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What 4 Things Can You Do to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain?
How to navigate through all the holiday food without depriving yourself
Nothing can stop it. The tidal wave of food that’s about to hit during the holidays is on its way. It starts in November and carries well into the New Year.
It’s exciting to look forward to everything, but there can also be trepidation if you’ve been making excellent progress with your health and fitness.
But how do you still enjoy everything and not deprive yourself?
The first thing is to have a game plan so you don’t accidentally eat your weight in pie. Here are four tips you can put into practice.
Tip #1. Work Out Before Eating
Going for a walk after a gigantic meal may help with digestion — but it won’t burn off those calories. Instead, get a leg up by working out before an event or party.
Ideally, some form of high-intensity workout — or strength training — helps set your body up to handle any inferior foods. Your body will need to replenish its muscle energy stores after an intense workout and can make better use of refined sugars and carbs compared to not working out.
Also, if you do some form of HIIT training, you create an afterburn effect where you burn calories long after…
