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November 2005 NewsletterHealthy Holidays
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Dear Fellow Business Traveler,The holiday season is in full swing, with parties, buffets, and fruitcakes galore. The average American gains eight pounds during the holiday season! This month's article is filled tips to help you beat the odds. Give the gift of fitness this year. Check out our many fitness travel gifts and gyms available through Amazon. Whether you're shopping for fitness gifts or anything else, please help Health Travel Network stay afloat by shopping through our Amazon link below: Customer Service, Healthy Travel Network and Chief Fitness Officer
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at Home Look for ways to make high-calorie dishes healthier by improvising and modifying the recipe. My husband came up with a great alternative to the traditional green bean casserole with mushroom soup: green beans mixed with a little olive oil, almonds, French fried onions, salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper. Replace traditional recipes with lighter versions and fare. We like Food Network's Healthy Recipes. If you simply must bake goodies, keep a small quantity for your family, but package the rest up and give them to neighbors, the mail carrier, or take them to your local police or fire and rescue station. If you receive food gifts, don't open them. Take them into the office and leave them for your co-workers. Keep to your regular eating schedule and healthy meals when eating at home. Skipping meals in an effort to "save" calories for the big party will slow your metabolism and make you more likely to binge at the main event. Parties and Dining Out If you’re attending a family dinner or pot-luck event, bring a health, low-calorie dish. At least you’ll know that there will be one item there that you can eat without guilt! If you’re hosting a dinner or if you can find a willing friend or relative, simply cut down the number of foods and quantity that you serve. My family eliminated rolls and yams from our family feast last year, and cut back to a single pie. Eat a healthy and balanced low-calorie meal before departing for parties. You'll be less likely to binge on high-fat, sugar-laden foods if you have a full stomach. Take a small salad plate or bread plate through the buffet line, rather than a dinner plate. Move away from the food table at parties serving hors d'oeuvres! Try diet tonic, seltzer water, or ginger ale with a splash of fruit juice as a festive alternative to alcohol. You'll save countless calories and won't have to worry about drinking and driving. Arrive on time at parties and gracefully exit early, so that you feel fresh the next day and can maintain your regular workout schedule. Remember not to deprive yourself of all the goodies. Complete self-deprivation often leads to binging. Staying Fit Look for ways to combine family activities with fitness:
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