Gobble it up ... guilt-free! Grandma stuffing you full of stuffing? Fruitcakes flying at your face? Here's how to keep your holidays happy ... and off your hips.It's a fact: From Thanksgiving on, 'tis the time to be merry and pig out! Creamy mashed potatoes n. pl. 1. Potatoes which have been boiled and mashed to a pulpy consistency, usu. with sparing addition of milk, salt, butter, or other flavoring. It is a popular accompaniment to a meat course [U.S., 1900's], providing bulk and calories to a meal. with gravy, sweet pumpkin pie, Great Aunt Gertrude's famous chocolate yule log ... Who can resist? And, we hate to be the ones to tell you this, girl friend, but getting in and out of the car on your way to parties does not count as regular exercise. Add all that up, and you're pretty much guaranteeing every sweet, sticky, sugary thing you're too gracious to turn down will be settling in on your thighs for a long winter's nap. The good news is that we're here to coach ya on how to enjoy the holiday goodie good·ie n. Variant of goody1. season--without looking like a stuffed turkey come New Year's Eve. MUNCH BEFORE YOU MINGLE According to recent studies, you'll feel fuller--and eat less later--if you first have a meal of water-filled foods like fruits, vegetables and soup. So if you know your BFF's idea of a holiday spread includes frosted sugar cookies and candy canes, have a salad and a bowl of chicken-noodle before you leave for her bash. Then, nibble Half a byte (four bits). (data) nibble - /nib'l/ (US "nybble", by analogy with "bite" -> "byte") Half a byte. Since a byte is nearly always eight bits, a nibble is nearly always four bits (and can therefore be represented by one hex digit). a gingerbread gingerbread In architecture and design, elaborately detailed embellishment, either lavish or superfluous. Though the term is occasionally applied to such highly detailed and decorative styles as the Rococo, it usually refers to the hand-carved and -sawn wood ornamentation of man guilt-free. BUFFET BUFFERS Scientists have discovered an amazing fact: The more food you have in front of you, the more food you'll eat! Enter your healthful-holiday nemesis: the buffet table! Loaded up with a million things to munch, no wonder your stomach seems to suddenly double in size, allowing you to make two, or even three, trips for plate refills. But, trust us, eating three meals in one sitting isn't a good idea (major stomach ache, anyone?). How do you beat the buffet binge habit? When ambling This article is about the four-beat intermediate gaits of horses. For more information on how horses move, see Horse gait. The term Amble or Ambling is used to describe a number of four-beat intermediate gaits of horses. over to the table, aim to put food on your plate, then move away. Lingering by the line only allows you time to pile on more grub. And if you must return, follow the three-three rule: You get three more items, and fill up your plate only a third of the way. PILE IT ON WITH A PURPOSE You wander around the party. There's a basket of tortilla chips here and a plate of brownies there. Then, someone walks by and offers you an egg roll. Instead of reaching for every sausage puff in your path, make an attempt to go for just the good stuff. Be on the lookout for in search of; looking for. See also: Lookout smart choices, like a vitamin-rich broccoli spear, or pick up a pita chip and dip it in protein-packed hummus hum·mus also hum·us or hom·mos n. A smooth thick mixture of mashed chickpeas, tahini, oil, lemon juice, and garlic, used especially as a dip for pita. . You really can satisfy your body's nutritional needs, as well as your cravings. It pays to watch portion sizes too. Tempted by all three of your mom's mouth-watering mouth·wa·ter·ing or mouth-wa·ter·ing adj. Appealing to the sense of taste; appetizing: the mouthwatering aroma of a baking pie. Adj. 1. desserts? Hey, that's fine! Help yourself to all of them, but serve up just a quarter of a slice or a spoonful of each. The idea is to aim for taste, not to stuff your face. Also, watch for hidden holiday calories. Festive drinks, like hot chocolate, eggnog and punches, can be calorie-packed. Just sample a few sips, then quench quench, v to cool a hot object rapidly by plunging it into water or oil. quench to put out, extinguish, or suppress; to cool (as hot metal) by immersing in water. your thirst with water. BE THE LIFE OF THE PARTY Don't sit there. Walk around, mingle and dance. You'll eat less and burn more calories. And you'll have more fun! Q&A Every party I go to, people want me to pig out, How can I refuse politely? Just explain that your belly needs a breather from the eating marathon it's been on. Your family may not be convinced and may still try to foist foist tr.v. foist·ed, foist·ing, foists 1. To pass off as genuine, valuable, or worthy: "I can usually tell whether a poet . . . more goodies on you, but strangers will probably pass the party tray on to someone else. If you're being pestered by an especially persistent relative (think Grandma and her famous fruitcake fruit·cake n. 1. A heavy spiced cake containing nuts and candied or dried fruits. 2. Slang A crazy or an eccentric person: "a fruitcake under the delusion that he was Saint Nicholas" ), sweetly take a sliver. Be sure Grandma sees you take a ceremonial first bite, and don't forget to gush over how absolutely deeelish it is. Then dump the rest in a poinsettia poinsettia: see spurge. poinsettia Popular flowering plant (Euphorbia pulcherrima), best-known member of the diverse spurge family. Native to Mexico and Central America, it grows in moist, wet, wooded ravines and on rocky hillsides. when she's not looking (kidding, of course). HIGH-VOLTAGE HOLIDAY MOVES You've got gifts to buy, finals to study for and parties galore. Who has time to work out? You do! Quash To overthrow; to annul; to make void or declare invalid; e.g., "quash a subpoena." Unreasonable, obviously irregular, or oppressive subpoenas, injunctions, indictments, and orders can be quashed by a court. some of those extra calories you're taking in by sneaking in two or three of these mini calorie-burning routines each day. * Wake your bod in the a.m. March in place, reaching hands up and down, for two full minutes. Lift knees higher, arm punches, 20 times. Kick legs and swing arms in synch 20 times. Jog in place one minute. Do 10 jumping jacks. Jog for one minute. Ten more jumping jacks. Again, march-and-reach for two minutes * Turn school steps into a gym, During lunch break, walk up and down as many flights as you can for 10 minutes. * Dance. Groove to four songs after school each day. * Fat-burn the old-fashioned way. Clean your room! Grab a vacuum, dust shelves, scrub whatever--and put some elbow grease into it. * Watch TV. During ads, march in place one minute, do 15 jumping jacks, another minute of marching, 10 squats, 10 alternating knee lifts, 10 kicks. * Jump rope while your sis hogs the iMac. March in place, reaching hands up and down for three minutes. Jump rope for six minutes. March-and-reach for three minutes to cool down. |
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