Weekend Strategy

It’s the beginning of the weekend and for most, that means eating and drinking a lot more than you did during the week.

So, I urge all of you to do the following:

1. Pound water. I mean right now, drink a big glass of water (preferably on ice, which boosts your metabolism), then refill it and drink it again. The more water you drink, the more weight you will lose AND you will feel a great bump in your energy.

2. Make a big container of tea. I do this everyday and then I drink it over ice. Just like the water, the more tea you drink, the more weight AND fat you will lose plus your muscles will repair faster from the strength training.

3. Plan your meals. Look right now at what you are going to do for dinner tonight, and all meals on Saturday and Sunday.

4. Get the “wheaty” carbs out of the house. I know I just can’t have pretzels, chips, etc., in the house or I will start to eat them. The only thing we do is the 250 calorie microwave popcorn. Since I know the portion size, I don’t get into trouble, but I do drink tons of water with it since there is a lot of sodium in the popcorn.

5. SLEEP – Use the weekend to catch up on your sleep. I know it’s best to sleep more every night, but if that is just not realistic, then make up for SOME of the lost sleep on the weekend. Don’t forget, when you snooze, you lose!

Good luck,

Jim