Do You Have A Thanksgiving Plan?
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year because I love to eat and give thanks! I look forward to splurging on mashed potatoes & gravy, turkey, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, pumpkin/pecan pie, and more! Some of you may think I eat healthy 100% of the time, but I don’t. It’s not realistic and it doesn’t make me happy. I believe in balance and moderation.
So what do I do, you ask? Well, I try to eat healthy most of the time and plan my splurges. With Thanksgiving tomorrow, I plan the biggest splurge of the year 🙂 Let me tell you how I do it.
It starts with maintaining, or upping, my workout game the week of Thanksgiving to help offset the increase in caloric intake that one day. I don’t count calories, but I know they will increase tomorrow.
Second, on Thanksgiving Day I eat a small protein and veggie-based breakfast so I have room to splurge later on during my Thanksgiving meal.
Third, I make sure to workout Thanksgiving morning. Tomorrow, I will be running hill repeats with my husband and am actually looking forward to us pushing each other up those hills 🙂
Lastly, I take my usual high-quality salmon oil supplement to gain my omega 3s as a counterbalance to the omega 6 increase from the turkey that will be consumed. Turkeys are usually fed mostly a corn and soy diet, even if they are organic. Omega 6 causes inflammation in the body, raises blood pressure, may lead to blood clots and causes the body to retain water…we don’t want any of that!
So, it’s all about planning ahead. But Thanksgiving is not only about the food. It’s also about giving thanks and being grateful.
I am grateful that I have two wonderful families to share Thanksgiving with, both at home and at the gym. My Renov8 Fitness family is gathering tomorrow morning for a big pre-Thanksgiving workout and my bio family is gathering later on for our wonderful Thanksgiving feast mentioned above. I am grateful to have both families to share this special day with tomorrow.
Don’t forget to be grateful, especially when so many people have recently lost almost everything due to the recent California fires. Reach out a helping hand and show gratitude for the positive people in your life. Let people know you love them and care about them, which leads me to YOU! I am grateful for you allowing me to share my health & fitness thoughts, ideas and journey with you. I hope it leads to greater awareness and learning, which eventually leads to improvement and positive change.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Coach Heather Binns
