Health Tips From Health Coach Hendrickson

By Ashley Hendrickson 13 Dec, 2022
Tips for Navigating the Holidays
Matcha Green Tea — Batavia, IL — Balance Wellness Centers
21 Oct, 2022
Sharing meals with others is one of the most common ways we connect in our society, so being able to share and enjoy meals with friends and family is very important. Eating out can be a challenge when we are working to follow a meal plan or creating new behaviors. The good news is that you don't have to stop going out to eat in order to reach your goals. Here are a few tips on how you can manage to enjoy eating out and still stay on track. You may start to see a theme here. PLAN!  If you know you will be going out to eat for dinner, plan your day around that meal. The 1st step is to choose the restaurant if possible. If not, look up the menu online and decide what you are going to order before you go. My Fitness Pal has almost anything you can imagine in their database, so planning around meals out isn't too tricky. Once you have logged your meal, you know how to eat for the balance of the day. That might mean you will have to go heavy on veggies and lean protein if you treat yourself to pizza, or you need to go light on protein and fats if a big steak is in your future. But what if there is NOTHING on the menu that works? We have had a lot of experience with this due to supporting autoimmune conditions and the extremely restrictive diets we have had to follow. What has worked well for many of our clients is to eat beforehand and order a salad during the meal. This allows them to still be able to enjoy the social interaction of sharing a meal with friends. The most important part of lasting lifestyle change balances: eat the pizza (in moderation) and the veggies too!

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