Your Diet and Your Friends

If a healthy lifestyle is important to you, then you have no doubt focused on your workout and your diet, but what are the greatest temptations to neglect your goals? Odds are your friends have something to do with that. With some luck, you will have surrounded yourself with friends who prioritize health the same way you do. With some more luck, they may be the voice of reason who talks you down from a dessert chaser on you 40 ounce steak dinner. But really, we’ve all been there, we all know what it’s like to succumb to peer pressure. “Just one more” rarely means only one, but there might be a few things you can do to improve your odds…

Pack some gum when you’re out with your buddies. Calories from gum rarely exceed those you burn from simply chewing the gum; they are natural hunger suppressants so they should keep you from gorging; and they certainly won’t hurt your chances if you ever want to approach someone you might be interested in. Choose your favorite flavor and throw a few sticks in your pocket before you leave. Nothing but positives from packing good breath for your evening.

Drink a lot of water, and to piggy back that, maybe volunteer to be the designated driver. Not only will this win you points with your buddies, but you will save yourself from a night of empty calories that you’ll likely spend a week working off and you’ll spare yourself the hangover as well. Pawn it off to your charitable side, and the guys’ll think you’re a saint. The water will serve to hydrate your body and has virtually no calories, so please feel free to binge along with your friends.

Spend some time at the gym before you head out. Not only will your bulging muscles hopefully impress some new friends, but the speeding metabolism that results will also help burn your calories as you go. Working out of course will do a number of great things for you and your physique, not to mention your confidence.

There’s a lot you can do actually before the big night out even arrives. A healthy lifestyle is a daily pursuit of strength and good nutrition. Feeding your body with vitamins and minerals, calcium and protein, will afford you strength when you need it and the vigor you want at crunch time. Taking a multivitamin is an easy solution for a lot of frequenters of the gym who also have a life away from weights. Whey protein has a number of positive results, and can often be downed in a tasty shake or energy bar. Foods with essential fatty acids and a good balance of fiber can also help you perform your best.

The general rule should be to not let your friends sink your ship. You work hard for the health you have, arm yourself with some tricks as you head out with the guys - some gum, a water bottle, and the pre-game workout. You’ll thank yourself in the morning.

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