Three ways to lose weight during the holidays!

1. Plan – In order to lose weight during the holidays you must plan. Plan your workout schedule and stick to it. Plan what you will and will not eat! Plan on how you will burn off the extra calories from that cake you ate!

2. Introduce a protein shake into your daily routine. Use the protein shake to not only get rid of those cravings for sweets but to reduce the number of calories that you consume during the day.

3. Increase your cardio workout time. This is a simple step. Just take the stairs instead of the elevator or park your car at the very end of the parking lot. Increasing your cardiac workout will burn more calories and continue to build lean muscle.

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Can Starbucks make you gain weight?

Absolutely, consuming a nonfat Tazo Green Tea Latte five times per week will increase your caloric intake by 750 calories and if you happen to drink a nonfat Caffe Mocha without whip cream it will add 850 calories per week. Now this does not seem like much but when you add up the calories week after week it ends up on your waistline.

So should you stop drinking Starbucks? No! Starbucks is not evil nor is ice cream or cheese cake. One must simply understand that each of these treats add additional calories to your overall count and those calories must be dealt with each day. If you are going to drink Starbucks then walk an extra mile or climb 20 more flights of stairs. Do something each day to reduce your calories if you are planning on adding a special treat. One simple way to reduce calories is replace a meal with a protein shake.

Most of all do not fret if you had a few too many treats. Just plan on working out a little more or eating a little less. This will provide you with the ability to enjoy life and food and maintain a healthy weight. So next time you are in Starbucks go ahead and tell them to add the whip cream with a smile.

Reference:

http://www.starbucks.com/menu/nutrition/20-under-200