Cooling weather and falling leaves… That means Halloween is right around the corner! Halloween is considered one of the big holidays in the unofficial start of the holiday season. With that comes a whole lot of eating and drinking temptations that can really throw you off of your healthy diet. Don’t sabotage all the healthy work you’ve done in the spring and summer! Continue eating well, exercising, and drinking alkaline ionized water!
Holiday Temptations sneak their way into our lives. You’re just going about your normal day at work when suddenly, a coworker shows up with Halloween-themed cupcakes. Or cookies. Maybe just one…
Then you have to go to the grocery store, and everything is pumpkin spice! Now, you can get pumpkin spice creamer, baked goods, candy, and much more. Pumpkin spice is absolutely delicious, so a couple of those items find their way into your cart.
Cold weather is also starting to impact your dinner table. Instead of all the fresh vegetables from spring and summer, your family is requesting hardier meals at home. Maybe a ham or a meatloaf. Or if you are vegan or vegetarian, some deep-fried falafel for pita or a Beyond burger.
Between the extra treats at work, the extra treats you’re buying at the store, and the heavier meals you are eating, you might notice a couple of extra pounds hitting your waistline. And along with those extra pounds, you also start to feel more lethargic, which increases your consumption of high-sugar and high-fat foods and beverages.
It doesn’t have to be like this! One of the benefits of our modern society as you can get most fresh vegetables and fruit all winter long. The world around you you might be operating on you to buy high fat, high sugar, high oil foods and drink sugary beverages, like soda and juice. But you don’t have to. So much of our eating behavior can be unconscious. It gets triggered by holidays and buy advertisements, and then we just go along with it. The way to beat the Temptations is to be mindful of what you are doing. Instead of automatically buying pumpkin spice foods, ask yourself, do you really want them? Do you really need a ham or turkey for dinner? Do you really need that cupcake at work?
Partaking in these indulgences seems harmless and innocent. But it can spiral into major health problems. A few extra pounds can lead to more pounds, poor sleep, more stress, and really make what should be a fun time of the year quite miserable.
We’re not saying to deprive yourself of a treat now and then completely. But make sure that your meals are 80% fruits and vegetables, 10% grains, and 10% protein. If you can keep on that ratio, you’ll continue the amazing feeling you have right now, coming off of spring and summer.
That amazing healthy feeling will get you through seasonal depression, your energy levels will remain high, your attitude will remain positive, and the holidays will be a whole lot more fun!
Because our exercise also tends to slow down with cold weather, many forget to drink enough water. It’s just as important now as in the summer to drink at least 8 ounces of alkaline ionized water every hour you are awake. This will not only keep your body hydrated and working well, it will also keep your body detoxified. This will keep your immune system strong for the flu and Covid season that’s coming.
So keep eating well and drinking your alkaline ionized water. You’ll stay healthy and feel great!
