Memorial Day is a time for remembering and celebrating those who've fought and died for America and it's also a time of celebration for families and friends. These celebrations usually involve things like barbecue (I'm a southerner, so pulled pork is my official choice), beer, potato salad and homemade ice cream (yum). Also? They involve extra calories.
The nice thing about this time of year is that there are so many activities that can help us mitigate those extra party calories. I offer a few other ideas for how to avoid weight gain this summer, as well as a few workouts to keep you active and busy.
What are your plans for this holiday weekend? Will you be hanging out near a food-laden picnic table? Will you try to keep your calories in check or are all bets off on a holiday? Leave a comment and tell us about your weekend plans.
I won’t do anything unusual- what means, I’ll stick to my normal diet. In fact, it’s going to be a normal “working” weekend for me.
What I oberserve in others are, that they fall in one of two categories: the first one is being able to stop after having some unhealthy foods. The other one, well, once started, there is no end until the stomach nearly bursts.
I think, category one is not a big deal- as long as people live healthy most of the time some occasional indulgence won’t matter much. The second category indicates an emotional psychological problem. There is not enough mental distance to eating unhealthy foods, people are overwhelmed by eating. Unfortunately common weight loss programs focus on will power to overcome these situations, and will power is exactly what is not present in these situations.
Perry with Lose Weight Permanently for Women over 40
as long as a person lives a healthy, active lifestyle the rest of the year, there is no harm in enjoying your holiday to the fullest. Dieting and watching your weight is never fun. so unless you are specifically shooting for a certain goal, one day of reprieve to relax and let your fitness “hair” down will not derail any long term goals. Many times not allowing ourselves these small holidays is what may eventually lead to people going off the deep end totally. Enjoy life and be healthy and active all year long so an extra helping of potato salad won’t make you put your fat pants back on!
I agree with Ray. I exercise regularly so when a holiday comes around I don’t feel guilty participating. I am not going to pass up the potato salad, barbeque or the ice cream. Of course I will watch my portions and I will be back in the gym the next day. Life is too short to worry about every single calorie every day.
I agree with A. Moore, a REASONABLE holiday picnic meal is not going to ruin anyone’s diet. Personally, I will still be sticking to my normal schedule and going to the gym tonite (Friday), Sunday and Monday. It’s a holiday weekend and worth enjoying…not a vacation from life.
Just remember: everything in moderation. Ice cream or potato salad isn’t bad, unless you eat 3 cups of it in one sitting!
No special plans for the holidays.
I did have a question about abs work. I’ve been doing Basic Breath from the postpartum abs page. When we move on to the Sahrmann exercises, should we do them every day or every other day?
Thanks!
common sense is needed for making sound eating choices this summer and all year long.
if you are beginning a weight loss program and diet, you have to be diligent about portion control and an exercise routine. can’t expect a bbq host to deprive everyone because 1 or 2 people are trying to loose weight.
if you are a person who lives a healthy lifestyle and exercises regularly, than you can eat, drink, and be merry because 1 or 3 summer bbq’s are not going to damage you. you have a eating plan and exercise program in place and have no problems following them.
people who don’t want to follow a health diet or exercise are at risk of continuing bad eating habits by not paying attention to what and how much they eat at summer functions. there has to be more responsibility on the individual and less on society to get people off the couch.
as a person who is becoming more healthy by eating right and exercising regularly, i have to be responsible for my eating and exercise decisions. it’s hard, but i don’t plan to miss any bbq’s and will eat only the healthy stuff and keep to my portions. i do some form of exercise daily and the results (a slimmer me) is better than 2 or more helpings of potato salad or strawberry shortcake.