Balancing The Holidays

I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving and their Black Friday shopping, I know I did! Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, it’s officially that time of year. The holidays are here and with that, all of the delicious food that comes with it. 

Everyone, and I mean everyone has a hard time being healthy during this time of year, there’s no way around that. We are surrounded by good food everywhere!

I’m not going to lecture you on how to say no to every cookie you come in contact with, that would be cruel. I don’t want you to cut out sweets or any other food that tempts you this season. I say yes to the food! But unfortunately we don’t live in a perfect world where we can eat everything and anything in sight without experiencing some sort of consequence. Ergo, a plan of action is in order.

I was talking to my mom earlier this week and she was telling me how the holidays are the worst time for her health, she works all year to lose weight and then come December she gains it all back. This can be really frustrating, especially since it comes only once a year so you don’t want to miss out on any goodies. However I, like my mom, hate feeling guilty and groggy all season long.  Most of the time that 5th cookie isn't worth it and when I’m not exercising, my body is tired and sluggish.

This got me thinking that this year I want to be better.

No diets, nothing that will ruin the joys of the holiday season, but I want to create goals for myself so that I don’t have the “I ate too much” stomach ache all December long. I’m going to make 3 simple goals to keep me on track during this busy time of year. I challenge you to do the same! Whether it’s finding time to exercise for 30 minutes each day before chowing down, limiting yourself to trying just 1 of every cookie rather than 5, or simply maintaining your current weight through the holidays.

You decide what’s best for you!

I’m going to create my goals on the Health Movement website so I can see my progress throughout the month. You all can do this too by creating a free account by clicking HERE. I will be sharing my progress throughout the month and let you all know how it’s going. Let’s all be better this holiday season!

Here are my holiday goals:

1. Exercise for 30 minutes every day
   
2. Eat my fruits and veggies at every meal (before snacking on sweets)
   
3. Get 7 hours of sleep each night (even if it means turning off Netflix earlier)
   
   

What’s yours?