Post-Holiday Thinspo
• Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
Sorry for the delay in posting on the site. I was a busy girl back visiting family and friends for the holidays. I’m back now and ready to start posting on a regular basis! I hope all of you had a great holiday season and I wish you all the best in 2010!
If you’re like me you probably need a little thinspiration to get yourself back on track after the holidays. I find that the holidays are the worst time to stay skinny and not gain an ounce. It seems as if all activities revolve around food, everyone wanting you to try their new dish. And how do you say no to grandma when she asks you to try her cookies from the new recipe she tried – if you do you’ll break her heart.
Here are some tips that I use to help avoid the holiday weight gain:
1) I like to slowly cut my food into lots of pieces and move it around on the plate. It takes time to do it and most people are busy stuffing their faces so they won’t notice that you aren’t eating yet. It helps pass the time at the table too. Cutting your food into pieces and moving it around makes it seem like you ate a lot more than you actually did. This is best to do at larger dinners.
2) Eat the healthiest thing possible. For appetizers – pick the nuts instead of the crab dip that is loaded with calories. At dinner take a double helping of carrots and skip the potatoes and stuffing.
3) Pretend you are stuffed from snacking all day – that’s a perfect reason for skipping dessert.
4) If you know you have a big dinner coming up in the evening, don’t eat anything the entire day before that.
What did you do to avoid the holiday weight gain?
Here are some of my favorite skinnies to help you get back on track! I’ll be posting on a regular basis from now on and I hope you continue to enjoy the site!
Anna Maria Jagodzinska
Sorry for the delay in posting on the site. I was a busy girl back visiting family and friends for the holidays. I’m back now and ready to start posting on a regular basis! I hope all of you had a great holiday season and I wish you all the best in 2010!
If you’re like me you probably need a little thinspiration to get yourself back on track after the holidays. I find that the holidays are the worst time to stay skinny and not gain an ounce. It seems as if all activities revolve around food, everyone wanting you to try their new dish. And how do you say no to grandma when she asks you to try her cookies from the new recipe she tried – if you do you’ll break her heart.
Here are some tips that I use to help avoid the holiday weight gain:
1) I like to slowly cut my food into lots of pieces and move it around on the plate. It takes time to do it and most people are busy stuffing their faces so they won’t notice that you aren’t eating yet. It helps pass the time at the table too. Cutting your food into pieces and moving it around makes it seem like you ate a lot more than you actually did. This is best to do at larger dinners.
2) Eat the healthiest thing possible. For appetizers – pick the nuts instead of the crab dip that is loaded with calories. At dinner take a double helping of carrots and skip the potatoes and stuffing.
3) Pretend you are stuffed from snacking all day – that’s a perfect reason for skipping dessert.
4) If you know you have a big dinner coming up in the evening, don’t eat anything the entire day before that.
What did you do to avoid the holiday weight gain?
Here are some of my favorite skinnies to help you get back on track! I’ll be posting on a regular basis from now on and I hope you continue to enjoy the site!
Anna Maria Jagodzinska
