Holidays are for enjoying, not for feeling guilty.

Alright guys here is my opinion on how the holidays are supposed to go for the regular exercisers and the serious dieters, take it or leave it. I'm just one of MANY opinions. I'm going to share with you the advice I give to my clients.
Thanksgiving on into New Years is a REALLY difficult time to maintain a healthy lifestyle. People start baking all the yummy foods we crave and love to eat. Food in general is in abundance through Thanksgiving feasts and Christmas parties and celebrations and New Years get-togethers.
Just because you happen to eat that piece of pumpkin pie (or two) doesn't mean your diet is ruined. I don't even see it as a setback to my clients' goals or programming. We get food like this once a year it isn't fair to ourselves not to indulge in it a little. Make sure to drink plenty of water to help flush all of the bad stuff and cleanse your insides and don't let that bad meal be the reason you stop exercising. KEEP EXERCISING! Weight gain happens during the holidays because we feel like we have eaten badly and that guilt keeps us from going to the gym or even taking a walk/jog.
Enjoying the holidays is part of life, a part of life I'd rather not miss out on and especially would not want to see my clients miss out on. Indulging doesn't mean you have to feel guilty. Just follow the two simple rules and you will come out on top in 2011!

1. Drink PLENTY of fluids (H20)
2. Don't stop exercising!