Keep employee morale up and weight down this holiday season. Here are eight ways to avoid gaining weight during the holidays.
ConfidenceCenter.com’s Weekly Newsletter – December 24, 2013
We wish you every happiness this Holiday Season and throughout the coming year.
Harriet Meyerson and the staff at ConfidenceCenter.com
Word and Quote of the Week
*** Celebrate ***
*** Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.
Helen Keller
Trivia Question of the Week
Q. Who won the baseball world series in 2000? (Answer at the end of this newsletter.)
Top Eight Ways to Avoid Gaining Weight During the Holidays
Contributed by Andy Core who writes a Health Newsletter
1. Skipping Meals Will Make You Fat, Especially During the Holidays.
If you miss breakfast or lunch you will find your hand in every bowl of candy and your head stuck in every holiday gift basket.
2. Choose Your splurges
You have choices when it comes to holiday fare. Don’t waste a splurge on a food that you don’t absolutely love. You know what will be on the Christmas dinner table. Plan ahead and skip the foods you can live without.
3. Build Up Your Plate, Not Your Body
Party guests will draw attention to your food choices if you have an empty plate. You can beat the battle of the bulge if you fill your plate with vegetables and fruit. Start with these foods and then finish with a little of the -others-. Eat the fruits and veggies first so you will be less hungry when you get to the calorically dense foods.
4. Talk More, Eat Less
It’s time to bring the focus back to the purpose of the holiday. Bring into focus your friends and family, the time off and the traditions of the holidays.
5. Eat to Boost Your Willpower
Going to a party on an empty stomach is a recipe for disaster. A key strategy is to have a healthy snack before you go to a holiday meal. Eating before you go will take the edge off your hunger, and you will be less likely to overeat.
6. Exercise is the X Factor
People who exercise on the day of a party typically have less desire for fattening foods and make healthier choices. By taking a walk before the party you will boost your metabolism and fortify your willpower.
7. Desserts are “Stressed” Spelled Backwards
The holiday season can be a tiring, stressful time. Comfort eating is a problem for many of us, and the eventual cost is too high. In place of eating to feel better, make time for relaxation and exercise. Exercise has been proven to be as effective for reducing stress and the blues as anti-depressant medication.
8. Damage Control
If you lack motivation and eat too much fig pudding, don’t shift into training for the Obesity Olympics. Most of us tend to eat out of control after we give in to that initial temptation. If you blow it, don’t take it so hard, everyone blows it once in a while. The key to overall health is to eat healthy overall. A few meals with less than healthy choices will not lead to your downfall.
To receive Andy’s Health Newsletter go to:
http://www.andycore.com
Answer to This Week’s Trivia Question
Q. Who won the baseball world series in 2000?
A. New York Yankees
Joke of the Week
What would a reindeer do if it lost its tail? She’d go to a “re-tail” shop for a new one.
Christmas is truly a magical moment. Your money disappears into thin air.
The year you stop believing in Santa Claus is the year you start getting clothes for Christmas.
Why didn’t the skeleton go to the Christmas Party? He had no body to go with.
Free Employee Morale Video Series
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(c) Copyright 2013 Harriet Meyerson.
