Tips for the Holiday Season

Monday, December 8, 2008 by Alvin Furiya
Last week, I posted a brief recap from our November gastric bypass weight loss support group, and as promised, here are a few tips to keep in mind during the holiday season:

  1. Maintain your routine! Meal times, food journaling, etc
  2. Don't skip meals before the big meal or holiday party.
  3. Stick with your meals plan 3-4 ounces of protein and up to 1 cup vegetables. Total amount at meal time should not exceed one and half cups.
  4. Offer to bring a favorite low-calorie dish to holiday parties. Holiday foods that are low fat and low-calorie but still crowd pleasers!
  5. Have a plan of what and how much you will eat before you attend the function and keep portions small.
  6. Remember eat your calories avoid drinking calories.
  7. Make exercise part of your holiday and shopping experience.  Park as far away from the stores and malls as you can, so you're forced to walk and burn some extra calories. Try to exercise at least 30 minutes per day during the holidays.
  8. Go to this link “Walk off your Thanksgiving Dinner,” which will calculate how many miles your will need to walk to burn calories from your Thanksgiving meal. Although Thanksgiving has passed, it still gives you an idea for what you will need to do during the December holidays.

Remember, Clarian Bariatrics will provide monthly support group for gastric bypass weight loss surgery patients on the third Wednesday of each month from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.  Patients may bring family and/or support members to the meetings. Next mont's topic is "What is and how to prevent maladaptive eating?" This will be held on December 17 at Clarian Bariatrics. See you there!

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