Avoiding Holiday Weight Gain

Do you love and hate the holidays all in the same breath?
I love the way the holiday make me feel, all warm and fuzzy inside...but I don't like all the willpower that has to be enforced to not gain 10lbs while enjoying.

Here are 10 tips to avoid the holiday weight gain:
1.  Drink an 8oz glass of water before every meal
2.  Drink a meal replacement shake 1/2 hour before you go to a party

• I recommend Shakeology as it makes you feel full and curbs cravings

3.  Have a treat at the parties you attend, just not 5!  Then you won't feel like you are depriving yourself.
4.  Workout for at least 30 minutes/5 days per week
5.  Lift weights 3 of those 5 days (Muscle Burns Fat)
6.  Eat whole foods as much as you can
7.  Drink 1/2 your body weight in water each day (If you weigh 150, drink 75oz/day)
8.  Buy a large water bottle, so drinking water doesn't feel like such a task!  I have a 40oz. bottle!
9.  Over the next couple months, track your calories and close the kitchen after dinner.

• MyFitnessPal is good app to help w/ tracking food and water intake

10.  Follow the 80/20 rule...eat clean 80% of the time, so you can have treats 20% of the time.