Holidays are a festive, happy time of year – but it’s also a time where sticking to your diet and fitness plans may be challenged.
Is it possible to enjoy your Thanksgiving in a healthy way? Absolutely, yes! There are many ways you can navigate the holidays without sacrificing your health & wellness!
By controlling portion sizes, making healthy swaps and watching your calorie counts, you can successfully navigate your way through the Thanksgiving holidays.
Here at NJdiet we know that your diet and wellness is of primary importance, and with a little planning,
you can make it through Thanksgiving without overdoing it.
Below please find our best tips — so that you may enjoy your Thanksgiving the healthy way!
All About Thanksgiving
The Calorie Control Council has estimated that the average American could consume as many as 4,500 calories on Thanksgiving Day, which definitely does not fall into any diet or wellness program!
Of course, it is important to not feel deprived on Thanksgiving. This is a holiday based around spending time with friends, family, football, and food. Holidays only come once a year, and if you are the only one unable to eat the food on the table, you might feel left out.
You can definitely help work against that feeling of deprivation if you load up on healthy foods, then save room for a small serving of pumpkin pie. By filing your plate with mostly healthy foods – and small tastes of the unhealthy ones– you can satisfy all of your Thanksgiving cravings. For example, fill your plate with lean protein and fresh cooked vegetables; and then perhaps a few small spoonfuls of all the extras you want to “taste.”
When you do decide to splurge, make sure it’s worth it and save your calorie allowance for something you really are looking forward to!
General Tips For Wellness At Thanksgiving
- Don’t Skip Breakfast: Don’t “save space” for dinner. When it comes to weight loss, the old adage that breakfast is the most important meal of the day may very well hold true. Make sure to opt for a morning meal that’s high in protein like an egg white veggie omelet or non-fat Greek yogurt with fresh fruit—this will help keep you feeling fuller as you head into Thanksgiving dinner.
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Work In A Morning Workout: Vigorous exercise may suppress a key hunger hormone for up to 30 minutes after workouts and can increase the levels of an appetite-suppressing hormone for as long as three hours after exercise. Physical exercise is also linked to a reduced preference for unhealthy high-calorie foods. Plus it just makes you look and feel good!
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Bring Your Own Healthy Food Option: Volunteer to bring a side of roasted veggies, fresh salad or fruit tray to ensure that at least their will be one healthy option for your meal!
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Water, Water, Water: Drinking water up to 30 minutes fill you up prior to the big meal. But don’t limit your liquids to the time before your meal; sipping water throughout your Thanksgiving meals to keep you feeling fuller and slow down your temptation to overeat.
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Put Your Fork Down Between Bites: Make an effort to put down your fork and chew your food several times before diving in to your next bite. By increasing the number of chews during meals, you extend the duration of those meals, reduce the speed at which you eat, and lead to less food consumed. And an added bonus is you’ll actually taste all of those fabulous flavors when you slow down!
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Avoid Leftovers: One of the most challenging things about Thanksgiving weekend are avoiding all the delicious leftovers! Enlist your family’s help: have each member pack up one complete meal, including dessert, in separate containers with their names on them to avoid being left with too much temptation to overeat the entire weekend.
- Focus On Fun; Not Food: Take the focus off of food and put it back where it belongs—on spending quality time with your loved ones. Bring board games or watch movies, and of course there’s football! Start a new ritual, like a family football game or a group stroll around the neighborhood.
Give Thanks: What Thanksgiving Is Really About
The taste of food is momentary, but memories with your friends and family are forever. Take this day to enjoy the time you have with your loved ones. While trying to keep your wellness and diet goals on track, you might miss out on what the day is actually all about: being thankful for family, friends, health and home. Keep the day simple by recognizing the importance of togetherness — cherish the company, not the food.
And by gathering with your family and friends before you eat to talk about what you’re thankful for this year, you can even be grateful for the progress you’ve made on your weight loss program!
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