If you 're like me, you most likely woke up to having to deal with post-Thanksgiving "damage control"- not fun! Getting back on track with your fitness and weight loss goals after a festive holiday of overeating with family and friends can be overwhelming for some people. If you ate too much yesterday don’t worry you can regroup and get back to exercising and eating clean!
Typically at social gatherings there are plenty of high-calorie foods and desserts to tempt and tantalize your taste buds. Often self-discipline and control seem to go out the window the moment you step through the door. If you overindulged during Thanksgiving, don’t despair, there is nothing wrong with indulging now and again; in fact, it’s good for the body and mind to have a high-calorie meal after weeks of eating clean.
Unfortunately, many people have negative self-talk in the aftermath of overeating and convince themselves …show more content…
6 Tips to Get Back on Track!
1. Get back to the gym! It’s easy to let the day after Thanksgiving be a lazy day after waking up feeling the water retention aftermath of eating a high-calorie feast. But actually
, the best thing you can do for your body is to work out. Your body prefers to be active, it takes a few days for the body to balance itself again after eating large high-calorie meals and desserts.
2. Drink up! After eating a huge meal filled with carbs, fats, sugars, and sodium your body will have a lot of toxins to get rid of. Drink a gallon (or more) of purified water to flush out your system. A great detox drink to have first thing in the morning is a warm apple cider, honey drink. Warm up (on the stove) 8 oz of water, add 1 tsp of lemon juice, 1 tbsp. of Braggs apple cider vinegar (with Mother), a pinch of cayenne pepper and cinnamon and mix in 1 tsp raw honey. This will aid on detoxing your organs and digestive track, and help you shed weight
Typically at social gatherings there are plenty of high-calorie foods and desserts to tempt and tantalize your taste buds. Often self-discipline and control seem to go out the window the moment you step through the door. If you overindulged during Thanksgiving, don’t despair, there is nothing wrong with indulging now and again; in fact, it’s good for the body and mind to have a high-calorie meal after weeks of eating clean.
Unfortunately, many people have negative self-talk in the aftermath of overeating and convince themselves …show more content…
6 Tips to Get Back on Track!
1. Get back to the gym! It’s easy to let the day after Thanksgiving be a lazy day after waking up feeling the water retention aftermath of eating a high-calorie feast. But actually
, the best thing you can do for your body is to work out. Your body prefers to be active, it takes a few days for the body to balance itself again after eating large high-calorie meals and desserts.
2. Drink up! After eating a huge meal filled with carbs, fats, sugars, and sodium your body will have a lot of toxins to get rid of. Drink a gallon (or more) of purified water to flush out your system. A great detox drink to have first thing in the morning is a warm apple cider, honey drink. Warm up (on the stove) 8 oz of water, add 1 tsp of lemon juice, 1 tbsp. of Braggs apple cider vinegar (with Mother), a pinch of cayenne pepper and cinnamon and mix in 1 tsp raw honey. This will aid on detoxing your organs and digestive track, and help you shed weight