Holiday Trimmings Club

Dash away the weight during the holiday season with the Holiday Trimmings Club!

Here's how it works:

1. Weigh In: On November 24 and 25, 2008. Go to the Broadview, Downtown, East Side or the West Side YMCA, privately, a YMCA staff member will record your weight. You'll get free use of the YMCA for one week, a training packet, and a voucher to waive the joiner fee if you decide to join --so you'll have a place and plan to dash away the weight.

The FIRST 100 PEOPLE to weigh in at each Center will receive a Holiday Trimmings Club t-shirt!

2. Get Weekly Advice: Check back here each week for tips and recipes...

3. Weigh Out: On January 5 & 6, 2009 go to the YMCA that you weighed in at and have your weight recorded. If you've held steady or lost weight, you'll be entered in a drawing for prizes.

Here's what you could win:

3-month YMCA membership
Class Voucher for a YMCA Program
Pedometer
T-Shirt
Sweatshirt

Top Prize:.........Healthier Holiday Season!

Holiday Trimmings Club is supported in part by Sunseekers by Rosie, Performance Chiropractic, Footlocker/EastBay and BaySide Inspection. Thank you sponsors!

Healthy Tips Week Seven

STICKING TO YOUR NEW YEAR�S RESOLUTION

Make contingency options: Don't assume sticking to your plan will be smooth sailing. Plan on hitting bumps along the resolution road and be prepared with specific ways to overcome them. What will keep you from skipping your workout or stop you from having a cigarette? This may mean seeking help from family or a professional, writing in a journal, etc.

Give it time: Most experts agree that it takes about 21 days to create a habit and six months for it to actually become a part of your daily life.

Reward yourself with each milestone. If you've stuck with your resolution for 2 months, treat yourself to something special. But, be careful of your reward type. If you've lost 5 pounds, don't give yourself a piece of cake as an award. Instead, treat yourself to something non-food related, like a professional massage.

Ask friends and family members to help you so you have someone to be accountable to. Just be sure to set limits so that this doesn't backfire and become more irritating than helpful. For example, if you resolve to be more positive ask them to gently remind you when you start talking negatively.

Don't go it alone! Get professional assistance. Everyone needs help and sometimes a friend just isn't enough. Sometimes you need the help of a trained professional. Don't feel that seeking help is a way of copping out. Especially when it comes to fitness, research studies have shown that assistance from a fitness professional greatly improves people's success rate.

Test your flexibility: Realize that things change frequently. Your goals and needs may be very different in April then they were when you made your resolution in January. Embrace change, even if that means that your resolution is altered.

Healthy Tips Week Six

For your New Year�s Eve party try setting up a quesadilla bar�

Set up a Quesadilla Bar, where everyone can make their own quesadillas by putting a higher fiber flour tortilla or a couple of corn tortillas on a plate and topping with reduced fat shredded cheese and assorted fillings. Choose from chopped green onions and tomatoes, sliced avocado, corn kernels, roasted vegetables, and cooked lean meat, if desired. Top the filling with a second tortilla and slide the quesadilla onto a medium-hot, nonstick frying pan coated with canola cooking spray. When underside is lightly brown, flip over and brown the other side. Serve with nonfat sour cream and your favorite salsa.

By providing this option, rather than the normal appetizer filled evening, you can help yourself, and your guests eat healthier during a time when eating healthy can be very difficult.

Green Bay YMCA Holiday Trimmings Training Packet - HolidayTrimmingsPacket2008.pdf For your convenience, this year you can download the training packet online!

Healthy Holiday Links

Visit these links for some smart tips on staying healthy throughout the holiday season.