Good morning....tennis match for me this morning then i am fixed to the tv for the entire day...ends with my G-Men playing Dallas...i really do not feel good about this game for my team....
For those of us who watch football and for those of you who are burdened by having your spouse/kids/friends fixated on football and stuck in the house, please take time to think about the food choiced being offered up to the people watching the games...home "tail-gating" is the norm, wth beer, chips, sandwiches, etc all being served....it is kind of tradition.
Take the time to plan out your food choices and remember that you can most certainly root for your team and enjoy the games WITHOUT having to drink lots of beer and/or eat lots of high-caloric foods. Do NOT let one day get awy from you because you can undo 6 days of great focus and control by eating and drinking unhealthy one day...
Thanks Megan and anonymous for your notes/comments yesterday....very very intense stuff. I am very happy you engage the topic and write stuff...it helps me understand better and perhaps therapeutic for you to write it...
Showing posts with label weight loss and football. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weight loss and football. Show all posts
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Saturday, August 15, 2009
weight loss and football
Yes Ladies....your gents are about ready to disappear from you on Sundays for lots of hours...if you men out there are anything like me, Sunday means football....and football means being fixated at an HD tv from 12 noon (although the diehards start at 11am witht he NFL channel pregame show) and lasts until the highlights ending midnite....a true couch potato day
Inherent to the football season is the food...chips, beers, and sundry other sources of high-caloric foods. Especially people who attend the games and "tailgate", the intake of the alcohol and high-carb foods wioll derail your weight loss efforts.
Enjoy the games, root for your team (Go Giants!) but do NOT fall prey to the eating and drinking behaviors that will make you less healthy and less happy.
Inherent to the football season is the food...chips, beers, and sundry other sources of high-caloric foods. Especially people who attend the games and "tailgate", the intake of the alcohol and high-carb foods wioll derail your weight loss efforts.
Enjoy the games, root for your team (Go Giants!) but do NOT fall prey to the eating and drinking behaviors that will make you less healthy and less happy.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Football season and weight
Okay: word of the day: (actually 2 words) GO GIANTS!
Now that is over with, you can see that your good doctor will not be reading medical journals tonight, but rather will be tuned into the first NFL game of the season, pitting the New York Giants vs. The Washington Redskins.
Okay, this is not a sports column, what is the connection to weight?
The answer is the eating and drinking behaviors of football fans during the season. Let's start out with those of you that attend games. Chances are very strong that you will find yourself in the parking lot 3 hours before kickoiff with a group of your friends and/or relatives having a feast of grilled meats, chips, beers, breads and sundry other high-caloric food items. The beer-drinking then extends into the ballpark with perhaps some ice cream or one of those really big pretzels. Concerning the people who watch at home, we again usually group with other people and provide all of the foods and snacks that accompany a football game. Once again, plentiful carbs and alcohol.
Separating the enjoyment of watching an intense football game from the high-caloric stress-eating foods associated with these gatherings is a very difficult thing. However, if you are in a weight -losing mode, this can basically ruin an entire week of otherwise smart eating behaviors.
I would suggest eating a well-balanced meal BEFORE the game and plan, and if you tailgate, to bring along some better food choices than nachos and beer. This gets back to my constant theme of PLANNING your meals and snacks and trying to avoid situations where all control is lost.
Oh...the Posner Prediction: Giants 24, Skins 7 (and if you are upset at me for this, and want to take it out on my car, I own that little mercedes sportscar in the parking lot with the license plate : SPDIET) Hmmmmm.....I better fess up on that one..that is Linda's car and she is an Eagles fan.
Now that is over with, you can see that your good doctor will not be reading medical journals tonight, but rather will be tuned into the first NFL game of the season, pitting the New York Giants vs. The Washington Redskins.
Okay, this is not a sports column, what is the connection to weight?
The answer is the eating and drinking behaviors of football fans during the season. Let's start out with those of you that attend games. Chances are very strong that you will find yourself in the parking lot 3 hours before kickoiff with a group of your friends and/or relatives having a feast of grilled meats, chips, beers, breads and sundry other high-caloric food items. The beer-drinking then extends into the ballpark with perhaps some ice cream or one of those really big pretzels. Concerning the people who watch at home, we again usually group with other people and provide all of the foods and snacks that accompany a football game. Once again, plentiful carbs and alcohol.
Separating the enjoyment of watching an intense football game from the high-caloric stress-eating foods associated with these gatherings is a very difficult thing. However, if you are in a weight -losing mode, this can basically ruin an entire week of otherwise smart eating behaviors.
I would suggest eating a well-balanced meal BEFORE the game and plan, and if you tailgate, to bring along some better food choices than nachos and beer. This gets back to my constant theme of PLANNING your meals and snacks and trying to avoid situations where all control is lost.
Oh...the Posner Prediction: Giants 24, Skins 7 (and if you are upset at me for this, and want to take it out on my car, I own that little mercedes sportscar in the parking lot with the license plate : SPDIET) Hmmmmm.....I better fess up on that one..that is Linda's car and she is an Eagles fan.
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