Standing in line on the busiest shopping day of the year can really test your patience, and back, and legs, and feet….
Here are a few things to try to make standing in line bearable:
- Keep your weight evenly balanced on both feet. Standing with all of your weight on one leg, with your hip jutting out, may look cool and seem like an energy saver, but it can really tweak your back, your hips, and your knees. Especially if you are carrying a big, heavy purse.
- Do mini pliés.
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
Since Thanksgiving is all about giving thanks, I wanted to be sure I took this opportunity to thank you all for coming and reading FitSugar everyday. I am very thankful to have such fabulous readers who are also devoted to getting healthy — all your valuable comments, questions, and suggestions help make this site tick.
Enough with the mushiness, now go and eat some turkey and a slice of pie already — we'll get back to working out and eating healthy tomorrow!
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If you ate more than you wanted to at your Thanksgiving meal, you are not alone. So to help the digestion process along, here are a few ideas.
The next morning:
- Oatmeal is really high in insoluble fiber, which helps get things moving.
- Drink plenty of water to help the body digest and eliminate waste.
The rest of the day:
- Eat foods high in insoluble fiber, like carrot sticks, with your turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread.
- Get exercise: Nothing helps more than a little motion and a little sweating to help the body process and burn the extra calories you consumed.
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Marty, a contestant from season three of
The Biggest Loser, once said: "The largest [dieting] obstacle is getting back on track after a cheat day." I have to second that. With the biggest cheat day of the year being Thanksgiving, I thought I would remind you to get back on the healthy lifestyle wagon right away. Don't allow one day of indulgence send you into a downward spiral.
