Winning Ways to Beat Holiday Stress

The holiday season may be the most festive time of year,
but with the longer check-out lines and extended To-Do lists,
we spend more time fighting stress than spreading cheer. 

We get so caught up creating the perfect holiday
Hunting the malls for the perfect gifts, preparing the perfect feasts
Eager to meet the grandiose visions of what the perfect holiday should be 

Maybe the grandiose visions are not as realistic as they once used to be
Maybe by simplifying, you’ll be less stressed and fatigued
But what can you do about all the stress you ask
Let’s look at the warning signs and put you to task

The cultural expectations start weighing you down
You eat too much, drink too much and start losing enthusiasm
Your head starts to hurt, your muscles are tense,
Balancing work, family and holiday obligations is getting way too intense 

So my advice is slow down and take a step back
Stop trying to be so darn perfect and believing it’s all up to you
Sit down with your family weeks in advance
and say "hey, let’s decide what we each will do"

YES, you can delegate cooking or shopping to others
You can encourage families to host pot luck dinners
Plan ahead, simplify and focus on what’s truly important
And you and your family will all come out holiday winners

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FREE Tele-Class: Get Fit, Fun & Fabulous this Fall, Aug29th at 8:00pm EST

Summer is slowly coming to a close and the holiday eating season isn't far away with Halloween candy, Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas parties and New Year's eve. So learning how to get fit, fun & fabulous this Fall is a conversation we need to have now. Imagine if you can get fit, fun & fabulous this Fall and not find yourself crying the post holiday weight gain blues... again! Wouldn't that be great?

Join me for a FREE teleclass on Monday, August 29th at 8:00pm EST and I'll help you find the solutions that will work for you.

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Looking forward to seeing you there and be sure to invite your friends!

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FREE Teleseminar for Authors who want to Speak

What does this have to do with your health, weight & lifestyle success? Well, if you're an author or working on it and you want to go from the page to the stage to share your amazing stories, then what is stopping you? Perhaps you suffer from stagefright.

No problem. I'm interviewing Steve Lowell, Master Speaker, on my upcoming How to Thrive After 35 Teleseminar and Radio show. Steve is going to share some incredible tips and tricks for FREE on how to go from stagefright to spotlight, so don't miss this chance to grab up some great information and powerful inspiration. And of course, I'll be adding my two cents on how your health, weight & lifestyle success has everything to do with being a successful author and speaker as the presentation skills themselves.

WHEN: Wed. Aug3rd, 2011, 7:00pm EST

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5 Tips for a Healthy Holiday Weekend

Holiday weekends often mean family and friends coming together to eat, drink and be merry surrounded by the sizzling sounds of meat, chicken and fish on the grill, potato and pasta salads and who could forget good old corn on the cob and plenty of beer, wine and coolers to go around. But as one of my weight loss coaching clients recently asked me, “How can I enjoy a holiday weekend celebration and still manage to stay healthy and control my weight?”  Let’s look at how you can make your celebrations work for your health and weight without feeling either hungry or deprived. 

 

Here are five tips to consider for your holiday weekend celebrations:

 

1.    Watch out for beer, wine, coolers and other alcoholic beverages. Alcohol is not only high in calories it also impairs your judgment which can lead to making poor food choices or overeating. This doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a drink with your meal. What it does mean is that if you’re used to having a few beers and/or a few glasses of wine, try having one half to two thirds of what you would normally have. By slowly cutting back on the quantities or replacing it with a non-alcoholic low calorie beverage, you’ll be saving yourself lots of extra calories and yet you won’t feel totally deprived. Peer pressure can become an issue when drinking alcohol is what is expected by your peer group. Be strong. They will have to adjust to your new habits as well.

 

2.   Choose fatty cuts of meat and smoked or cured meats like bacon, bologna, hot dogs, ham, corned beef, luncheon meats, and sausage in VERY limited quantities on a VERY limited basis. The reason you want to be careful when choosing these foods is because they are generally high in saturated fat, salt and calories all of which DO NOT contribute to good health and effective weight control. You’d be much better off to choose leaner cuts of meat, chicken, turkey or fish instead and avoid highly salted foods where possible. If you just can’t give up that juicy hotdog or sausage, then treat yourself, but have half of what you normally would.  That will still be a success.

 

3.    Watch out for refined grains including white bread, white rice and white pasta. Choose whole wheat alternatives wherever possible to get the added fiber which helps to make you feel fuller. If you’re not sure what the host is going to be serving, then bring your own whole wheat hamburger buns and offer to bring a green salad or a vegetable or fruit tray so you’re guaranteed to have at least a few healthy low calorie choices that you can fill up on and help offset your higher calorie choices.

 

4.    Stay clear of items with creamy salad dressings, mayonnaise, and butter that are high in fat content. If you can’t avoid them completely, eat them in half or less than half the amounts you would normally eat. This will help to save extra calories as well.  Remember, this also includes all the creamy potato and pasta salads commonly found at most barbecues.

 

5.   Avoid foods high in salt such as most cheese spreads and cheeses, salty chips, nuts, and pretzels. If you can’t resist then be sure to not position yourself near the food tables. Sometimes the best strategy is to just walk away.

It may seem like there’s lots to think about when all you really want to do is just eat and enjoy. However, making healthy choices does take some work on your part, but is your health and self-esteem not worth the effort?  Follow these tips as listed above and with each healthy choice you make you will be one step closer to better health and a slimmer you.

Roslyn Franken is a proud cancer survivor and acclaimed author of The A List: 9 Guiding Principles for Healthy Eating and Positive Living and Death Can Wait: Stories from Cancer Survivors. She is a motivational speaker and host of the How to Thrive after 35 internet radio show. Roslyn also offers weight loss coaching by telephone and email conveniently accessible world-wide. For more information, send email to info@roslynfranken.com or visit www.roslynfranken.com. 

If you or a loved one ever faces a medical crises, there are certain things you need to know to ensure that you are an empowered patient. Your life may depend on it.

Join me tomorrow night, Thursday, June 30th at 8:00pm EST
for my How to Thrive After 35 FREE Teleseminar Series featuring special guest Ken Farbstein, author of Getting Your Best Health Care: Real-World Stories for Patient Empowerment. 

What you'll learn on the call (via stories, not lists of to-do's):
1. Specific tips for staying safe during medical crises.
2. A general mindset of being an empowered patient.
3. Some ways to partner with your doctors and nurses.
Thursday, June 30th at 8:00pm EST.

REGISTER HERE.
If you can't make the call, register anyways and we'll let you know when the recording becomes available.

Surprising healthy BBQ tip in time for Father’s Day

Thinking of doing the big BBQ cookout for Father’s Day this weekend? I started browsing the net for some great healthy hints to share and this one may surprise you. Be sure to check out the whole article from delish.com.

A hamburger doesn’t have to be oversized or loaded with fatty toppings to be a good burger. You may think that the easiest way to lighten a beef burger is to just switch to ground turkey, but that isn’t always true. Not all ground turkey is as light as you may believe ? make sure you’re purchasing ground turkey breast (versus “ground turkey” that may also include the darker meat and skin). Regular ground turkey has more fat and calories than 93% lean ground beef. So if you prefer beef, choose the extra-lean ground beef or ground sirloin and top with crisp lettuce, juicy tomatoes, and reduced-fat cheese…

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HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

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