Hey Aggressive Fat Loss Lovers,
Realistically, you deserve to just let yourself enjoy Thanksgiving, but I know that it’s realistic to provide a few tidbits of info that will help you undo some of the damage (or at least control it a bit).
1) Fast Until 3 hours Before Thanksgiving If You’re into Fasting – This way you can break your fast properly with 30g of protein or so, and THEN, a couple hours later you can enjoy some Thanksgiving foods. Please don’t make the mistake of breaking your fast with a bunch of starches… it will not end well.
2) Workout Full Body – It may be tempting to just go do some cardio or something like that, but instead, do some full body resistance training. What this is going to do is make the cells sensitive in multiple muscle groups so that when you do load up on some tasty carbs, you uptake them into the cells better. Ideally, do 4 sets of 15-20 reps for each body part (legs, chest, shoulders, arms, back)
3) Resist the Snacking BEFORE – Please, this is what makes or breaks people. Thanksgiving on average ends up being about 1500-2000 calories. So it’s not as extreme as people think (generally). What makes it terrible is all the snacks that are laying out before dinner. So you stack up on 2500 calories in cheese and crackers leading up to it!
LMNT has a new Chocolate Mint flavored Electrolyte packet that tastes SUPER good when its HOT! I would recommend sipping on this during the day. It’s something that curbs the appetite (NST neurons in the brain get tuned down) just by the salt itself, but not to mention it tastes unreal. Here is a free trial link to try this flavor (just pay shipping)
There’s also a way for you to send 3 packets of Chocolate Mint to 3 of your friends. When you click on this link it’ll take you to that page to gift some to your friends so that they can try it.
4) Eat the Turkey First! Trust me when I say this. Prioritize the protein. It will make a tremendous difference when you start inching your way into the other sides on your plate. Protein will fill you up and will start to elevate the metabolism ahead of time.
5) Don’t react by immediately fasting the next day – It’s almost better that you roll right into a keto style diet the next day vs fasting. Keep the metabolism going a bit and also make it so that you’re not creating a binge like mentality with fasting… It’s not a good habit. It’s better to fast leading up to the big meal and capitalize on the insulin sensitivity vs fasting after the fact and being insanely hungry and miserable. Fast the DAY AFTER (2 days after Thanksgiving) and it will work better).
6) Sip on Green Tea in the morning to help with Insulin Sensitivity – Try skipping the coffee and going for tea the morning of a big meal.
7) Chromium After the Meal + 100 Body Weight Squats – Chromium helps with GLUT4 translocation in the presence of insulin, so it will help the carbs go to the right place. And the squats… well this is demonstrated to help with post-prandial blood glucose significantly. Within 15 mins of finishing your meal, go do 100 air squats. Even over the course of 5-10 mins. It’ll make a difference in how much you crash later.
8) Don’t Stress about it – Just live your life. Chances are, the stress response you’re going to have just from worrying about it is going to do more damage then just laughing and exercising some moderation with good tasting food. If you want to be somewhat strict, just limit the gluten or cut it out entirely.
That’s it! These little tips should help you out immensely when it comes to mitigating the carb and overeating damage!
And don’t forget to try your sample packs of LMNT Electrolytes (keto and fasting friendly). That Chocolate Mint tastes like heaven on earth, I’m telling you! Both HOT or COLD!
Enjoy the holiday!
