If you haven’t read my blog or email from Thanksgiving, head back and read that. I give some great pointers that I might not cover in this.
I would say the biggest tip I can give you is to plan things out over the next couple of weeks. Plan out where you will be going, what there is to eat, and when you will get your workouts in.
This is a stressful time and a busy time. If you are not planning ahead, you are going to find yourself in the drive thru of a fast food place or you are going to be nose deep in the cookie jar.
Here are some steps to take:
- Put your family gatherings in your calendar.
- Next, put your workouts in your calendar for each day. If you want to skip the workout on Christmas day, that’s ok. But, plan to workout every other day.
- Find out what there will be at each place to eat. If there isn’t any healthy options, plan to take a dish with you that you can share with others.
- Plan to enjoy some deserts. This is not the time to try to be perfect. Have a couple cookies or whatever it is you like. Don’t over do it though!
- Plan your other meals for those days. Eat some clean protein and produce for the other two meals. This will leave some calories for you to enjoy some treats.
- Look over your plan and make sure you are happy with it. If so, let’s put it in to action!
Don’t shoot for perfection. Do damage control. Then, make the very next meal a good one!
If you need help with this, shoot me an email and we can discuss our nutrition coaching.
Happy Holidays everyone!
-Coach Drew
