Excercise: something to be thankful for

Finally, November has arrived. What does this mean? THANKSGIVING. Who is not excited about Thanksgiving break and feasting on all kinds of amazing food? I know I am.

Every year, I stuff myself for days upon days on the mass amount of food from Thanksgiving. I do not expect this year to be much different. I will indulge myself in all of the delicious foods everyone makes.

However, even though the food tastes amazing, it is also a terrible thing if you are trying to lose weight. Whether you are a person who works out a lot, a little or not at all, we all feel extremely fat after Thanksgiving. It is never a good thing to indulge yourself with food, but during Thanksgiving it seems almost impossible.

To maintain losing weight, instead of piling food on your plate and going back for seconds or even thirds, cut down your portion sizes. It is going to be hard to do, but it will be for the best in the long run.

Another good thing to do during Thanksgiving break is to exercise. Most of us are usually lazy during the break and do not even think twice about exercising. If you are the type of person who cannot pass up the food, a small workout of some sort of exercise is a good idea.

However, if you are the type of person who is trying to avoid eating the leftover food, you can always exercise instead. If you find yourself eating the food every time you walk past the refrigerator, maybe you should try doing some kind of exercise in place of eating when you are not hungry.

Exercise is an excellent way to maintain a healthy weight and not force yourself to eat things you do not like or even try to starve yourself. Aside from exercise controlling your weight, there are many other positive side effects to exercising regularly.

An article on Mayo Clinic states exercise also combats health conditions and diseases, boosts your energy, improves your mood and even promotes better sleep. This does not even need to be every day, but maybe every other day for an hour or so. It will make a world of difference in how you feel and in your everyday life.

If you are trying to lose weight or just trying not to gain weight over the Thanksgiving break, try these suggestions above to help.

It is going to be tough; it will take quite a bit of self-control to not pile large amounts of food on your plate and a lot of self-motivation to make yourself work out every day.

It sounds like it is going to be the hardest thing in the world to do, but if you stay positive and focused on your final goal, you will be just fine.