Healthy New Year to All!

So you made it through the "food" holidays, congratulations! Hopefully you made it through without tipping the scale too much. It can be hard to go to all the gatherings and endure the pressure to partake in decadent foods and drinks and not have a little gain. The important thing is to not let a little gain become discouraging. Instead of getting down about it, let it motivate you! Put in some extra time doing cardio, make sure you are lifting weights too. New Years is just a couple days away. Now that you don't have Aunt Bethany telling you to have another plate of cat food jell-o, you can make it through this last celebration without adding any notches to the belt. First, get in some cardio during the day New Year's Eve. Try a HIIT exercise to get a super calorie bump, especially if you are short on time. Spend the day eating healthy high protein, low carb (and good carb!) meals and make sure you are eating every 3 hours. Not eating all day and then splurging at a party causes your body to go into starvation mode and to store all the food you do eat as fat instead of feeding your metabolism and burning the calories as energy. Drink LOTS of water all day!! I can't stress this enough, WATER IS YOUR FRIEND! Also, take a healthy snack to any celebration you may be attending. I like to make sure I have some good protein powder and baby carrots with me to eat so I don't go crazy on finger foods and sweets. And last, if you are going to drink, have a glass of water in between glasses of alcohol and try to stay away from sugary drinks. Make your Happy New Year a Healthy New Year, your body will thank you for it!