Hi all, I hope you had a lovely weekend and that the Festive Feeling is starting to creep upon you!
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| Our Lovely Little Christmas Tree! |
I certainly embraced the Festive Spirit; our tree has gone up, the Baileys has been opened and a mince pie (or two) has been consumed...!
I've hit the nail on the head with that one haven't I?!
Christmas = Food and Booze!! Too Much Temptation...
Can't Be Good...
Ah, I'll start again in the New Year...
No, No, No! Please don't enter the Jolly Season with a Negative outlook to food and training - you will probably only end up feeling worse when it is all over!
Christmas Dos....
Dinners Out...Reunions....
Christmas Day...Boxing Day...
New Year's Eve!
Most of us work up a fuss in the run up to Christmas - desperate to get into a nice dress or last years trousers, and work hard to achieve that goal, so we have quite rightly earned a few indulgent meals and bottles of wine :)
What I mean to say is, try to remain focused on your goals, but don't let it consume you, make you feel unsociable because you feel you need to skip on the 'Christmas Catch up Drinks' for fear of undoing 'all your hard work' - You won't do that in a few evenings, don't worry!
Instead, how about during this weeks' run up to the big day, amidst last minute Christmas Shopping, think about a few small tasks to set yourself to help keep you on track and see you into the New Year.
I don't mean ''I will avoid a scrummy Christmas Lunch or a Warming Mulled Wine'', as this is what Christmas is about :)
Maybe something along the lines of the amount of sleep you will get
(as this is such an important factor when it comes to overall health), or that you will keep up with the amount of water you normally drink in a day, even if you happen to be lucky enough to be off work!
Also, in this last full working week, make sure you are prepared, I cannot stress enough how important this is for helping you stay on track - if you have prepared yourself a yummy home cooked lunch, hopefully that is enough to stop you being tempted by a quick lunch down the pub 'because it's Christmas'! (
Think of the pennies you'll save too!)
This week, my favourite prep was the below.....Veal Burger purchased from our local Farm Shop, roast Sweet Potato in coconut oil, Orange Pepper and Blueberries and a Banana to snack on
Lastly, if you can, set yourself days where you will get some exercise in? I finish work for the year on the 19th, but I already have at least 5 training sessions pencilled for when I know the gym will be open
(crazy/sad...whatever you want to call it!) and can, as discussed before, do something at home.
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| Not quite what I'll be wearing in the gym....but you get my drift! |
My Christmas Prep.....
In my last post, I mentioned I am preparing to host my first Boxing Day, a day full of food and family! I want to keep with the traditional dishes and trimmings, but with a paleo twist!
Luckily for me, the guys at Fitter Foods have just released a Christmas E-Book....It is just what I needed! I have picked a few of the dishes I would like to serve already, so obviously I have started to trial them...and lucky James gets to be my taste tester!
First on my list was the Sweet Potato Gratin which I will serve as part of the buffet
They were a little hot for my liking (I added too much chilli...!) but James loved them! I will just need to tone that down for BD!
I think the next items I will attempt are their Chocolate Mint Cups and their Yule Log....watch this space!
Who will be doing the cooking in your household this year? What are your favourite dishes and tipple?
And what little tasks will you set yourself this week?
Don't wait for the New Year to ''get back on it''
Till next week...!
Franki x
