Holiday indulgence gulit

Holiday indulgence guilt comes full force this time year, but I don’t want anyone to feel down about wanting to enjoy it.  The holidays bring cooler weather, gingerbread lattes, parties, alcoholic drinks, cakes, and pies.  I don’t want anyone feeling like they can’t have any of these things.

My weakness has been the holiday flavors of coffee at Dunkin Donuts. Enjoy all the holiday goodness because it’s about living a lifestyle.  No one’s lifestyle should ONLY include chicken breast, broccoli, and basic rice.  I understand there are times for this type of daily living like during a training cycle or something similar.  But no one should be afraid to stray from there path to indulge in something that you want.

I am a firm believer if you deny yourself of the things you want, you will binge on them later.  Don’t binge.  Enjoy what you want in MODERATION.  An important component of weight loss is finding the balance in your diet and being able to trust yourself in situations where things are out of the “normal.”

NEWS FLASH: You don’t need to work out extra hard to burn off those extra calories. Don’t beat yourself up because you ate that pie or drank that holiday drink.  I am just asking you to stick with your normal routine of working out and eating better 80% of the time.  Those holiday calories aren’t going to break you if you’re still living and not over indulging.

Eat the cookie, just don’t eat the whole tray of cookies.

Don’t fall into the trap of feeling guilty.  Stay on track with your exercise and eat your healthy foods your other meals.  No one should be guilty about enjoying a holiday that comes around once a year.  Don’t fall in the holiday indulgence guilt.

What is your favorite holiday treat?

Let’s remember what Memorial Day is really …

Let’s remember what Memorial Day is really about

Today we are celebrating Memorial Day! I just wanted to drop in to tell everyone to stop and think about what this holiday really means. Yes, most people are off work enjoying time at the beach or lake while eating hamburgers and hot dogs off the grill but there is a reason for Memorial Day. Many brave people gave their lives for ours and the freedoms we take for granted everyday. This is the reason for the day so let’s remember the fact that we’re pretty much free to do what we want because these people were brave enough to protect…

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Christmas presents for your health minded person

Christmas presents for your health minded person

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Foodie Penpal – August 2014

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I Can Be Active Check-In #1

I Can Be Active Check-In #1

It’s time for the first checkin for the I Can Be Active Challenge. Please share with me how you’ve been active over the first time period. You can gain extra entries by doing the things below. I guess you want to know what the first prize is, right? It’s a few Good Greens Bars! At the expo at RnR San Antonio we stumbled across this booth and was pleasantly surprised with the product! These bars are made of veggies but the bars are really good. I grabbed a couple for the giveaway so you can give it a try too…

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