Today, I share 5 of these strategies with you.

1. Before indulging in treats, eat your normal meals or balanced meals that contain protein, carbs and healthy fats.

This strategy helps you regulate your appetite, feel better and more satisfied and will fill the stomach before you eat your bodyweight in high sugar Easter Eggs.

💡Try having a cooked breakfast with eggs, lean bacon and substituting your toast with a hot cross bun or two…

this way you get the best of both worlds!

2. Take time to sit down and enjoy your meals and eat until your satisfied instead of jamming down as much food as possible as quickly as possible.

This strategy helps you avoid overeating for two main reasons:

Physiological

Physiological

• It takes 15-20 min for your digestive system to let your brain know that you’re satisfied. Slowing down a meal allows that to happen before you overeat.

Phychological

Psychological

• When you slow down, “sense into”, and savour your food, you feel content with much less. This means you’ll eat less but enjoy what you’ve eaten more.

When you take this approach, you can enjoy all your favourite holiday foods without guilt or needing to “work it off later”.

3. Include some form of movement when busy!

It’s one of the most common patterns we see among incoming coaching clients: People who want to get (and/or stay) fit will exercise diligently for months, only to get derailed by the holidays and “fall off the wagon” for the entire year.

Here’s a simple at home workout, which you can do no matter where the holidays take you here.

This plan takes only a few minutes a day, it requires minimal or no equipment, and it focuses on compound exercise (big muscles, big movements) which makes it very effective when you want a good movement session but have limited time.

The other alternative is to do yoga, if the space permits or go on walks with loved ones.  This is a great activity when traveling as you can explore the sights.

Of course, if you’re lucky enough to go camping or an activity-based holiday – then enjoy physical activities you may not otherwise have the time for such as swimming, surfing, skiing, hiking and so on.

4. Have a stash of emergency snacks or prepped food when on the go or travelling.

The holidays can have you bouncing around among errands, tasks, and special traditions more than usual.

When you’re on the go, it can feel like navigating a nutritional minefield: Hunger signals overpowering, junk food everywhere, little time to sit down and eat your veggies.

Challenging, of course, but not impossible. With smart strategies you can eat well on the go no matter where life takes you.

Pre-packaged cooked rice cups and tuna cans, travel nut mixes, biltong and salad bags are economical and easy to transport / store food items when on the go or traveling.

For an additional list of emergency snacks when traveling, particularly on road trips, you can download a copy here

If you’re an athlete, get in the habit of prepping food before travel and choose accommodation where you have access to kitchen facilities and fresh food places.

If not, plan ahead and have the hotel prep your meal plan or a food delivery service do your meals for you. 

5. Have a selection of go-to easy to make smoothies to get in those extra serves of fruit and vegetables when in a rush.

Letting yourself get too hungry is one of the best ways to end up over-drinking and overeating. And during the holidays, you don’t always have the time to prep a nice, balanced plate of protein, veggies, fruit, and healthy fats.

So, having a repertoire of easy to make smoothies can be an easy way to get in needed nutrients on the go.

And lucky for you, I have a collection of healthy smoothies ready to go.  You can access these here.

💡 Have some made up in the freezer for emergency situations and invest in a travel blitzer!

Final Remarks

Well… just a question really.

Are you team Hot Cross Buns or Team Easter Eggs? 

Comment Below and enjoy your Easter Break.

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