Scott Schwab:
With the holidays upon us, it is key to have a plan that will allow for you to have success even if you are on the road or at guests house or even home, but relaxing. It might be time to break out the Denise Austin videos and give them a try. Well not really, but if that is your thing then take advantage.
A bigger planning stage is preparing for the food that you eat and the inactivity that most of us experience over the holidays. I have put together some suggestions so that we have time to plan and a way of creating a successful experience.
#1 If you are traveling, pack a lunch, a cooler, and some aspirin. When traveling it is often much easier to pick up something in the drive thru and head out to our destination. In traveling long distances, people can eat up to two fast food meals a day because it is convenient.
#2 Staying at other peoples house may be hard to exercise or workout. Plan ahead and contact gyms in the area and ask them what their rates are for the days that you will be there. Some gym franchises also accept travel passes. If you catch the right person, you can even possibly get a couple of days free or a reduced rate. Remember no sale is final!
#3 If there are no gyms available and your schedule will not allow you to get to a gym, look into jogging in the neighborhood, going on a walk, going skiing, ice skating, caroling(just kidding), but it can be exercise for your lungs. Incorporating a push-up, sit up, and dip routine can also be a way to get an effective workout without leaving the house.
#4 Decide to do something. Many times it is just making the decision. If you are going to take a break, take a break. If you want to continue what you have been working on, then make the decision to do that at all costs.
#5 Prepare your mindset by pre-determining how much you will eat. If there are goodies around, tell yourself that you will eat #. That way it just depends upon your will power to follow through. Rather than saying you wont, say you will! This also works with helping size and the number of portions. Tell yourself you will have one healthy plate of food, or you will eat amounts the size of your fist.
Implementing these things will help you to avoid the heavy binging and the feeling of disappointment due to being victim to the circumstances, rather than taking charge and making the plans to achieve desired results.
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