Here are some ideas for how to celebrate in true Irish style without too much guilt:
1. Get in a good workout before you go to the pub.
2. Keep it light at the pub
3. OR host your own party!
Hosting your own party
Instead of being tempted by all that Bar Food why not make your own?
Platter of Veggies – 1 cup of veggies (carrot, celery, cauliflower) 110 calories .5 fat grams
Low-fat onion dip – 2Tbsp 25 calories .5 fat grams
Versus regular Onion dip 2Tbsp 60 calories 5 fat grams
Baked Kettle Chips – 1 oz 120 calories and 3 grams fat 9
Versus regular kettle chips 1 oz 150 cal 9 fat grams or
Nachos - 8 346 calories 19 fat grams
Buffalo Chicken Breast Strips - 4 oz 120 calories the flavor coming from spices versus fat!)
Versus Buffalo wings = 5 wings range between 200-420 calories
Corned Beef – 1oz = 70 calories, 4 grams fat
Light Babybel Cheese – 1 piece 50 calories 3 fat grams
Versus 1 oz cheddar cheese 113 calories 9 fat grams
Kick Butt workouts before the festivities begin?
Boot Camp – One hour class
775 calories burned – male
568 calories burned - female
Dancing the Irish Step – 30 minutes
195 calories burned – male
143 calories burned - female
Circuit Training = One hour
693 calories burned - male
508 calories burned – female
Soccer – One hour
606 calories burned – male
445 calories burned - female
Running Sprints – 40 minutes
578 calories burned – male
423 calories burned – female
Jumping Rope – 20 minutes
289 calories burned – male
211 calories burned - female
Sparring - 30 minutes
390 calories burned - male
286 calories burned - female
FYI
San Diego State University reports:
Working out after a meal can prolong your feeling of fullness -- studies showed that people who exercised after they ate maintained lower hunger levels for 5 hours post meal than when they exercised before eating.
Plan accordingly!
From Men's Health March 2009
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