Joslyn's Blog Spot - A little forward planning...

Hi All,

That's it, all travel done for 2009, it's just the Christmas countdown now...how exciting!! I still get excited about Christmas at 31, as I did as a child, mildly embarrassing, but I feel no shame in it!

Anyway, as we approach the Christmas countdown, it's easy just to caste our regular routines aside and fling ourselves headfirst into the party season. The problem with such a social frenzy is the we enter January feeling rather sorry for ourselves with a list of fitness goals that seem impossible to achieve.

Sooooooo, I thought it might be an idea to take our January blues into account in December try and reduce the Christmas damage!

So here are a few tips to hopefully set you on the road to a happy January:

1. Plan around your parties - If you have loads of events in a week, pre-plan a food diary for that week...a big do in the evening, might mean keeping it light at breakfast and lunch.

2. Similarly get your non-exercise physical activity up (NEPA)- you know the usual, take the stairs, get off a stop early etc. every little bit helps!!

3. Champagne and a vodka lime and soda are the least damaging drinks to the waistline, so choose your beverages wisely

4. Have a think about your January goals now...what do you want to achieve?? Discuss them with your trainer so that you can start chipping way at them.

5. Let your hair down - we know that a lot of you have very stressful jobs, and too much stress can lead to bad health and weight gain. So give yourself a break and chill out a little (clearly not in your sessions, you shall still be thrashed then!!)

Have a great week everyone!!

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