How To Combat The Holiday Eating Event And Whip Your Body
Into Shape
A few holiday seasons ago I was with all my family at my
parent's house...
This particular day was one of my favorite holidays -
Thanksgiving. We were having a fun day together, with games
and relaxation by the gas fire place.
However earlier that day, something terrible had happened,
an accident like no other...
It was horrific, it was massive, it was a Eating Event.
You may ask what is a holiday eating event or accident? It
is one of those times where there are so many good foods to
eat and so many tempting treats made by your family members.
And you gather up all of this good food, and place it in a
buffet style manner like a true Event in .
The accidental part happens when you keep on eating because
you want to fit in everything for this Event and you don't
want to hurt anyone's feelings for not having 3 helpings of
each person's food, so you just go through the stomach pain
to chow down until your stomach turns against you.
How, do we deal with these inevitable parties, banquets,
dinners, and the large and not-so-healthy Events. If we
accidentally pig out or over-indulge are we doomed to be
labeled as the vacuum cleaner or perhaps the garbage
disposal.
First I'm going to stricken the word "accidental" from my
speech. Do we ever really "accidentally" eat anything at
Events? I have a feeling that whenever I eat a piece of pie
or perhaps pound of stuffing, it is not on accident.
I don't ever recall accidentally eating a head of broccoli.
No folks that doesn't happen, we all know good and well
that we are all responsible for every last morsel we put in
our mouths is on purpose, what purpose that is, it's up to
you.
So you just indulged in the big one, the whammy, the
ultimate Event and feast, what do you do next. First I
don't recommend skipping your next meal or meals in the
next day to try and make up for that episode of eating.
Let's take a quote from TV accident. What happens after you
see that snow warning or perhaps the this is only a test or
whatever, "we now return to our regular scheduled
programming". I don't know if any of them actually say that
but I believe I have seen it before. Let's apply that to
food, after the binge, we not return to our regular
scheduled eating.
Get right back to our positive habits. Don't beat yourself
up just for that one Event. get right back on track, the
past is behind you can't change it, just make the best of
right now.
How about the reverse approach. You know that you will be
likely losing control or you know there's a family
gathering tonight, what are you ever to do? Should you save
up your calories and starve the whole day to make up for
it? In one word, "No", in two words, "No, No".
If you eat less early in the day you will build
anticipation for overeating later in the day and are likely
to increase your appetite causing you to binge and eat more
than you ever thought possible when the big meal finally
does arrive.
Over indulging at any one Event can result in fat gain no
matter what the daily calorie balance is, your body can
only handle so many calories at one time, anything beyond
that has to be stored for later, no mater what your daily
total calorie intake is. Especially if you are just going
to be sitting on a couch for the rest of the day, your body
can just store all the energy after that Event In .
On the other hand if you eat fiber rich foods and drink
plenty of water all day long you will be content and will
be more likely to be able to control yourself during
Events because you won't feel famished and your stomach
won't be growling.
Let's review the 2nd corollary of the law of eating...
"Small amounts of anything ' even pure sugar ' will
probably not be stored as fat as long as you are in a
calorie deficit where you are eating fewer calories that
you burn" That is the answer to all our problems, it is all
about portion control. Like car accidents I'm sure you
wouldn't mind tapping a grocery cart at 1 mile an hour on
your soft rubber bumper. That's kind of like just eating
one piece of way with some chicken for the main entree at
your Event.
In essence the pie won't hurt you one bit, not a single
bit, it will help you mentally by satisfying your taste
buds for a moment, then you can be disciplined for another
several days or even a week.
But let that pie get out of hand, and have seconds, along
with 2 portions of grandma's pumpkin pie, and several of
your sister's snicker doodles and your Event has turned
sour.
Next time any of us are at that Event or holiday
extravaganza which always is centered on food, it should be
a big relief for to know you can eat whatever you want with
little or no ill effect on your body composition, as long
as you respect the law of calorie balance.
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Zach Hunt is an event expert, personal trainer and owner of
Physzique, a fitness coaching service in Spokane, WA. Go
here: http://www.spokanefitnesscoach.com/index.html
or you can go here for more event tips:
http://www.spokanefitnesscoach.com/articles/event-spokane-ev
ents-in-spokane.html
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