The holidays can be a tough time for people to stay with their diets and workouts. But they are really only as tough as you want them to be. You still get to decide if you’re going to do your morning workout. And you still get to decide if you’re going to eat those grains and deserts at the family dinners.
Everything is still your decision.
Make sure you watch the video below to see how Beth handled her holiday meals and workouts.
If you decide you’re not going to cheat on your meals and workouts, then don’t. It’s really much easier when you tell yourself that you’ve decided not to cheat.
If you decided to cheat for the holidays, just remember that YOU decided to do that. Now you need to decide to get back to work.
Also, get out and do some workouts. Even if they’re outside of the gym. One of my favorite holiday workouts is Alotta Tabata.
Push ups
Pull ups
Sit ups
Squats
*download a tabata timer on your phone, and complete a tabata workout for each exercise.
This will prime your muscles for nutrients to avoid fat gain during your holiday meals.
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Keeping Focus Around the Holidays
Show notes:
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Beth’s CrossFit Weight Loss Challenge stats:
Weight lost: 28lbs. 0 pounds lost this week (which we consider a win during the holidays)!
Running & Walking Totals
Ran a total of 1 miles
Walked a total of 6.24 miles
This week’s CrossFit workouts
Beth did a great job of Crushing 3 CrossFit workouts last week! Getting these workouts done is the MOST important factor in any weight loss program.
Workout 1
A. 3 rounds for time of:
20m of high knees
20m of butt kickers
20m grapevine
B. Run 2 miles (can be done later in the day)
Workout 2
A. 4 rounds for time of:
10 kettle bell/backpack/child swings @35lbs
20 pushups
30 squats
B. 20 mins of lower body mobilitywod.com work
Workout 3
4 rounds for time of:
10 sit ups
10 overhead presses @15lb DB’s
5 burpees
Workout 4
For time:
Run 1 mile
25 hanging rows
50 pushups
100 squats
Run 1 mile
Meals from last week
Steak and green beans.
Steak omelette.
Lamb, squash, and brussel sprouts with walnuts.
Broccoli cooked up for the next few days.
Cauliflower cooked up for the next few days.
Green beans cooked up for the next few days.
Kale and sausage soup with carrots, onions, and celery.
Broccoli, cauliflower and green beans.
Salad with cucumber, 1 slice of cheese and chicken.
Now get outside and have fun by working hard!
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