As a personal trainer for 15 years, Stephanie Mansour has spent many holiday seasons helping clients prevent weight gain and other unwanted side effects of the celebratory time between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. The first thing she teaches them is the 50% rule. It's simple: You only put in 50% of the effort toward your goal. In other words, take your goal, whatever it is, and slice it in half. For example, instead of telling yourself "I won't eat any dessert at holiday parties," try "I will eat half of the desserts I normally do." Mansour uses this rule herself. Instead of grabbing a sugar cookie out of the cookie jar, she breaks it in half and only eats one half at a time. This allows her to enjoy the cookie and helps prevent her from overindulging. Tap the link to see how you can apply the 50% rule to exercise and holiday drinking. |
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