Hello Friends! Can you even believe Thanksgiving is Thursday?!? Where the heck does the time go these days? Even though it’s hard to believe, holiday season is in fact upon us!!! Whether you’re traveling via plane, train or automobile below are my top 5 tips to staying healthy during this busy time of year.
Hydrate
Being dehydrated can lead to feeling tired, sluggish, irritable and overeating. All things we’re trying to avoid this holiday season. Solution…drink water, water and more water. I carry a 40 oz water bottle everywhere I go. This helps me stay on track and I always have water on hand. Try to drink 1/2 your body weight in ounces a day (ex: if you weight 160 lbs. you need to drink 80 oz. of water daily.) Staying hydrated also helps with that holiday hangover. I got this water bottle from Costco (you’ll soon learn I’ve have a costco obsession) but also found it on Amazon.
Hydrate
Make Healthy Decisions
This is inevitably the hardest thing to do over the holidays or really any time of year. Life is all about balance. We know delicious decedent food is ahead of us at all the holiday gatherings, so while you’re on the road, in the air or on the tracks, make those food decisions healthy ones. Fortunately there are healthy options out there regardless of your mode of transportation. If in doubt, prep and packs snacks!
Breakfast at the airport
Snack
I’m sure you’re asking yourself how snacking could be on this list but here it is. Healthy snacking before heading to a gathering helps fill you up with a healthy option before getting to the land of temptation. Eat some trail mix, granola and yogurt, berries, a protein bar or shake. Healthy snacking can make all the difference. A few of my favorites are tone it up, square organics, and lara bars.
Healthy snack option while on travel
Move
Be active! Whether you’re able to get up for a turkey trot, a jingle all the way 5k or a quick workout, do something to get your blood flowing and your body moving. It doesn’t have to be hours of work but a quick sweat session will have you feeling your best before indulging. One of my favorite quick workouts are the Tone It Up 5 daily moves. On the go? Another option…take the stairs through the airport, in the mall or at the office. What about squats or lunges in the kitchen or through the airport. All of these options are free and barely take any time out of the entire day.
Completing a run with friends
Enjoy
The biggest piece of advice is to enjoy! This is a special time of year where family and friends are around that we don’t get to see very often. Take time to enjoy the memories being made and know that if you slip up on the healthy scale, tomorrow is another day. Just because you ate half a pecan pie yourself…what, don’t judge…doesn’t mean your healthy lifestyle is ruined forever. Enjoy, savor, and move forward with your healthy mentality.
Family Thanksgiving
Family Christmas
So there you have it….my top 5 healthy holiday tips. Leave me a comment below of your own holiday tip. I’d love to hear what you’re doing to stay on track during this wonderful time of year!
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