Learning to Balance Life and Love
February 7th, 2015
By Katie Guinn
It’s the season of love! Valentine’s Day is just one week away! It’s this time of year where significant others shower each other in gifts of jewelry, flowers, and chocolates. Chocolates…. Uh oh….. Now chocolates are not conducive to fat loss. Especially when you eat the whole box in one weekend or day. Yikes!! Talk about a blood sugar spike and crash later.
But here’s a few suggestions to help you have a healthy balance for this romantic weekend.
- Limit yourself to one splurge meal that weekend. It’s OK to have a bad meal every once in awhile. Just not every day.
- Instead of getting or giving candies as a gift, suggest to your significant other something that you would like instead; flowers, a nice dinner, jewelry etc. I know that if I gave my husband candies or chocolates for a gift, I’d probably end up eating most of them myself. haha!! In fact, most people like suggestions, it makes it easy on them to get you something you really want.
- If you do end up getting some candies, have a few and then take the rest to work or give them to someone. You don’t have to eat the whole box yourself! Your coworkers and your waistline will thank you.
- Remember, it’s all about balance, not deprivation. You can do it!!
- For some creative recipe ideas that are easy on your waistline, check out my fat loss friendly recipes here!!