In case you're wondering why everything around you has suddenly
turned every shade of pink and red, Valentine's Day is next week. And if you haven't already been, then for the next
seven days, you're going to be attacked with fat and
sugar from every angle: pink-iced sugar cookies, cupcakes with fluffy frosting and red sprinkles, heart
shaped candies, and probably more than one box of chocolate. Remember your new year's resolutions? You made them only
five weeks ago!
Instead of wrapping yourself up in you blankie and hiding out in your apartment like a freak from all that fat and sugar, embrace Valentine's Day with your sweetheart, just be smart about it:
- Every expert for fitness, health and weight-loss says to start your day with breakfast to avoid over-indulging later in the day, and February 14 is no different. In fact, if you've been cheating yourself, now is an easy way to start - have breakfast in bed. Just remember, fried eggs and bacon and hard to eat in bed, so stick with yogurt and granola.
- Instead of spending the night in on the couch watching a romantic DVD, go out dancing for your Valentine's Day date! An hour of very active dancing can burn up to 300 calories; an hour watching a DVD burns...your brain cells. If the clubs are too crowded, what's stopping you from clearing the furniture out of the living room and throwing your own private dance party? Hey, and I wont' tell you what other romantic activities burn more calories than watching tv.
- Mention that you'd love fresh flowers for the house instead of candy on Valentine's Day. Better yet, mention how much you love jewelry.
- If you go out to eat, split everything (except the check - ha!). Portion sizes in restaurants have gotten out of control, and one entree is often enough to feed three people. Valentine's Day is the perfect time to share. Don't ask us about feeding each other in public, though.
- If you have a sweet tooth, let yourself have a few of those little candy hearts - much lower in fat than chocolate.
- If you're a chocoholic (I am), then pop a few Hershey's Kisses to kill the urge to dive mouth-first into that box from Godiva.
Am I missing anything that could help us save our waistlines?!
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