Turkey Day Tips from Andrew Walen :o)

Jilly Durbin
on 11/22/09 11:09 am - Pasadena, MD

I want to wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving and offer a few tips to help survive the holiday and feel good about your relationship with food. Thank you for letting me be a part of your lives this past year.

Eat a decent breakfast and lunch. Don't starve yourself until the big meal arrives.
Exercise before the meal; this will suppress your appetite and boost your metabolism.
Drink two or three glasses of water before the feast begins (unless you're a bariatric patient of course!).
Avoid conflict or dysfunctional family dynamics that can stress you out to the point where you take solace in food.
Eat 3/4 of the food on your plate and don't overload it.
Reduce your intake by refusing seconds.
Remember that you can always enjoy leftovers the next day.
Forgive yourself if you do overeat. One large meal is not a problem; many large meals in a row are.