Reclaim your figure the old-fashioned way.
Lose the winter weight
By Jennifer Voldness, Jayplay writer
Break is over. The Lawrence nightlife is calling your name. You're ready to go out like a rock star and dress like one, too. Your Friday night outfit is laid out on the bed and you can't wait to show off your new "hot" jeans. There's just one problem: you can't get them past your hips. Panic sets in. A month of eating stale Christmas cookies and watching the Seinfeld DVDs has caught up with you from your thighs to your stomach. It may seem as though you're doomed for eternity to sweatpants, but fret not. Follow these easy steps to shed those holiday pounds that seem to creep up from nowhere.
Get active
You may not be able to wear those hot
jeans right away, but it won't be long before you're turning heads in those Sevens the way you had envisioned. It's going to take a little bit of effort, however. The easy and obvious solution is to go to the Student Fitness Recreation Center and hop on the treadmill. But if your athletic drive is next to nil, try incorporating activities into your day that are fun and don't seem like a chore. When was the last time you went ice-skating? You can burn more than 200 calories an hour gliding around on a pond with your sweetie. Winter doesn't have to be a sedentary season. Sledding is another great option to get you moving. According to Health Status Internet Assessments, one hour of sledding can burn more than 300 calories. It won't feel like work, and the pounds you gained
eating all that fruitcake will melt off in no time.
Eat better!
I know, I know, this one is going to be tough at first. But getting back on a healthy track will not only enhance your figure, it'll make you more focused and give you more energy. Drink lots of water as well. People get more dehydrated in the wintertime than any other season, so it's important to keep liquids like tea and juices around. Avoid soda as much as possible. It may be a tempting treat, but in the long run, it'll considerably slow down the weight-loss process.
Go out, don't pig out
We're all guilty of drunk late-night
snacking, and nothing sounds better at 2 in the morning than Wheel pizza. But if you want to slim down, drunk eating is not going to help. To help curb late-night cravings, make sure you eat before going out. Obviously, this won't work for everyone. For some people, food before bed is a necessity, and if this sounds like you, just avoid greasy fast food joints. They'll get you into the most trouble. Instead, opt for things like crackers or pretzels, which are low in calories but will fill you up quickly.
It's time to put down the eggnog and order an egg-white omelet. Grab your new iPod and jog to the gym. Remember, spring break is less than three months away; it's time to get serious. Welcome back!
Five sickest food moments of all time
As you follow our stellar advice on local bites this semester, remember that viewing unsavory content while you eat is inadvisable. Glimpse something stomach-churning and soon you'll be chucking up your pizza pie. Here's a list of disgusting movies and the moments you'll want to keep as far away as possible from yourself and a TV tray.
- Audrey II eats the shopkeeper in Little Shop of Horrors.
- Divine chomps on doggy doo (for real) in Pink Flamingos.
- Hopkins cooks a piece of Ray Liotta's brain and feeds it to him in Hannibal,
- Anthony Hopkins serves up Jessica Lange's kids as pie in Titus.
- Nicolas Cage gobbles up a cockroach (for real) in Vampire's Kiss.
— Stephen Shupe
Musicalfondu
Skillet will rock out tonight at 7 at the Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, in Kansas City, Mo. Excluding Phish (only because hippies can't spell), here's some other artists and bands who spread the love by incorporating food-related items into their names:
Bananarama The Benevolent Mushrooms Bowling for Soup The Cranberries The Flying Burrito Brothers The Lemonheads Meat Loaf
The Meat Puppets Moby Grape The Squirrel Nut Zippers The Strawberry Alarm Clock Vanilla Fudge Vanilla Ice
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— Stephen Shupe
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