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Thanksgiving Day Food Coma - 3 Real Simple Ways To Fight It
Do you feel it coming on? That Thanksgiving food coma we all know so well. Never fear, says Real Simple magazine. Here, three tips for fighting off your food fatigue through physical activity.Get up and clear your own plate after your main meal and dessert. Then have coffee. Have others do the same. Before you know it, the whole gang is up and moving around.
Get a post-meal scavenger hunt game going. Take it outdoors if you can for some fresh air. Award the winner and runner-up with the wishbone honors.
Play more games. Play some tag football -- or opt for some childhood favorites, like Red Rover, dodgeball, and freeze tag.
Clever ideas, I think. Any other's you'd like to share?
Get happy with food and exercise
Fitness, Motivation, Nutrition & Supplements
Want to be happy? I mean, really happy? It's possible, says Gretchen Rubin, author of the soon-to-be-published book The Happiness Project and blogger for happiness-project.com.Rubin's got 10 strategies for getting happy and offers them in October's Real Simple magazine. I've got to tell you, three of her tips are right up our alley. Here they are.
- Start with the basics. Get enough sleep and don't go hungry. Science backs this up -- these two factors have a big impact on happiness.
- Don't treat the blues with a "treat." This means no candy, brownies, or otherwise junky pick-me-ups. The pleasure only lasts for a minute and then guilt sets in. No prescription for happiness, is it?
- Exercise to boost energy. Exercise is one the most dependable mood-boosters, says Rubin, who admits she's often too tired to go to the gym. Even a 10-minute walk can brighten her outlook. Might do the same for yours.
Healthy breakfasts to go, courtesy Real Simple Magazine
Diet & Weight Loss, Celebs & Entertainment, Nutrition & Supplements
"They" tell you over and over again that breakfast is the most important meal of the day -- but who the heck has time for breakfast? Real Simple magazine to the rescue: the current issue is featuring some great healthy breakfast ideas that you can grab as you're heading out the door. And get this -- one of the suggestions includes a donut! And an Egg McMuffin (modified, of course)!Be sure to check this out. But be warned: the descriptions may make you hungry.
