles to a greater degree than
your regular aerobic exercise would.
- Intervals can make your exercise less monotonous and help the time
pass more quickly.
- Intervals will energize you!

So, get energized with some daily exercise and moderate food
consumption and REALLY enjoy the holidays.. AND January 2.

Author and exercise physiologist, Greg Landry, offers weight loss and
fitness success stories and free weight loss and fitness articles at
his site.. Fit copyright 2001 by Greg Landry, M.S.

We don't have that many kids in our neighborhood. My daughter will get too
much candy for sure. I am luck in that anything that is not wanted or left
over will go to work with me the next day. I work at a school and the candy
will go very quickly there.

"Willow" wrote in message
om...
and my new neighborhood is full of kids...

--
Will~

196.2 / 133.4 / 137 lbs
89 / 60.5 / 62.1 Kg

Personal goal 125 lbs / 56.7 Kg
"Laura" wrote in message
...
How are we going to handle all that candy???????

"Willow" wrote in message
om...
*grin* I'm with you there.. it's halloween already !!!! AAAAAHHHHHHHHH

--
Will~

196.2 / 133.4 / 137 lbs
89 / 60.5 / 62.1 Kg

Personal goal 125 lbs / 56.7 Kg
"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
...
Oh, it's too soon to be thinking about the holidays! I haven't had
summer yet.

Good tips, though, if I ever come out of denial about how quickly
time
passes.

--
Linda P

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 22:53:47 GMT, "Laura"

wrote:

"Stolen" from another list:

Don't Do the Holiday 7
copyright 2001 by Greg Landry, M.S.

As the holidays approach, a frequent question from my clients and
subscribers is "How can I avoid gaining weight during the
holidays?"
Their concern is legitimate. The average American adult gains seven
pounds of fat between Thanksgiving Day andNew Years Day.
However, with a little know-how and effort you don't have to
be "average." In fact, I've seen many people actually lose a few
pounds over the holidays without depriving themselves. One of my
clients said it best:
"Greg, I can't tell you how good it feels to have lost three pounds
during the holidays instead of gaining ten pounds as I used to do.
My
friends are jealous. It's January 2nd and I'm feeling (and looking)
lean and mean. And, best of all, I actually enjoyed the holidays
more
because I always felt energetic. In years past, inactivity and lots
of food made me constantly sluggish and tired."
Here are a few tips that can bring you into thenew year without any
new pounds..
1. Do some type of aerobic exercise everyday, preferably every
morning. This can be as simple as a 15 minute walk some days but
it's
VERY important that you do something everyday. Physiologically,
this
keeps your metabolism elevated, helps to control your appetite, and
ENERGIZES you! Daily exercise also increases your mental acuity for
hours after exercise, and it keeps you in a "healthy" frame of
mind.
Many people tell me that daily exercise helps them to make better
food choices because it makes them feel like they are doing
something
healthy for themselves. Commit to doing at least 15 minutes
everyday,ideally 30 to 60 minutes.
2. Take a walk with a friend. The holidays are often spent with
family and friends. Do some of that socializing while walking or
cycling, or go to to the gym together for a weight workout.
3. Don't deprive yourself of those holiday goodies that you enjoy.
Tell
yourself that you can eat whatever you'd like to as long as it's in
moderation. For example, eat one Christmas brownie instead of five.
Take small bites of that brownie, chew it well, savor every bite so
you can really enjoy the taste rather than rushing to swallow it.
The
same for meals, don't deprive yourself of the foods you enjoy but
eat
them in moderation and savor every bite. Daily exercise will make
it
easier to control your eating.
4. Don't neglect weight training during the holidays. It keeps your
muslces toned,energizes you, and boosts your metabolism.
5. Have lots of "healthy" foods available at your home during the
holidays. Make a big fruit salad to keep in the frig when you need
a
snack. Have some of your favorite veggies ready to eat for when
you're hungry. Make a big salad and keep it ready to eat in the
fridge. Don't make the holidays a junk food free-for-all.
6. Don't allow yourself to get too hungry. The hungrier you are,
the
less control you have over your eating. Always eat some
healthy,filling food before going to a party, dinner, or any
situation where you will be exposed to lots of tempting food.
7. Strictly limit or avoid alcohol. Alcohol is really bad news - I
call it the "triple whammy"! it depresses your metabolism,
stimulates
your appetite, and it's loaded with calories.
8. Incorporate intervals into most of your holiday aerobic
workouts.
Intervals are brief periods (about one minute) of more intense
exercise mixed into your regular aerobic exercise sessions. For
example, if you're walking, you would do a one minute interval of
faster walking about every five minutes throughout your exercise
session. Here's how it will look; you'll start with your normal
three
to five minute warm-up and then five minutes into your workout you
do
your first interval, one minute of faster walking (or perhaps
jogging). At the end of that minute you should be "winded" and
ready
to slow down. You'll slow down to your normal exercising speed for
the next four minutes and then your fifth minute is another one
minute interval. This pattern continues throughout your exercise
session.You'll derive several benefits from intervals..
- Intervals can help you to get past a weight loss plateau.
- Intervals increase your aerobic fitness level by "pushing the
envelope". While doing your interval you cross the anaerobic
threshold into anaerobic metabolism, forcing your body to become
conditioned to more intense exercise.
- Your increased level of fitness means that a given level of
exercise will feel easier and that you will be able to exercise at
a
higher intensity which "burns" more calories.
- Your increased level of fitness also means that you will be less
fatigued from daily activities and you'll have
more "energy"throughout the day.
- Intervals increase your basal metabolic rate (BMR), causing you
to
burn more calories 24 hours-a-day.
- Intervals cause you to "burn" more calories during your exercise
session and for several hours afterwards.
- Intervals will tone the involved muscles to a greater degree than
your regular aerobic exercise would.
- Intervals can make your exercise less monotonous and help the
time
pass more quickly.
- Intervals will energize you!

So, get energized with some daily exercise and moderate food
consumption and REALLY enjoy the holidays.. AND January 2.

Author and exercise physiologist, Greg Landry, offers weight loss
and
fitness success stories and free weight loss and fitness articles
at
his site.. Fit copyright 2001 by Greg Landry, M.S.

Yes, the weekend was wretched here too. 38F was the high yesterday and
towards evening there was something definitely not rain, but not quite
snow, in the air. Today was more pleasant again and will become
increasingly so over the coming days. I'm hoping with all my might
that the nice weather hangs around through Saturday. There's a bike
ride scheduled for the trail I've been wanting to do forever--the
trail that got me interested in bike riding. It's 40 miles. Going on
that ride would be a story book ending to my first season of bike
riding! So far, the weather forecast looks ideal: partly cloudy, 60F.

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:13:34 -0700, Fred
wrote:

It passed all the way to winter this past weekend - yech to all the
rain and cool and windy weather (sigh)

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:42:57 -0500, Prairie Roots
wrote:

Oh, it's too soon to be thinking about the holidays! I haven't had
summer yet.

Good tips, though, if I ever come out of denial about how quickly time
passes.

What happened to fall/autumn?

We had summer last week and this week it is COLD!!! Well cold for us, it is
in the 60s. We were in the 90s last week.

Debbie

"Fred" wrote in message
...
It passed all the way to winter this past weekend - yech to all the
rain and cool and windy weather (sigh)

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:42:57 -0500, Prairie Roots
wrote:

Oh, it's too soon to be thinking about the holidays! I haven't had
summer yet.

Good tips, though, if I ever come out of denial about how quickly time
passes.