How to Survive the Holidays
By TBB.Com
This is a post that was not written by me but was put together by Team Beachbody and found on the official Team Beachbody website. These are the official celebrity trainers from P90X, P90X2, P90X3, Insanity, Focust T25, Insanity Max 30, Turbo Fire, Chalean Extreme, PiYo, Body Beast, and Brazil Butt Lift as they share with you their tips on how to survive the holidays.
SHAUN T
What’s the best gift you’ve ever received?
A Dunkin’ Donuts gift card! I love donuts, and I never skip a day without my morning coffee! It’s the best of both worlds.
What’s at the top of your wish list this year?
My hope and wish is to have my whole family, including my nephews, come to my house in Arizona. That would make it an amazing Christmas!
What’s one holiday treat you can’t help indulging in?
Pumpkin pie! Don’t touch mine. Don’t look at mine. I don’t share it with anyone.
How do you avoid overeating at holiday parties?
Half it up! Whoever you go to a party with, you should each commit to eating half of everything. It’s a great philosophy to take into the New Year.
What’s your best advice for staying fit during the holidays?
Every day, do five minutes more than what you would normally do. By the end of week, you’ll have done an extra T25® workout.
TONY HORTON
What’s at the top of your wish list this year?
What do you give the guy who has too much already? My wish is that more people find the time to help family and friends get healthy. I hope every single Coach subscribes to TonyHortonFitness on YouTube and buys P90® for someone who needs it.
What are your plans for the holidays?
As long as I’m laughing and smiling with my girl Shawna, then it doesn’t matter what I’m doing.
What’s one holiday treat you can’t help indulging in?
I like me some apple pie! But for the most part, I try to stick to the healthy plan that works all year round.
How do you avoid overeating at holiday parties?
Never show up hungry! And if you must drink alcohol, drink a ten-ounce glass of water between each beverage. You won’t get as drunk, act as stupid, or pack on as many calories!
What’s your best advice for staying fit during the holidays?
Stick to your routine! Don’t let festivities slow you down. Train like it’s March 18th, June 8th, or September 22nd.
What are some good, quick workouts you can do while travelling?
You can never go wrong with P90X3™ Yoga. Oh, and by the way, it’s only 30 minutes!
Chalene Johnson
What’s the best gift you’ve ever received?
Personal video messages from my kids telling me that they love me. It’s so priceless to see their little faces and voices change over the years. I cry every time.
What’s at the top of your wish list this year?
To have Carl and Jon show up to one of my 5:30 AM PiYo™ workouts!
Can you share some of your favorite, healthy holiday recipes?
This year I’ll be making kale, walnut, cranberry, and avocado salad.
How do you avoid overeating at holiday parties?
I eat a cup or so of raw veggies before I go.
What’s your best advice for staying fit during the holidays?
Set a December “No Gain” goal. Get organized and start early so that ‘feeling behind’ doesn’t become your excuse.
What are some good, quick workouts you can do while travelling?
I always run the stairwells. I just kinda dance up the stairs to my favorite jams!
Autumn Calabrese
What are your plans for the holidays?
My little brother is coming over for Thanksgiving at my house. I cook, we eat, and then I kick his butt in Rumicube.
Can you share some of your favorite healthy holiday recipes?
Here’s the recipe for my turkey chili:
- 1 diced green pepper
- 1 diced red pepper
- 1 diced yellow onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 tablespoons of expeller pressed coconut oil
- 2 cans organic kidney beans rinsed and drained
- 1 can organic diced tomatoes
- 1 cup red wine (I used a cabernet I had on hand)
- 1 lb. cooked turkey or grass fed ground beef
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 3 tablespoons fresh, chopped cilantro
- 2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
Directions: Saute peppers, onion and garlic in coconut oil for a few minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients including the cooked meat. Bring all ingredients to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes. Garnish with cilantro and a sprinkle of crumbled goat cheese on top. Great Sunday football food!
How do you avoid overeating at holiday parties?
I never go to a holiday party hungry. I also try to avoid having conversations while standing next to the buffet table—it’s an easy way to overeat.
What’s your best advice for staying fit during the holidays?
You need to be mindful of what you’re eating, stay diligent with your workouts, and not look at the holiday season as a free-for-all with food and booze.
What are some good, quick workouts you can do while travelling?
Have you tried 21 Day Fix®? It’s the perfect way to keep your food in check and get your workouts in—even when you travel.
SAGI KALEV
What are your plans for the holidays?
Visiting my family back home in Israel and spending time with my fiancée’s family in New York. I’m really looking forward to it!
What’s one holiday treat you can’t help indulging in?
I don’t indulge, I enjoy. I think the word indulge is associated with regret and I never regret anything. If I see something that I want to eat, I just eat it. I don’t think twice.
How do you avoid overeating at holiday parties?
Eat your regular meals as you would normally. This way, you will make better choices and are less likely to overeat. Another idea is to bring a healthy dish to share and enjoy.
What’s your best advice for staying fit during the holidays?
Stay balanced physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
LEANDRO CARVALHO
What’s the best gift you’ve ever received?
When I was 6 years old, I got a bike. That was very exciting because it was the beginning of my fitness life.
What’s at the top of your wish list this year?
A beach house. But I’ll be happy with continued good health and a new pair of jeans that will make my butt look good.
Can you share some of your favorite holiday recipes?
Quinoa with shrimps. Here are the ingredients: Quinoa, shrimp, cucumber, lemon, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, soy, beets, dry cranberry, nuts, lettuce or arugula.
- Rinse and drain the shrimp in cold water and set aside until ready to use.
- 20 minutes before you prepare the dish, put lemon on shrimp. After you dry the shrimp, add chopped one garlic clove, salt and pepper and leave for 10 minutes.
Sauté the shrimp. - Cut beets in small pieces and cook in boiling water. Then cook the quinoa in the same water you cooked the beets.
Add salt, pepper, vinegar, olive oil, lemon and soy and leave in the fridge until time to serve. Add dried cranberry, chopped cucumber on top and serve the quinoa/shrimp on top of one lettuce leaf. Voila!
How do you avoid overeating at holiday parties?
I try to eat something healthy first so I’m not hungry. I don’t worry about it too much though. After all, we have to enjoy life.
What’s your best advice for staying fit during the holidays?
Plan in advance and work out a little harder before the holidays. Also, make sure not to forget to continue to eat healthy things at home like Shakeology®, soup, or salad.
What are some good quick workouts you can do while traveling?
Brazil Butt Lift® DVD’s like Secret Weapon, Tummy Tuck Rapido and BUMBUM Rapido.
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