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Holiday (Golightly) Eating |
YES PLEASE!
Okay, no.
Did you know that the average number of pounds, gained by women between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve, is 7. Lucky Number 7.
7 was not lucky for Gwyneth Paltrow in the movie of the same number, where her head ended up in a box.
7 pounds is also not lucky if you want to be able to zip up your Sevens throughout the months of December and January.
Okay, no.
Did you know that the average number of pounds, gained by women between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve, is 7. Lucky Number 7.
7 was not lucky for Gwyneth Paltrow in the movie of the same number, where her head ended up in a box.
7 pounds is also not lucky if you want to be able to zip up your Sevens throughout the months of December and January.
I have concocted a magic formula for Holiday Eating, where 7 can be your friend.
1) Eat 7 small meals a day. Wait, it's 5 small meals? Crap.
2) At work - when co-worker Harriet brings in peppermint bark, allow yourself 7 chews, and a swallow. Then step away from the peppermint bark. This also applies to fudge, holiday cookies, anything chocolate, and really thick egg nog.
3) Park 7 blocks away. From everything. Get moving for crying out loud! Seven pounds!
4) Add 7 minutes to any workout routine. If you have no routine, do something active for 7 minutes (your significant others owe me for that one).
5) If you've already eaten some of Harriet's peppermint bark, and you're craving more fat-and-calorie-laden treats, grab a glass of water, and drink 7 giant swallows. You'll feel full. ish.
6) At the holiday party, where they have a ridiculous smorgaasbord of tasties, get a fork, and plop one small portion of 7 different treats on a small plate. Variety = spice of life. Don't tell me you've never heard that before.
7) It's New Year's Eve, and you've actually LOST 7 pounds??? Whaaaa???
You're welcome.
1) Eat 7 small meals a day. Wait, it's 5 small meals? Crap.
2) At work - when co-worker Harriet brings in peppermint bark, allow yourself 7 chews, and a swallow. Then step away from the peppermint bark. This also applies to fudge, holiday cookies, anything chocolate, and really thick egg nog.
3) Park 7 blocks away. From everything. Get moving for crying out loud! Seven pounds!
4) Add 7 minutes to any workout routine. If you have no routine, do something active for 7 minutes (your significant others owe me for that one).
5) If you've already eaten some of Harriet's peppermint bark, and you're craving more fat-and-calorie-laden treats, grab a glass of water, and drink 7 giant swallows. You'll feel full. ish.
6) At the holiday party, where they have a ridiculous smorgaasbord of tasties, get a fork, and plop one small portion of 7 different treats on a small plate. Variety = spice of life. Don't tell me you've never heard that before.
7) It's New Year's Eve, and you've actually LOST 7 pounds??? Whaaaa???
You're welcome.
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12/10/07 at 04:41
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Joli Fri Dec 21, 2007 at 18.05 pm
I like to gain weight and then have to lose it again at the first of the year. The holiday candies and cookies are worth it. It's my dream throughout the year that people will come into my office and bring baskets of candy and cookies and in December, it magically happens...it's a Christmas miracle.2
Carin Sat Dec 22, 2007 at 14.38 pm
Coming from someone who gained 7 lbs every year for atleast 10- and is still trying to lose it...follow these guidelines... it will help. The weight management class I attend gave us a sheet that listed a typical holiday day (Thanksgiving or Christmas) with a turkey dinner, all the fixins and normal munchies you eat throughout the day....guess what the total average (yes, AVERAGE) caloric intake is??? 7,245 calories in ONE day! And, if you don't know the math- 3,000 calories = 1 pound. To maintain your weight (for women), you should take your weight and multiply it by 11= this equals your maintenance calories. Anything over it, and you gain. If you can, add up the calories you burn, with what you eat, and that's how you either lose, maintain or gain!