11 Tips for Thanksiving and Dieting
Wow, Thanksgiving is around the corner, with all the great food and family that comes with it. If you’re trying to watch your weight or even (gasp!) lose weight during the holidays, this one can be a real diet-breaker. Face it, what’s more traditional that eating a huge meal and falling asleep on the couch later?
Here are some tips for you to keep in mind to mitigate the damage!
- Fill up your plate once, and don’t go back for seconds.
- If you’re eating at someone else’s house, don’t bring home leftovers. If you’re having people at your house, then plan on sending leftovers home with everyone!
- Fill up your plate with lower-calorie items like vegetables, fruits, and lean turkey before adding on the more fattening items like stuffing, mashed potatoes, etc.
- If you have any control over the timing of the meal, try for mid afternoon so you won’t be eating both lunch and dinner.
- Buy fat-free gravy in a jar rather than making homemade.
- Make other “smart” substitutions like using lower-fat milk, sour cream, mayonnaise, etc. in your cooking.
- Whether you’re cooking the entire meal or only a dish or two, try to fix something that you really like AND that’s lower in calories. You’ll have something that feels like a treat and that won’t blow your diet.
- For dessert, try fruit or cranberry salad instead of heavier desserts.
- If you must have a “real” dessert, skip the whipped cream. Eat the pie filling and not the crust.
- Drink diet soda, water or coffee with the meal.
- Take a walk afterwards instead of a nap!
Even if you eat more than you really ought to, relax. Don’t let one day turn into several days of overeating.
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