Wellness Wednesday- Healthy Bachelorette Party..say what?!

Hey Chicks,

Can you believe we are mid January already..where is the time going?! I feel like I haven’t even had a chance to notice as we have been running off our feet around The Coop. Last weekend though I had a chance to get some great “non work time” with some of my favorite peeps when we headed to Blue Mountain for one of my besties Melissa (22 years we have been friends!) bachelorette party. After talking tabatas on Breakfast Television last week (with a 5am wake up call..this chick is not made for that early in the morning. Huge shout outs to Tracy from BT who does it everyday!) followed by teaching 2 crazy high intensity interval bootcamp classes, we were exhausted but ready to rock!

So what is this post about…how to try to have a healthy (or as healthy as you can:) bachelorette weekend. I am not sure how successful we were but the thought was there!

How to attempt to have a healthy bachelorette

1. Make it active!

We went to Blue Mountain which had tons of great outdoor activities including snowshoeing, snowboarding, skiing, tubing, and much more. Amanda, Jackie and I found some awesome abandoned trails and a hill that was previously used for skiing. We speedshoed up, burned approx 750 cals and my butt was killing me for days!

2. Balance out your eating

It’s a bachelorette so you are most likely going to indulge in some treats but try to balance it out. Pick whole wheat crackers instead of chips, dips made with 0% greek yogurt instead of sour cream and and pick wine or vodka spritzers instead of beer or sugary cocktails. Unfortunately, sugar free jello shooters won’t set so that will have to be one of your indulgences (I felt like I was 16 again:)

3. Hydrate, Hydrate Hydrate

You will probably be eating and drinking things you don’t normally have so make sure you are getting in extra H20 to cleanse the body, keep down the bloat and prevent headaches.

4. Have fun

Cheesy, I know, but laughter is one of the best medicines for stress, anxiety, and weightloss (plus a great ab workout!). I laughed more this weekend than I have in a LONG time (especially when Amanda and I went on the only mountain roller coaster in Ontario but that is a whole different story!)