P.s. If all else fails, there’ll always be burpees…

The average American eats around 6,500 calories on Christmas Day.

Not too bad, right? I mean come on…it’s the holidays!

To put that into a little perspective, that’s the equivalent of: 

• 26,000 burpees 
• 81 ¼ mile run 
• 13 hours on the erg 
• 32,500 push ups. 

Holy smack-a-moly. Now we’re listening!

Nutrition during the holiday season is challenging for everyone – and fitness enthusiasts aren't immune to irrational or irresponsible food decisions. We’re human!

The holiday season is notoriously a ‘legitimate’ time to abuse our bodies with food. We’re trained to celebrate with excessive eating. To ignore what our body is telling us. To unbutton our pants and keep eating. Eating mindlessly what we don’t need, because it’s expected, because it’s there.

The bottom line is that we cannot justify our gluttony by a date on a calendar, social expectations or abundance of Christmas cookies.

The only thing that dictates what goes into your body is you.

It’s not about abolishing holiday treats altogether. It’s about eating consciously. It’s about slowing down and paying attention. It’s about remembering who we are, what we want to be and more importantly, what we don’t.

My point is? Calm the f*ck down. This is not the last supper. This is not the last time you’re ever going to see a cookie.

P.s. If all else fails, there’ll always be burpees. 26,000 of them. No biggie.

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