Brownbagdi
Tue, Jan-29-08, 17:16
Are you ready to combat Super Bowl diet temptations? You don't
need a reminder to tell you the Super Bowl is coming soon. Now
what's that going to do to your diet?
That's simple. Super Bowl and snack time go together. And for
most people that means all the rules you've set for yourself
are "Out the Window".
But you don't need go out of bounds just because your Super
Bowl party has chips, dips, beer and other party beverages.
Guess what you can eat and still join in the fun of the
party? You can eat and drink plenty. It just takes some
planning ahead.
Just like with most planning, winning at your diet game is
mostly a mental exercise. Like Yogi Berra used to say, "80% of
the game is 90% mental".
It's not a process requiring trips to the health food store or
picking a batch of extra watercress. You can host a party or
go to your friends party and still have fun, enjoy the
refreshments and stay close to your diet program. During this
"party period" you may not lose weight but you won't gain any
substantial weight either.
Keep it simple. Go for the low fat and low fat snacks. Try
pretzels. Most parties have them. That doesn't mean you can
keep dipping your hand continuously into the pretzel bowl. If
you can make a snack bag for yourself you can put a measured
amount of pretzels (100 to 200 calories worth) and ration them
for the length of the game.
If you divide your "authorized snack" into two bags you can
save one for the second half. You'll be surprised how having
your own bag of an "authorized snack" will give you the will
power to withstand eating too much or eating the wrong food or
even eating at inappropriate times.
It's like setting any other kind of goal. In this case goal is
making one snack pack last for an entire half. For your party
beverages choose no-cal soda or water.
And you can yell and scream and cheer your team like everyone.
Best of all water does the same thing as beer. It makes you go
to the bathroom a-lot. You can get bottled with a hint of a
variety of flavors and some even come with vitamins. The real
physical specimens, the workout freaks, the muscle guys drink
water with vitamins. Why would you want to drink anything
else? Of course if you're a fan of diet cola or other diet
soft drinks they work too.
So don't choose the chips, the french Fry's and those high fat
sour cream dips. Sure pretzels have lots of salt. But if you
can handle that they can be a low fat alternative to all the
other things you might choose.
need a reminder to tell you the Super Bowl is coming soon. Now
what's that going to do to your diet?
That's simple. Super Bowl and snack time go together. And for
most people that means all the rules you've set for yourself
are "Out the Window".
But you don't need go out of bounds just because your Super
Bowl party has chips, dips, beer and other party beverages.
Guess what you can eat and still join in the fun of the
party? You can eat and drink plenty. It just takes some
planning ahead.
Just like with most planning, winning at your diet game is
mostly a mental exercise. Like Yogi Berra used to say, "80% of
the game is 90% mental".
It's not a process requiring trips to the health food store or
picking a batch of extra watercress. You can host a party or
go to your friends party and still have fun, enjoy the
refreshments and stay close to your diet program. During this
"party period" you may not lose weight but you won't gain any
substantial weight either.
Keep it simple. Go for the low fat and low fat snacks. Try
pretzels. Most parties have them. That doesn't mean you can
keep dipping your hand continuously into the pretzel bowl. If
you can make a snack bag for yourself you can put a measured
amount of pretzels (100 to 200 calories worth) and ration them
for the length of the game.
If you divide your "authorized snack" into two bags you can
save one for the second half. You'll be surprised how having
your own bag of an "authorized snack" will give you the will
power to withstand eating too much or eating the wrong food or
even eating at inappropriate times.
It's like setting any other kind of goal. In this case goal is
making one snack pack last for an entire half. For your party
beverages choose no-cal soda or water.
And you can yell and scream and cheer your team like everyone.
Best of all water does the same thing as beer. It makes you go
to the bathroom a-lot. You can get bottled with a hint of a
variety of flavors and some even come with vitamins. The real
physical specimens, the workout freaks, the muscle guys drink
water with vitamins. Why would you want to drink anything
else? Of course if you're a fan of diet cola or other diet
soft drinks they work too.
So don't choose the chips, the french Fry's and those high fat
sour cream dips. Sure pretzels have lots of salt. But if you
can handle that they can be a low fat alternative to all the
other things you might choose.