Dining Out Without Regret

Ok Group - Vaentines Day is coming up fast. Guys if you havn'e made your reservations yet, you had best get some god recepies and get prepared to cook. Here is a great healthy one from our very own Celebrity Boot Camp Chef Jamie Gwen check it out http://www.chefjamie.com/?q=node/162 (and there are tons of other great recepies and info from Chef Jamie on her site-you will be a super star in the kithcen)

If you are planning to eat out this weekend, here are some tips that will help you keep your diet and fitness success in check and not blow it all in a day.

We all work hard during the week to eat well and be healthy but what happens on the weekend? We’ve all said it and probably done it…”I’ll just eat what I want tonight, it’s my cheat night”

I agree that a cheat day is important in a good eating plan, however, don’t let that day ruin all your hard earned progress.

Going out to eat is a nice break in the week and should be an event that you enjoy, rather than one you get home from and feel miserable either physically, psychologically, or both.

All it takes to enjoy a meal out is a bit of planning and some awareness. Here are some tips to help you stay on track with your eating plan and still enjoy your night out.


1. Don’t go out feeling over hungry or “starving”. This could lead to overeating and over drinking.

2. Call or go online and review the restaurant menu. Look for healthy dishes, substitutions, and preparation choices.

3. Eat appetizers at home before you go out. Chose fruits, vegetables or some other low carb/low fat alternative. There are tons of great recipes. This will help avoid the craving for the high calorie high fat restaurant appetizers.

4. If you have to wait for a table, don’t wait at the bar. Order a drink and move to another area to socialize. This will also help decrease the possibility of over drinking and eating the dreaded “bar food”.

5. Ask for lower calorie healthy substitutions. Ask for steamed veggies or dressing on the side and avoid high calorie cream dressings. Ask for different sauces that have good flavor and lower fat.

6. Select meat and other dishes that are prepared by barbecue, broiled, roasted, and fresh. These methods help reduce the fat content

7. Avoid all fried foods. The fried foods are either high fat and calorie or higher fat and calorie. Either way, you work too hard to allow a fried dish to ruin your progress and possibly clog your arteries.

Most restaurants now have healthy items or are willing to substitute and prepare a dish to your request. Next time you go out, review this list to keep the tips fresh. Remember, you only get one body.

Fattest day on the calendar

Happy Super Bowl weekend everyone

You may have heard……Super bowl has achieved the not so honorable top spot as Americas #1 most fat filled gluttonous day on the calendar.

Even more than thanksgiving you ask?

Yes!

Thanksgiving, although highly caloric if not well planned, at least has the opportunity of some healthy food choices; roasted turkey, green beans, sweet potatoes, corn…

Not so much the Super Bowl which seems to have become a fiesta of all things fried and highly caloric; fried wings, French fries, potato skins, chips, dips, shrimp stuffed with cheese and wrapped with bacon (ouch a fat and cholesterol bomb) – you get the point.

Add to the fine FAT cuisine some (sometimes too much) alcohol and you have yourself a 5000+ calorie day. YIKES!!!

You work too hard to ruin your progress in one day

How can you enjoy a great party and keep on track with your eating and fitness plan and not feel left out?

1) Bake or grill instead of fry - Simply that. Think of all the Bake opportunities, the wings and potatoes, meats etc that you can cook in other ways than frying.

2) Eat before the party – Have something healthy before you go to the party. A turkey sandwich, chicken salad etc. Get to the party full instead of hungry. Show up hungry and you are much more likely to overeat all the chips and fatty snack foods.

3) Find the bright foods – look for the veggie and fruit tray. There has to be one at the party, stay close to it and go to it to help curb the munchies. Just to be sure, take one yourself so you know you will have a healthy alternative.

4) Workout before the game – Get your metabolism burning before you party and you will at least be burning more calories – Check out this quick but effective two exercise workout – only a few minutes to light your furnace.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwYCbzp4rp8


Enjoy your day, your family and friends. Drive safe.

P.S. - I have some availability next week for additional training sessions for those who need to restart their metabolism and burn off extra fat calories. Get your spot quickly they will go fast. Happens every year.

Healthy Snack Options and Rapid Fat Loss

As a fitness expert people always ask me, "What snacks can I eat that will help me lose 'this'?" When they say "this" they are pointing to some part of their body that has a bit too much fat for their liking. (do you have one?)

You know me better than to think I will say, "Oh, don't worry, you can eat cookies, chips and candy all you want. Everyone has been lying to you. They actually make you thinner!" After all…doesn’t the packaging say FAT FREE? Red vines is my favorite for this one.

Seriously, people really do want me to tell them what they WANT to hear. Can’t do it.
But, fortunately, some people are serious when they ask that question. They really do want to know some healthy snack options for rapid fat loss.

So here's what I tell them:
· Raw almonds, walnuts or pecans (Not the roasted variety. And don't even think about the ones with sugar sprinkled on them!)
· Fruit or veggies cut up into sticks (Stay away from dipping them into things you know you shouldn't – learn to like them naturally)
· Hard-boiled eggs
· Low-fat cottage cheese
· Celery with a tbs of peanut or almond butter (again the purest most organic is best)
· Hummus (you can dip your veggies in the hummus)

Those are all great options. But realistically when that afternoon chocolate craving wont leave you alone and you really want to treat yourself…. you've gotta check out Prograde Cravers. You can find them here http://lefeverwellness.getprograde.com/cravers

They're made with 100% organic dark chocolate. Plus, they're only 180 calories and they're out-of-this-world delicious.

Seriously, this isn't your ordinary "tastes like chemicals or cardboard' nutritional bar and you know if I don’t like it I won’t share it with you.
Definitely check them out.
Have a healthy day,
Coach GregPS - It's best if you choose a variety of foods from the above list. But please realize, you CANNOT find Prograde Cravers in stores anywhere. They're only available through fitness pros such as myself. http://lefeverwellness.getprograde.com/cravers

Irvine Personal Trainer Reveals 5 Secrets to Keeping a New Year's Resolution

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