Airys Mind Fitness Blog

I’m sorry I don’t drop a line a little more often. Lately many things have been going on at school plus last weekend was my sister’s b-day and we arrange a party at home.

We had some ham and cheese snacks as well as cocktails and a whole 33L barrel of beer. Everything looked delicious but… what about my strong and unbreakable fitness plan??Was I supposed to say no to everything I help putting together???

Not at all!!

Here are some tips I followed (and you can easily follow too) when going to a party.

1—-Before

Plan what you want to eat and drink. In the case of my sis’ party I knew everything we would serve so I was able to decide how much would I consume. I chose, according to my calorie tracking plan, to have 1 beer, two cocktails, and two times serving at the ham plate. That’d be it (and that was successfully it!).

But it is not easy to know when you go to a friend’s party so try to plan guessing on what will be served. It is always useful to write down how many calories do your favorite cocktails or drinks have and choose a number of each. This will keep you from going over you calorie limits and overdrinking.

With food this may be hard because trying to guess about what will be served it’s almost impossible so  you have two options:

Ask your friend what will be served or (these is the easy one:)

have a healthy fulfilling snack before going to the party.

Attending a party or a dinner party with an empty stomach will just result in overeating, overdrinking or will be torturous for the entire night if you try to stick to your plan. This snack may contain some fruit and a peanut butter sandwich or some veggies with some cheese on them, a little fat will help you feel full for longer.

2—-During

Distribute your chosen drinks along the night and stay away from sweet soda. Sometimes it’s hard to say no when a drink is being offered to us especially if your friends have their glasses on hand.

Prefer water or soda water. You can find gassy water in most parties so prefer it rather than regular soda (coke, lemon-lime, etc.)  If you don’t like it that plain, add some lime and (if your plan allows you to) a bit of salt, this will make a very tasty drink! You can always have a sweet trait so try to drink only light soda but don’t abuse of it. Drink small gulps and avoid keeping your glass in hand all the time, try to keep it on the table (but in sight, you know, as a precaution especially on discotheques)

Stick to your previous choices at most!!

Let’s Dance!

My sister hired a DJ and we had music all night long and danced along. If there’s a dancing floor try to use it all the night. The most important about dancing is to have fun and express yourself; it doesn’t matter you don’t know how to dance, just don’t stop moving!! Remember to stay hydrated (with water or even ice).

3 —–After

If you successfully followed these tips you will only have to enjoy all the good memories. But if you didn’t… don’t worry either!! You can always workout a bit (very important, just a bit) more in the gym the next day and always remember to go back to your plan.

If you are a party person and go to parties a few times per week you will easy dominate these steps practicing but if you’re not, don’t worry if you drank or ate a bit more than expected; one night (just one night) will do no harm. The most important thing is to have a great time!!!
So now you know, say yes to parties and enjoy yourself!!

‘Till next time and have an awesome weekend!!