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Day Twenty-Nine - Holiday Health Challenge
Book Your Appointments
Today is Friday. If you are like me, you don’t really feel like working. Today I am going through my calendar and setting dates for all my yearly appointments. I want to ensure that I am taking care of myself and that I have scheduled time for appointments for my children too. Yearly check ups for physicals, dental and eye doctor visits are part of a healthy regime. Why not book them now and not let things go for another year.

Day Fifteen - Holiday Health Challenge
Size Does Matter
Today we are going to discuss portion size. What do the “recommended” portions look like?Here are a few easy ways to remember without counting calories or grams of fat, protein and carbs. Remember that your stomach is only able to handle SO much food.

Day Twelve - Holiday Health Challenge
Eat Low to High – Eat till Satisfied NOT Stuffed
It’s time to discuss how to eat at a buffet FULL of treats! We’ve discussed trying to come prepared and trying to not arrive starving but it’s still nice to sample some of the food. I mean, it is Christmas!! So where to start?

Day Ten - Holiday Health Challenge

Day Six - Holiday Health Challenge
Okay, so we discussed scheduling the events that we are going to visit and we discussed how to navigate drinking at events but what about food? Here’s the scenario; We arrive at a party and there is a MASSIVE buffet filled with the most delicious food! We tried to plan ahead and not arrive super hungry but we were tied up at the office and had to rush out the door. What do we do?...