How to Prevent Holiday Weight Gain

Jennifer Nicole Lee is a fitness expert and author who was Miss Bikini America in 2005 and Miss Muscle and Fitness.

“This is the sticky time where your good habits will be put to the test, and your taste buds will be teased!  I call it the “Tough Times” for passionate fitness lovers such as myself.  Between Thanksgiving and Super Bowl Sunday, we as Americans will indulge in food and drink like no other time of year. And the results?  Well maybe we won’t feel it just after that one sip of eggnog, but we will end up paying for it over the long haul.

While those endless appetizers, huge portions of desserts, and endless glasses of cocktails may taste heavenly, for the average person, that equals gaining fat and weighing more on the scale. And the amount of extra “tinsel” around the waistline may vary for some. And don’t be fooled even by one pound as it may seem little, but this extra weight accumulates and may later contribute to obesity. And obesity sadly enough affects about 1/3 of Americans.

Achieving the utter impossible, staying slim and trim during the holidays, is not about denying yourself the rights to a small portion of what you love. And it’s not about having to live with flavorless, boring food.  My advice is simple, such as cooking with healthy, fresh ingredients, watching your portion control and choosing quality over quantity.  Don’t worry, just follow my 3 tricks to staying slim and trim during the holidays, and YOU WILL eat like a queen or king and stay slim and trim!

1. PAY ATTENTION!

Pay attention! This is the calling card that I tell my sons every day! Pay attention to details! And the same philosophy pertains to us adults too! I don’t want you to feel that you can’t enjoy your holiday meals, but you have to pay attention. Just because it’s the holidays, and it’s time to get joyful and gather together, it doesn’t mean that it’s a free for all showdown of food and gluttony.

Paying attention means being smart and becoming a “Concoction Queen!” I want you to focus on choosing healthier and fresher ingredients over packaged foods. I choose fresh local farmers market vegetables to prepare my warm casseroles with, instead of canned. And go for the color! The more colorful your plates, the more vitamin and antioxidant packed they are. So eat the rainbow this season, and you will keep your immunity on an all time high!

Instead of a lot of creams, half and half, and butter, use fresh veggies topped with a touch of low fat cheese and low sodium bread crumbs. You will find that you re able to enjoy the fresh sweet taste of nature without all the sugar, carbs, and empty calories. I substitute sugar free orange preserves instead of sugar in most of my fruit glazes, thus slicing the calories in half. And I also suggest olive oil in sautéing and roasting instead of butter. Not only are you adding flavor, but also antioxidants and good for you fats.

And you don’t have to have a ton of fat and salt in a recipe for it to be a crowd pleaser. When preparing a health-conscious holiday meal, try incorporating like-minded concepts and choose nutritious recipes. In my www.FitnessModelProgram.com you have a ton of recipes that you can even use for a large holiday gathering, but just up the ingredients by 2 if you have a party larger than 4 people.

Another general rule of thumb is to make a list of missing ingredients from the pantry including quality olive oil, sea salt, peppercorns, low-sodium chicken stock, balsamic vinegar, dried fruits and nuts – which add nourishing flavor to any meal. With these and more of the basics on hand, you’ll avoid resorting to boxed mashed potatoes or canned cranberry jelly.

2. Control Thyself! Also Known As Portion Control

Others say you can indulge as long as you practice moderation.

And yes, ladies, SIZE does matter! As in serving sizes! Don’t sabotage yourself by eating that extra serving. Instead have a few bites and savor it! And if you can also aim at leaving some food on your plate, you will be saving both time in the gym and also saving a few extra calories from winding up on the scale.

Use my “JNL Holiday Plate” Equation to say slim and also to not hurt the chef’s feelings: With respect to the almost endless string of seasonal parties and gatherings you will attend, follow this trick: At dinner parties and brunch buffets, fill half your plate with vegetables and the remaining quarters with protein and a whole grain carbohydrate. By taking lunch and nutritious snacks to work, you avoid gorging on catered meals and boxed sweets frequently passed around most offices. It’s also important to eat a small, healthy snack before heading out to a party; attending one on an empty stomach will often lead to overeating. Don’t allow that “super hunger” trigger to cause you to go overboard at the buffets. And leave food on your plate! It’s almost rude to eat it all, because in some cultures an empty plate signals that the host did not prepare enough food, and that you want more. So by leaving a few bites left, this signals that you are full, and the chef did prepare adequate food. (I learned this in China!)

3. Always Pick Quality Over Quantity

Eating during the holidays is not a “Who can Unbuckle Their Pants First” Competition! With so many choices at the dinner table or office potluck, it’s hard to resist spooning a bit of everything onto your plate. Then, we often swallow bites of food that we don’t savor, plus didn’t even want in the first place!

Instead eat things that look really good to you, but if they don’t taste as good as you thought, don’t finish it. This is not the time to be part of the clean plate club.

Cheers to your health and happiness,
Jennifer Nicole Lee”

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Workout Schedule for Women by Fitness Model Jennifer Nicole Lee

The following is an example of the type of workout program that fitness model Jennifer Nicole Lee follows.  She prefers the “2 days on, 1 day off, 2 days on, 2 days off” weekly split and highly suggests that you follow the same regime. Let’s look at a sample weekly workout schedule for women by Jennifer.

Monday – Quads, Glutes, Hamstrings, Inner and Outer thigh, and Calves

Tuesday – Shoulders and biceps

Wednesday – Abs & then “Fun Cardio Day”

Thursday – Chest and Tris

Friday – Back

Saturday – Abs and “Fun Cardio Day”

Sunday – Active Rest Day (Fun active day such as swimming, or going to the mall to walk around, going to the park or beach).

We’ll let her introduce the rest of her workout calender from here:

Monday

“Monday is most likely my “Lower Body/Leg Day” (Quads, Glutes, Hamstrings, Inner and Outer thigh, and Calves). I have coined this day as “Puke Day” as it’s usually a pretty intense day, as I go in to my workout with tons of dedication, passion, and a lot of energy. My Monday Lower Body Workout is very challenging, yet I am able to complete it since I have made the wise strategic choice of relaxing on Sunday giving my body and mind a recharging rest. Plus I love challenging workouts. I perform my weight routine for about 45 minutes, and then I tag on about 20 minutes of cardio after my workout.

Its been scientifically proven that if you perform your cardio after your weight routine, rather than before, you will be working out smarter not harder. If your motivation is to gain strength and size, you will perform 3 sets of 8 to 12 reps. but if you have mature muscle mass, and have the goals of building endurance, then aim at higher reps, such as 3 sets of 17 to 21 reps. now let’s looks at Tuesday is another weight training day.

Tuesday

Tuesday will be your upper body day (Shoulders and biceps), again a 45 minute circuit, with 20 minutes of cardio afterwards.

Wednesday

Wednesday will be your Abs and then“Fun Cardio Day, where you choose your cardio of choice (ideas can be Stair Master, any cardio of your preference, elliptical machine, spinning class, cardio kickboxing class). Make sure you perform abs first and then cardio, as this will help trigger your core even while you do cardio. The objective with your “Fun Cardio Day” is to get your heart in its target heart rate zone.

Thursday

Moving onto Thursday, you will be working your Chest and Tris.

Friday

Friday is a very taxing workout, since it is back.

Saturday and Sunday

Saturday is another Abs and “Fun Cardio Day”, and Sunday is my weekly rest day.”

Her other tips for working out:

• Don’t equal with more activity for more results! There is such a thing as “overtraining”.
• Focus on working out smarter, not harder!
• You don’t build or grow muscle while you are working out. When you are resting and getting proper nutrition, this is when the magic of muscle growth happens.
• Proper Supplementation is essential! You need adequate protein, and Protein Shakes are a great way to consume the right amount of protein.
• If you don’t get proper protein intake, all of your weight training will go down the drain.

One of the best testimonials to the success of this program is still Jennifer Nicole Lee herself. Look at her amazing before and after photos.

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