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Old November 15th, 2003, 08:32 PM
Steve Chaney, aka Papa Gunnykins ®
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18 Ways to Stay Healthy This Holiday Season

By Melissa Sperl for Weigh****chers.com

Hoping to shed some pounds during the holidays? No matter how motivated you
are, 'tis probably not the season to make drastic changes to your routine.
With all the lists you're making and checking twice, you barely have time
to breathe, let alone think about adding a weight-loss or fitness plan to
your to-dos.

But that doesn't mean the holidays have to be an unhealthy time. In fact,
it's important to keep long-term health goals in mind in the months ahead,
even if there's no time yet to really start on them.

If you ignore those goals altogether, says Karen Miller-Kovach, Chief
Scientist for Weight Watchers International, they may be much harder to
address -- mentally and physically -- after the New Year. "The 10 pounds
you wanted to lose by Thanksgiving may seem like a hill, but the 18 pounds
you'll face on January 1 (from overdoing during December) will feel like a
mountain," she says.

Have a Healthy Holiday!
So your first step toward good holiday health: Don't use the season as an
excuse to splurge. And the second is to always be on the lookout for ways
to fit healthy behaviors into your life. Even in the hectic weeks ahead,
there are steps you can take that will make it easier for you to tackle
your weight-loss goals in the New Year.

Challenge yourself to use these easy tricks:

Always eat a healthy dinner before you go to a holiday party.

"Don't go to a party wearing spacious clothes," suggests Josh Fink, MD,
owner of Prescriptions For Fitness, a personal training studio in
Ridgefield, Connecticut. Wear something slim-fitting, or pull your belt one
notch tighter than it should be -- you will be much less likely to overeat.

Bring "safe," healthy foods to potlucks.

At appetizer tables, choose two or three of your favorites, put them on a
napkin (try to avoid large plates, which you're likely to want to fill up),
and then walk away.

If there are fruits and veggies, load your plate with them first. Then find
room for smaller portions of the high-calorie mains.

Watch out for craving binges, says Fink, times when you feel guilty for
overeating, then figure you might as well just eat as much as you can while
you're at it. Remember: One meal is one meal. One day is one day.

On the nights you decide to have a drink, limit yourself to one or two and
don't indulge every night, says Fink. And choose wisely -- a gin and tonic
has 155 calories for 7.5 fl oz, while the same size frozen strawberry
daiquiri has a whopping 450 calories.

If you are drinking, alternate alcoholic beverages with nonalcoholic,
calorie-free ones, like flavored seltzer. Asking for wine spritzers, which
are half wine and half seltzer, is a great way to limit the impact of the
liquor.

Drink extra water to help flush out the extra sodium you consume during
rich meals, says Fink.

No matter how busy you get, make time for a healthy breakfast. Eating a
morning meal will help control cravings later on.

If baked goods are your holiday weakness, consider hosting a cookie party:
Everybody brings one batch of his or her favorite cookies, plus the recipe,
and shares. This way, you and your family get a variety without having to
bake loads. (For bonus points, challenge your guests to bring low-fat or
low-calorie cookies.)

Store healthy snacks at the front of your fridge and pantry, and go for
them before you treat yourself to the splurge stuff.

Just say "no" to holiday-colored packaged candies and cakes! So what if
they're red and green or blue and white -- with all the homemade goodies
hanging around, you don't need them.

Streamline your grocery shopping with lists of the ingredients you'll need
for a week's worth of quick, easy meals. This way, you won't be limited to
last-minute convenience and fast foods during those nights when you're
dashing around.

Park as far away from stores and malls as you can, so you're forced to get
in those extra minutes of walking.

Online shopping is a great time-saver, but it means you lose out on the
mall walking that usually goes with shopping. Make it up by figuring out
exactly how much time you saved (say, 15 minutes per gift), and increasing
your cardio that much for that week.

On heavy-eating weeks, compensate for the extra food with more weight or
resistance training. "It will increase the metabolic rate of the muscle
tissue," says Fink. That means your body will be better prepared to handle
the extra calories.

Add health-related gifts to your wish list this year -- they could help
make for a slimmer, healthier 2004!



-- Steve
º¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤º
Steve Chaney

Remove "kfc." to get my real email address



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Old November 15th, 2003, 10:20 PM
Cat
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Good ideas, Steve. Thanks for posting.

Cat

"Steve Chaney, aka Papa Gunnykins ®" wrote in
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18 Ways to Stay Healthy This Holiday Season

By Melissa Sperl for Weigh****chers.com

Hoping to shed some pounds during the holidays? No matter how motivated

you
are, 'tis probably not the season to make drastic changes to your routine.
With all the lists you're making and checking twice, you barely have time
to breathe, let alone think about adding a weight-loss or fitness plan to
your to-dos.

But that doesn't mean the holidays have to be an unhealthy time. In fact,
it's important to keep long-term health goals in mind in the months ahead,
even if there's no time yet to really start on them.

If you ignore those goals altogether, says Karen Miller-Kovach, Chief
Scientist for Weight Watchers International, they may be much harder to
address -- mentally and physically -- after the New Year. "The 10 pounds
you wanted to lose by Thanksgiving may seem like a hill, but the 18 pounds
you'll face on January 1 (from overdoing during December) will feel like a
mountain," she says.

Have a Healthy Holiday!
So your first step toward good holiday health: Don't use the season as an
excuse to splurge. And the second is to always be on the lookout for ways
to fit healthy behaviors into your life. Even in the hectic weeks ahead,
there are steps you can take that will make it easier for you to tackle
your weight-loss goals in the New Year.

Challenge yourself to use these easy tricks:

Always eat a healthy dinner before you go to a holiday party.

"Don't go to a party wearing spacious clothes," suggests Josh Fink, MD,
owner of Prescriptions For Fitness, a personal training studio in
Ridgefield, Connecticut. Wear something slim-fitting, or pull your belt

one
notch tighter than it should be -- you will be much less likely to

overeat.

Bring "safe," healthy foods to potlucks.

At appetizer tables, choose two or three of your favorites, put them on a
napkin (try to avoid large plates, which you're likely to want to fill

up),
and then walk away.

If there are fruits and veggies, load your plate with them first. Then

find
room for smaller portions of the high-calorie mains.

Watch out for craving binges, says Fink, times when you feel guilty for
overeating, then figure you might as well just eat as much as you can

while
you're at it. Remember: One meal is one meal. One day is one day.

On the nights you decide to have a drink, limit yourself to one or two and
don't indulge every night, says Fink. And choose wisely -- a gin and tonic
has 155 calories for 7.5 fl oz, while the same size frozen strawberry
daiquiri has a whopping 450 calories.

If you are drinking, alternate alcoholic beverages with nonalcoholic,
calorie-free ones, like flavored seltzer. Asking for wine spritzers, which
are half wine and half seltzer, is a great way to limit the impact of the
liquor.

Drink extra water to help flush out the extra sodium you consume during
rich meals, says Fink.

No matter how busy you get, make time for a healthy breakfast. Eating a
morning meal will help control cravings later on.

If baked goods are your holiday weakness, consider hosting a cookie party:
Everybody brings one batch of his or her favorite cookies, plus the

recipe,
and shares. This way, you and your family get a variety without having to
bake loads. (For bonus points, challenge your guests to bring low-fat or
low-calorie cookies.)

Store healthy snacks at the front of your fridge and pantry, and go for
them before you treat yourself to the splurge stuff.

Just say "no" to holiday-colored packaged candies and cakes! So what if
they're red and green or blue and white -- with all the homemade goodies
hanging around, you don't need them.

Streamline your grocery shopping with lists of the ingredients you'll need
for a week's worth of quick, easy meals. This way, you won't be limited to
last-minute convenience and fast foods during those nights when you're
dashing around.

Park as far away from stores and malls as you can, so you're forced to get
in those extra minutes of walking.

Online shopping is a great time-saver, but it means you lose out on the
mall walking that usually goes with shopping. Make it up by figuring out
exactly how much time you saved (say, 15 minutes per gift), and increasing
your cardio that much for that week.

On heavy-eating weeks, compensate for the extra food with more weight or
resistance training. "It will increase the metabolic rate of the muscle
tissue," says Fink. That means your body will be better prepared to handle
the extra calories.

Add health-related gifts to your wish list this year -- they could help
make for a slimmer, healthier 2004!



-- Steve
º¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤º
Steve Chaney

Remove "kfc." to get my real email address





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Old November 16th, 2003, 01:54 AM
J Costello
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Thanks Steve! These are great ideas!

My daughter and I have already had a discussion about how we were going to
handle the family Thanksgiving dinner. Luckily, it's not my year to cook!
g But hey, Thanksgiving means turkey so I think we'll be okay. I am
going to grab one of the recipes for a dessert here and make it in order to
take something 'safe' with us. Might help us to avoid the pumpkin pies,
stuffing and candied yams!

J Costello
243/235/150
Oct 25, 2003


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Old November 16th, 2003, 09:34 PM
Qilt
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My game plan is rather simple.

I'm going to eat turkey, the veggies, the salad - lots of the above. I
will allow 1 soop of taters and stuffing .. which will be about 2 - 3
tablespoons each

I will indulge in pumpkin pie . it's my mother's and it's GREAT .. but
will only have a SMALL piece! if and only if, I have room for it.

Not sure if they are doing cranberries, but my aunt and grandmother know
I'm on atkins and will be sure to tell me what was done with flour,
sugar, et al.

But I will find plenty to eat with the turkey and veggies!

--
Kitty =^..^=
168/156.6/130 - November Goal 155
17 September 03
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Old November 16th, 2003, 10:08 PM
Qilt
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Ignoramus967 wrote:

Eat less.

Exercise more.


well that too .. or how about sticking with your current regime if you
are already exercising 5 x a week

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Kitty =^..^=
168/156.6/130 - November Goal 155
17 September 03
caloric needs visit http://www.femalemuscle.com/nutrition/calculate.html
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Old November 17th, 2003, 12:22 AM
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"Ignoramus967" wrote in message
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Here's the way to stay healthy during this holiday season.

Eat less.

Exercise more.


;-)


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Old November 17th, 2003, 02:27 AM
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Qilt wrote:

My game plan is rather simple.

I'm going to eat turkey, the veggies, the salad - lots of the above. I
will allow 1 soop of taters and stuffing .. which will be about 2 - 3
tablespoons each

I will indulge in pumpkin pie . it's my mother's and it's GREAT .. but
will only have a SMALL piece! if and only if, I have room for it.

Not sure if they are doing cranberries, but my aunt and grandmother know
I'm on atkins and will be sure to tell me what was done with flour,
sugar, et al.

But I will find plenty to eat with the turkey and veggies!

I'm going to have one slice of pie. I don't know how much I'll be
able to LC it. I MAY make a small batch of SF cranberry sauce.
That's it for the carby things for me. I don't need any of the
rest and will be perfectly content without those things. I am
debating about whether I want to eat out or not.
--
Jean B.
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Old November 17th, 2003, 02:27 AM
Qilt
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Ignoramus967 wrote:

well that too .. or how about sticking with your current regime if you
are already exercising 5 x a week


Would be a beautiful idea!


TY

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Kitty =^..^=
168/156.6/130 - November Goal 155
17 September 03
caloric needs visit http://www.femalemuscle.com/nutrition/calculate.html
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Old November 17th, 2003, 02:48 AM
Qilt
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Jean B. wrote:

I'm going to have one slice of pie. I don't know how much I'll be
able to LC it. I MAY make a small batch of SF cranberry sauce.
That's it for the carby things for me. I don't need any of the
rest and will be perfectly content without those things. I am
debating about whether I want to eat out or not.


Sounds like a wonderful game plan!

I know you will do great!!

See thanksgiving will be great!

It also helps a LOT that I've got about 6 weeks under my belt of lc ..
makes it easier since I KNOW what will happen if I don't stick to those
guidelines

I see someone eating a burger with a bun, and the idea almost nauseates
me!
--
Kitty =^..^=
168/156.6/130 - November Goal 155
17 September 03
caloric needs visit http://www.femalemuscle.com/nutrition/calculate.html
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Old November 17th, 2003, 12:26 PM
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(Steve Chaney, aka Papa Gunnykins ®) did NOT write:

18 Ways to Stay Healthy This Holiday Season

By Melissa Sperl for Weigh****chers.com




NR

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apparently you issued death threats to him in a posting. The e-mail
threatening sodomizing all females in his family was from *another*
brain-dead mental case."
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