winter holiday tips
Jenny Craig

1. Volumize your holiday table with less high-calorie appetizers and more fresh fruits and vegetables.
2. Prepare your grocery list – and shop – on a full stomach.
3. Prevent unnecessary nibbling by chewing sugarless gum while preparing and serving food or while stowing leftovers.
4. Craving holiday cookies? Munch on Jenny Craig’s delicious Iced Gingerbread Men Cookies! (4 cookies = 1 serving)
5. Looking for a low-fat dessert? Try angel food cake or fat-free pound cake topped with seasonal fruit.
6. To avoid large portion sizes, serve holiday meals on smaller plates.
7. The key to including alcoholic beverages with your holiday meals is moderation. Try a wine spritzer (2 1/2 ounces wine and 2 1/2 ounces soda) for half the calories of a glass of wine. For a “free” beverage, have a glass of mineral water, sugar-free tonic or club soda.
8. For a delicious, low-fat, non-alcoholic drink, combine 3 ounces of light eggnog, 3 ounces of fat-free half and half, and a dash of rum extract!
9. When you’re feeling especially stressed, take a brisk walk around the block to help calm you down and lift your spirits.
10. At your company function, spend more time on the dance floor and less time at the hors d’oeuvres table – you’ll minimize calories and maximize fun!
11. While holiday shopping, take an extra lap or two around the mall. You’ll get your heart going and get some great gift ideas as you stroll by the stores!
    
12. Get out and enjoy the beauty of the season! Hike along leaf-laden trails, ski down a nearby ski slope or go ice skating on an outdoor rink.
13. Start a new family holiday tradition. Take a walk or play a game of football together before the holiday meal.
14. Don’t let bad weather keep you from being active. The Balance Ball Kit is a great indoor workout tool that will improve your total body strength, flexibility and balance.
15. Get a group of friends together and go caroling throughout the neighborhood.
16. Get the whole family together for a rousing snowball fight or a game of frisbee in the park. Enjoy special time together as you model positive exercise behaviors for your children.
17. Set a goal weight for the holidays. Take into consideration your holiday schedule and decide if it is more reasonable to maintain your weight during the holidays or set a more realistic weight loss goal.
18. Tempted to take a break? Try weighing the Pros and Pros. Although there may be reasons to stop the Program during the holidays, do they outweigh the reasons to keep going? Take a closer look and make a decision that supports your New Year’s weight goals.
19. If you tend to be an Inner-Critic remember to focus on the weight loss successes that you have during this time. There will be some difficult times during the holidays, but there will also be some times when things go just as planned. Start each day with this affirmation: “Today I celebrate all my successes.”
20. Continue to self-monitor during the holidays to stay accountable to the most important person this season, you. Use your menu or go to the online journal of your My Jenny account at www.jennycraig.com to keep track of what you eat, how active you are and your thoughts/mindset for each day.
21. Ask family, friends and co-workers to support you through the holiday season by being your activity “buddy”, sharing healthy recipes or encouraging your ongoing efforts.
22. Relax and focus on yourself for at least 15 minutes each day. Don’t let a hectic holiday schedule get in the way of regular self-care and small daily rewards.
23. Revisit your original motivation for starting the Program. What made you join Jenny Craig? Why was losing weight important to you? Are those things still as important now as they were when you started the Program?
24. Make S.M.A.R.T. resolutions for the New Year. Focus on goals for next year that are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and set on a timeline.