Tips for Avoiding Holiday Weight Gain

Here are some tips for avoiding holiday weight gain.
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Indulging and gaining weight
over the holiday season is kind of like going into debt. It’s wonderful to
experience the immediate gratification that many high-fat, high-sugar,
carb-dense holiday foods  have to offer, but the pleasure doesn’t last
very long. And then it can take months for some people to recover physically
from the weight gain and other negative effects of unhealthy eating and
drinking. Wouldn’t it be nice to just avoid the holiday weight gain in the
first place, without sacrificing your fun?

According to this recent
study in the New England Journal of Medicine, chronic holiday
weight gain, and slow recovery time, are a reality for most Americans and
people all around the world. But you don’t have to be a part of the
statistics. Even though it is so close to Christmas, and you may feel like
any hope for managing your weight is lost, there is a lot you can do between
now and January 1st to give your body a healthy, helping
hand.

Tips for Avoiding Holiday Weight Gain
  • Burn Calories Daily.  All you
    need is about 30 minutes of brisk activity to keep that metabolism pumping.
    If you already have a daily workout, great! Keep it on the calendar. If not,
    just try to get anything in that will burn some calories. Or do things in
    addition to your daily Read More

5 Plant Based Thanksgiving Recipes from My Whole Dish Recipes

A Healthy Variety of Plant Based Thanksgiving Recipes
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Did you know that I have been blogging about healthful, clean whole foods
since long before I became a nutritionist? All these plant based Thanksgiving
recipes are original, whipped up in my kitchen and quickly photographed with
my iPhone. The idea is, if I can’t devise the recipe pretty easily, make it
taste great and produce a good image, it doesn’t get published. The hopeful
result is a great collection of fairly simple recipes that you can count on
to be super nutritious, clean, and beneficial to your body in the ways nature
intended!

Here are some that I’d love for you to try at your Thanksgiving
table this year. If you are trying to keep your Thanksgiving healthier, and
even plant based, think about switching out the processed Tofurkey and making
whole vegetables, fruits, seeds, nuts, and grains the star of the
table! Read More

Eating Out Healthy- 5 Things to Consider

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As we grow closer to the
holidays, and the social schedule fills up to the max, we inevitably find
ourselves dining out a lot more. Sometimes it is socially, other times, it is
just what we choose to do in the pinch of the busy moment. As all this fun
and great food starts to build up momentum in your calendar, any commitments
or efforts to eating healthy, or even eating out healthy start to become less
of a priority. But you don’t have to let that happen unless you truly want
to.

Wondering how to keep your healthy commitments,  when
faced with an unfamiliar menu at a restaurant, is one of the top
considerations my nutrition coaching clients share when we are going
through their initial consultations. You’ll be happy to learn that it is
actually pretty easy to handle when you have a plan and a few tips. So, I
have prepared a small list of things to consider when you are
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Healthy Holiday Eating Tips You Can Celebrate

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I love the holiday season! It’s
always exciting when the party invitations start rolling in and we
start to imagine all the yummy foods we will get to try during the
season. It’s really tempting to give in to wanting to eat rich comfort
food and drink sugar-laden alcoholic beverages at a holiday party.
If you don’t have any health concerns or think you have your body’s
well-being wired, then by all means, let her rip and load on the gravy! But
many of us are taking serious, committed steps to leading a consistent
healthier lifestyle. And a few unhealthy holiday parties and meals with the
wrong balance Read More