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3 Surefire Ways to Keep from Gaining Weight During Christmas

Fall is the beginning season of weight gain with Thanksgiving just around the corner and Christmas shortly afterward.  No matter how hard you try, you will more than likely put on a few extra pounds by the time the festive season is over.  If you throw all caution to the wind and indulge yourself to your heart’s content, then don’t be surprised if the scales reflect what you’ve been up to after a few weeks!

Does that mean that you should be eating boring, low-calorie foods even during Christmas? Of course not!

Here are some ways to enjoy Christmas and still keep your weight in check:

1. Eat moderately and exercise self-control: Just because it is Christmas doesn’t mean that you should let yourself eat thoughtlessly! If you are going to a party with the idea of eating everything offered there, I suggest you stay at home instead!  Better choice, take control by making some wise choices with lower calorie foods first until you get your hungry cravings to taper down some. (If you’re hungry you don’t want to fill up on high calorie foods.) Then, if you must indulge, place very small portions of some favorite holiday foods on your plate.

Don’t convince yourself that you can lose all the extra weight quickly in January, because putting on weight is a lot easier than losing it! So it makes sense to exercise a bit of self-control when you hit a Christmas party.  Remember, choose foods which you like the most and avoid everything else! The chance of weight gain is still there, but your body weight would still be under control!

2. Enjoy what you eat: A lot of us end up overeating more to derive comfort from foods rather than out of hunger! This problem won’t occur if you enjoy each and every bite you have! If you enjoy your meals, you will feel satisfied very quickly! Also, make it a point to be happy after you have finished your meal, as depression usually triggers hunger pangs. If you really want to have a taste of all the courses, you can have small portions of each course!

3. Exercise hard: Just because it is Christmas doesn’t mean that you should sit back and relax on your couch the entire day. Working out a bit daily will surely not ruin your Christmas joys; if anything, those workouts would help you stay fit.

Exercising doesn’t have to mean hitting the gym everyday like mad; in fact, even a simple walk would do a lot good for your body. Remember that exercising will not only keep you fit and healthy, but also burn those extra calories that you would consume during the holiday season!

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Seven Tips for Starting a New Exercise Routine

If starting a new exercise routine is part of your self-improvement plan this year, here are seven tips to help make it easier.

Tip #1: Consult your doctor first. Before you begin any exercise program it is really important to make sure you’re physically up for it.  This is particularly important if you’re not normally physically active.  A doctor can advise you on how to approach a new exercise routine and tell you what signs to look for if you’re overdoing it.

Tip #2:  Set small goals. While it may be really exciting to set a large goal like running a marathon or going to the gym every day, it can be difficult to motivate yourself to actually achieve the goal.  The goal may begin to feel overwhelming.  The solution?  Set smaller goals.  For example, if your goal is to go to the gym every day, just go to the gym one day a week for three weeks.  Once you’ve accomplish that goal, step it up.  Decide to go to the gym twice a week for three weeks.  Once you’ve accomplished that goal, step it up again. Soon you’ll be going to the gym every day.

Tip #3:  Reward yourself. Goal setting and achieving is supposed to be fun.  When you reach a goal, whether it is a little one or a big one, reward yourself.  For example, using the gym example from above – when you reach your goal of going to the gym once a week, you could buy yourself some workout music or get a new piece of workout clothing.  When you reach the final goal of going every day, well it’s probably time for some new clothes because you’re looking awesome, right?!

Tip #4:  Do something fun. Exercising doesn’t have to be running around a track until you can’t breathe anymore.  Dancing is exercise, walking in nature is exercise, jumping on a trampoline is exercise, as is tennis, yoga, etc.  Find a sport that you enjoy, and reaching your goals will become easy and fun.

Tip #5:  Mix it up.  It’s easy to get into a rut when you’re beginning a new workout routine.  In order to keep things interesting and maintain your motivation, consider a few exercises or sports you enjoy.  This can make it easier on your body too.  For example, if you’re running two or three times a week, consider walking or riding your bike on the other days.  Maybe add yoga to keep your muscles flexible.

Tip #6:  Exercise with friends. Friends motivate you to get to the gym, friends make it fun, and friends can challenge you to push yourself just a little bit farther than you might if you were working out alone.

Tip #7:  Exercise during your best time of day. Are you a morning person?  If you’re a morning person, then the best time for you to plan your workout time is probably in the morning.  If you’re a night person, then try to plan your workout in the evening.

Starting a new exercise routine is a fantastic way to feel great, look great and improve your health.  Congratulations on making a resolution to improve your life!

Product Review Name: Gaiam Balance Ball Chair
Rating: 9
Where to buy:Gaiam Balance Ball Chair

Description: This is a piece of office furniture that brings fitness and comfort together. It includes a removable balance bar, adjustable support bar, easy to move casters and even an air pump.

Review: I sit at my desk all day working on my computer. By the end of the day I can hardly move when it comes time to get out of my desk chair. After months of being stiff, hurting and having to take 5 minutes to get it together just to move I decided enough was enough. I went looking and found the perfect chair.

The Gaiam Balance Ball Chair is made so that you can have fitness and comfort all in one place and all day long.

The adjustable back support bar is my favorite part. Most of us have a tendency to slouch when sitting at a desk most of the day. This causes a lot of back problems. With the support bar I can easily adjust the chair to give my back support wherever the problem might be. I can move it up to support across my shoulder blades if I’ve been leaning over my desk. I can lower it to support my lower back if I have been slouching. It leaves me feeling comfortable and able to move even after a long day at the office.

The balance ball is great for exercising. I always hear about doing this exercise or that exercise while sitting at my desk. I have never tried any of them for various reasons. Because I work most of the time, I find very little time to exercise at all, so the balance ball is great! There’s even a desk guide that includes exercises you can do while sitting in your chair and working. No more feeling bad because there’s never enough time to exercise.

It also includes four casters. The great part about this is two of them are locking casters that attach to the back legs. If you have small children who will definitely want to climb on such a cool chair this aspect cannot be beat. I enjoy them because it keeps me from moving all over the room when I start to get antsy after a long afternoon.

This chair is easy to assemble and the air pump makes inflating the ball easy and fast. I love my balance ball chair and we do have a lot of fun showing it off to new people in the office. It is quite the conversation piece. Best of all I feel just as good when I leave my desk at the end of the day as I did when I first came to work. It’s the best investment I’ve made in a long time.

Criticism: The only downfall I see is the ball. When you first receive the chair you have to wait for the vinyl to warm up before you can inflate it. The bad part about this is the anticipation of getting it put together just you can try it out. After about 4 hours mine was ready to go and my patience held out to the end.