Guilt-Free Thanksgiving

It’s Thanksgiving and we all have a lot going on, but take five minutes for yourself to read this and you are off to a great start! Let’s start by remembering and keeping at the forefront of our minds that Thanksgiving is about giving thanks, being with friends and family, and enjoying your day.

Although the menu is a big deal, the eating part does not have to be. It’s your choice- you are in control! At the end of the day do you want to feel stuffed, uncomfortable, disgusted, tummy ache, and pass out from a turkey dinner coma? Or do you want to feel just as good as you did before eating, feel satisfied, healthy, and full of energy?

Again, you get to decide ahead of time. Make a plan, stick to it, and celebrate!

Tip #1 Eat breakfast. Don’t skip breakfast to save room for later. Eating breakfast kick starts your metabolism first thing in the morning and prevents you from overeating later.

Tip #2 Eat a small salad or healthy snack that’s high in protein & low in sugar 1-2 hours before your big meal so you do not arrive overly hungry.

Tip #3 Drink only water and a full glass of warm water with lemon before and after your meal . Keeps you hydrated and also saves the 280 calories you would consume by drinking two cans of soda.

Tip #4 Eat whole clean foods. Ditch the processed, prepackaged, boxed, and canned foods— many contain trans fats or other unhealthy ingredients.

Instead of this: Use this:

Frying turkey Bake turkey w/ herbs

Boxed stuffing Real bread crumbs, real veggies, turkey stock

Gravy packets make homemade gravy from turkey drippings

Canned cranberries Fresh cranberries

Canned Yams Bake fresh yams or sweet potatoes

Rolls prepackaged homemade baked rolls

Canned green beans & dried onions Fresh long green beans and fresh baked onions

You get the idea right!

Tip #5 Fill up your small plate with the healthiest foods first (turkey without skin, salad, veggies, etc.) and if you still want the other not-so-healthy foods use a small plate.

Tip #6 Pay attention to food portions. Examples are:

Turkey- 3 oz. (about size of a deck of cards) Gravy-1/4 cup (size of golf ball)

Potatoes- ½ cup (about size of ½ tennis ball) Stuffing- ½ cup (size of a ice cream scoop)

Cornbread- 1 square (size of bar of soap) Butter- 1 tsp. (size of 1 die)

Cranberry sauce- ¼ cup (size of golf ball) Pie- 1 slice (as big as a peace sign with your fingers)

Tip #7 Volunteer to help clean up, wash dishes, put food away to get body moving instead of a nap. Washing, clearing dishes, sweeping, & mopping burns 428 calories.

Tip #8 Eat slow and wait 30 minutes to eat dessert. Your brain will have time to alert your stomach that you are full and you will naturally eat less. Savor every bite, taste your food, eat slowly.

Tip #9 If you mess up, don’t beat yourself up just make better choices next time. Accept it. Learn from it, and move on.

Tip #10 Tip #10 Use your Advocare products:

Spark (focused mental energy)

Crave Check (promotes appetite control)

Fibo Trim (prevents excess food fat from being absorbed)

Carb Ease (prevents carbs from turning to sugars

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*No matter what, remember that eating 1 Thanksgiving meal for 1 day will not put on 10 lbs. Eating this way throughout the holidays can.

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