Fitness Boot Camp Coach Blames Halloween For Holiday Weight Gain

Arnel Ricafranca, owner of fitbootcamp.com, blames Halloween for holiday weight gain. The majority of people believe that feasting from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day is responsible for their extra baggage when in fact it all starts during the Halloween season.

[ClickPress, Sat Oct 14 2006] Arnel Ricafranca, owner of fitbootcamp.com, blames Halloween for holiday weight gain. The majority of people believe that feasting from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day is responsible for their extra baggage when in fact it all starts during the Halloween season.

Halloween is all about a spooky good time; however, it also means extra sugar intake from candy and chocolate. When you consume too much simple sugar from your Halloween candy/chocolate, your body’s ability to burn fat is crippled. A combination of excess sugar consumption in your diet and a lack of exercise is enough to destroy your
metabolism that contributes to the increase weight gain by the end of the New Years
holiday.

"I am concerned about the holiday weight gain so many of the people have succumbed to," explains Mr. Ricafranca. "I'm on a mission to promote health and fitness and help my community residents to appreciate their health.

Here are 11 tips to survive Halloween in a healthy way and head into the holiday with a better start.

• Limit yourself to only one candy/chocolate or none at all.

• Eat lean protein such as protein and complex carbohydrates such as brown rice before eating some sweets to decrease blood sugar spike.

• Choose hard candies such as lollipops over chocolate bars such as snickers.

• Choose plain dark chocolate over light chocolate for extra heart health benefits.

• Feed your kids a healthy meal before trick or treating.

• Eat a healthy snack or a small meal before going to a Halloween party, so you will be less tempted by the unhealthy party food.

• Exercise before attending a Halloween party. If you currently exercise, try adding 15 more minutes to your workout.

• Get the healthiest (or least unhealthy) Halloween treats such as Jelly belly, pretzels, trail mix, applesauce packs, raisin boxes, and or popcorn balls.

• Buy your candy at the last minute to avoid eating the candy ahead of time.

• Consider buying a candy that you don’t like to avoid the temptation of eating it
when handing out candy to trick or treaters.

• Join your Holiday Weight Gain Rehab Center at www.fitbootcamp.com to not
only prevent the holiday weight gain but to also be in better shape by the New
Year’s Holiday.

Arnel Ricafranca is the owner of Fitness Boot Camp. He is the author of The Ultimate Weight Loss Success Strategies For Busy Men and Women Over 40 and Discover 175+ Easy Ways to Maximize Fat Loss and has been featured as a fitness expert on numerous websites such as NBC WALB 10 News, NBC, KPLC ,7 News, and KTRE ABC 9 news. For more information, please visit www.fitbootcamp.com

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