{"id":513,"date":"2019-01-31T09:19:59","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T09:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wp\/?p=513"},"modified":"2019-01-31T09:19:59","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T09:19:59","slug":"this-is-why-youre-fat-super-bowl-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lisajohnsonfitness.com\/this-is-why-youre-fat-super-bowl-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is Why You\u2019re Fat: Super Bowl Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\n
Super Bowl Sunday! My team, the Patriots, are in it this year and there is a lot of party planning going on in Boston right now. Not the usual high-brow dinner fare; we\u2019re talking pigs in a blanket, ribs, hamburgers, french fries, buffalo wings, the more grease and sugar the better. Time for another version of \u201cThis Is Why You\u2019re Fat!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(And for those of you who don\u2019t want to know and plan on scarfing down an entire bag of chips by yourself: read this and you\u2019ll make a couple of smart choices to go with the splurges!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Super Bowl Sunday is actually the second highest day of food consumption, coming in right after Thanksgiving!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here are some examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both Thanksgiving and the Super Bowl happen only once a year and, honestly, scarfing down a huge amount of calories once in a blue moon probably won\u2019t kill you. What you don\u2019t<\/em> want to have happen is for Super Bowl Sunday to be the event that knocks you \u201coff the wagon\u201d and gets you back into bad habits. So a few suggestions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Add veggies.<\/strong> Cut up some veggies and throw them on a plate. Try to eat them first so you\u2019re full and eat less crap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make a plate.<\/strong> Fill a plate with food and just eat off of it; don\u2019t keep dipping your hand into the chip bowl as you\u2019ll have no idea how much you\u2019ve eaten and will inevitably eat more. A lot<\/em> more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Put the food away from the TV.<\/strong> If you\u2019re hosting a party, put the food in an adjacent area, not right by the TV. People will focus on the game, not the food, and that\u2019s why you\u2019re there, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Splurge smart. <\/strong>Have one slice of pizza. Or one cupcake. Or eat some junk if you want to, but keep it in moderation. This really isn\u2019t a good excuse to eat yourself sick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sunday is about team spirit, fun, and friends. Super Bowl parties are a blast because of what\u2019s happening. You\u2019re surrounded by friends, you\u2019re rooting for your favorite team, you\u2019re making fun of Super Bowl commercials! Tasty snacks are a bonus, but they\u2019re not the end all, be all. Please add your healthy party ideas below. It would be great to share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep it in perspective and have a great time this Sunday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Go Patriots!!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lisa<\/p>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Super Bowl Sunday! My team, the Patriots, are in it this year and there is a lot of party planning going on in Boston right now. Not the usual high-brow dinner fare; we\u2019re talking pigs in a blanket, ribs, hamburgers, french fries, buffalo wings, the more grease and sugar the better. Time for another version …<\/p>\n