July 4th Holiday Nutrition Fireworks!
Enjoy your cookouts, barbeques and tailgates tomorrow and this weekend! I know I will! And, that includes eating good food! But, I won’t skip my workouts! The workouts keep everything in check! Here are some tips to help you navigate through the holiday food minefield:
1) Don’t stop or slack off on your exercise program this July 4th weekend! And, if you aren’t exercising, then this would be a great time to start. I have a goal of at least trying to maintain my pre-holiday weight during the long weekend (1 week vacation for some).
2) Go easy on BBQ sauce and other sauces. They are loaded with calories.
3) Stick to your normal nutrition plan as much as possible during the holiday. Go back to your normal nutrition on Monday!
4) This rule always applies to any day—if its fried, let it slide!
5) Alcohol has calories too—7 calories per gram to be exact. Don’t tank it too much!
6) You don’t have to eat until you are stuffed! Just eat enough to satisfy yourself.
7) Don’t spend all of your time eating during the holiday. Walk around the mall for a couple of hours, walk the pets everyday, play pick-up games, cut the lawn, etc.
Drink lots of water and you will eat less.
9) Allow yourself one dessert a day (or a sample of a few) It’s okay since you are going to exercise tomorrow—-right?
10) Here’s something that also works for the July 4th holiday: start your day with a workout and toward the end of your day take a long walk in the park or at the lake.
Happy 4th! Be careful out there!
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I like #4- If it’s fried, let it slide..
I am so glad there is lots of watermelon at these weekend parties I will be having that..LOL
Have a great 4th Mark
I am soooo with you on the exercise thing. I may waiver a bit on my nutritional goals on some occasions but I never waiver on my exercise, sometimes I even add some. It is key to wieght loss and it is key to keeping it off. Muscle burns fat, if you build muscle you quicken your metabolism there for burning more calories and the wieght stays off. Love your blog. Thanks. Have a great weekend
Thanks Kelly and Zina! Enjoy the holiday, food and exercise!
Thank you so much Mark for posting this. I was wondering if you would come here and again warn us about bad choices and suggest the best ones for the holidays.
What a great goal to remain the same pre-holiday weight after all the festivities end.
Happy and healthy Fourth of July!
Thanks Tatiana! Happy 4th!
Thanks Mark, and for the advice about my workouts. Yes I will be doing them all weekend!
