Trim Back the Trimmings

by | Jan 12, 2013 | Tennis Tips

Trim back the trimmings Go all out and deck the halls with boughs of holly, glitter, and lights, but when it comes to holiday food, accessorize with care. To shave calories, go easy when adding nuts, cheese, cream sauces, gravy, butter, and whipped cream —...

Celebrate Traditions

by | Jan 12, 2013 | Tennis Tips

Celebrate Traditions Holidays bring family and friends together to celebrate traditions and spread good cheer. They also bring lots of opportunities for socializing, eating, and drinking. Even the most disciplined people struggle with temptation during the holiday...

Prepare for Holiday Parties

by | Jan 12, 2013 | Tennis Tips

Prepare for holiday parties Whether you bring your own healthful dish to a potluck or resolve to alternate seltzers-and-lime with lower-cal alcoholic drinks (or forgo cocktails altogether), you’re setting yourself up to succeed. When you do head down the buffet...

Reframe the Holidays

by | Jan 12, 2013 | Tennis Tips

Reframe the holidays Heard a news report warning that you’ll put on 5 or 10 pounds from Halloween to New Years? Not true. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that the average person gains just over a pound during the holidays. So don’t...

Eat What You Love

by | Jan 12, 2013 | Tennis Tips

Holiday diet tips aren’t all about depriving yourself: eat what you love. If you’re too rigid during the holiday season, it normally backfires on you. Instead, she says, focus on having a small amount sometimes just a bite of what you really love several days a...

Prepare Delicious Healthy Meals

by | Jan 11, 2013 | Tennis Tips

Use your free time to fit in calorie-burning workout routines and to prepare delicious healthy meals. True, there is more to get done this time of year. But most of us get at least a few days off too. Use that time to fit in a number of good workout routines that burn...