Have A Merry Christmas - Without The Stuffing
Have A Merry Christmas - Without
The Stuffing - Using Healthy Lifestyle Advice From Jenny
Craig
It can be so hard to avoid weight
gain over the festive season! To help you look and feel
your best this summer, Jenny Craig consultant Natalie
Russell shares some easy tips for successful weight
management through December and into the New Year.
CELEBRATE WITH HEALTHY CHOICES
When hosting a
Christmas party, swap high kilojoule finger food for lighter
alternatives such as rice paper rolls, fruit and raw
vegetable strips with low fat yoghurt and vegetable
dips.
Not the party organiser? Offer to bring a nutritious party platter to provide a healthy alternative for party goers. You’ll take pressure off the host and your waistline!
Looking for a quick and easy low fat
dessert? Enjoy a bowl of your favourite seasonal fruits
with low fat yoghurt. Frozen bananas, sorbets and diet
jellies are also fabulous for a sweet treat that’s low in
kilojoules.
Alcohol is high in kilojoules and something difficult to avoid during the festive season. Limit your alcohol intake by drinking a glass of water between each beverage or mix up a wine spritzer by filling half your glass with wine and the remaining half with soda water.
For an alternative to alcohol, try creating a low kilojoule drink by having a glass of sparkling mineral water and adding a twist of fresh lemon or lime.
Be informed. If you cant say no to a drink, check out the table below for the best options.
Beverage Amount Kilojoules
Wine
150mL 420
Wine spritzer (half wine, half
soda) 150mL 210
Beer 375mL 590
Light Beer
375mL 400
Distilled spirit 30mL 270
TIS THE SEASON TO BE
ACTIVE:
Use Christmas shopping as an excuse to
exercise. Walking around the mall for two hours will leave
you with plenty of gift ideas and make you feel great too!
Why not squeeze in an extra lap of the mall while you are
there?
Take time to enjoy the warm weather after your Christmas day meal, play a family game of cricket or rugby in the backyard, you’ll be burning off that Christmas pudding and bonding with your loved ones at the same time!
Don’t let the hot weather be an excuse
not to exercise. Cool off with a swim at the local beach or
pool, make the most of the air conditioning at your gym or
pop on a fan at home while you do a DVD workout programme.
FILL YOUR CHRISTMAS WITH JOY, NOT
FOOD:
Be realistic about your weight loss goals
around the festive season, plan around your schedule and
make healthy eating and exercise a priority. Allow yourself
at least 15 minutes each day for ‘you time’.
At parties and social events, spend time talking to other guests and enjoying socialising rather than seeking comfort from food. Remember that you shouldn’t feel forced to try all food offered to you.
There will be some challenging times during the holidays, but there will also be times when things go just as planned. Start each day with a positive affirmation, such as “Today I will celebrate all my successes”.
For further Jenny Craig tips
and advice on weight management or to find your nearest
Jenny Craig centre, visit www.jennycraig.co.nz or phone 0800 502
302.
ENDS