Five Tips to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain

5 Tips to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain by Heather Ramsay

5| Have wine. Skip the eggnog and other holiday cocktails and stick to wine. Either red or white, they both typically have fewer calories, fat and sugar than most mixed drinks.

4| Take a walk. This is the season for decorations. Why not get together with friends or family and take a stroll, admiring the lights.

3| Fill up on vegetables. Keep your veggies as natural as possible. A high nutrient vegetable can easily turn into a high calorie catastrophe depending on how it’s prepared. Stick to raw, steamed or roasted.

2| Have fruit for dessert. Fruit is a light and sweet compliment to finish off a no doubt rich and savory meal. Try grilling grapefruit, pineapple or pears, baking apples or adding a little whipped cream or mascarpone cheese to cut up fruit. If you aren’t hosting the holiday meal, or there is a traditional desert you serve, a good way to cut back a few calories is by either avoiding the appetizers, or having only a little.

1| Check your portions. It’s easy to get carried away overfilling your plate, especially with so many scrumptious things to eat. And there is no reason you can’t have a little of everything. Load up on veggies and stick to smaller portions of meats, sweets and alcoholic beverages.

The big take away...

Calories are like money; you only have so much.

Spend them wisely!

Heather Ramsay grew up in a town just outside of Toronto, Ontario. After spending a few years working and exploring California, she now resides in Pennsylvania with her family. Personal trainer, yoga teacher, and group exercise instructor by trade, her true passion is writing. An avid reader and make believer from a young age, Heather dreamed of one day publishing her own book. When not reading or writing, you can often find her training, spending time with family, or chasing around her kids.

You can discover more about Heather on the Mom’s Favorite Reads website here: https://moms-favorite-reads.com/moms-authors/heather-ramsay/