A Guide to Enjoying Thanksgiving Without Getting Uncomfortably Stuffed

We’ve all been there — uncomfortably stuffed after Thanksgiving lunch. Want to enjoy all of your favorite dishes while maintaining a healthy blood sugar level and feeling full of energy and ready for pie, not sluggish and too full to move?

Paige Brown Jarreau
Life and Tech @ LifeOmic
2 min readNov 20, 2018

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LifeOmic has some simple steps for you to have a more enjoyable and healthy day of feasting. Hint: fast before the feast, eat a light breakfast, and move throughout the day!

A guide to a more enjoyable and healthy Thanksgiving Day.

Also, remember to eat your big Thanksgiving meal mindfully. Before you dig into your plate, take a moment to breathe and take in all the smells and colors of your plate. Take a fork-full of each dish at a time, savoring each bite. This mindful eating approach to Thanksgiving will not only help you enjoy the meal more and notice all the tastes and flavors, but will help you tune into your satiety level and stop eating before you reach that point of being completely uncomfortable or “stuffed.” Plus, you want to leave room for dessert!

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Paige Brown Jarreau
Life and Tech @ LifeOmic

#SciComm nerd. Intermittent Faster. Director of Social Media for @LifeOmic. I’m a science blogger, blog researcher and social media consultant. Ask me anything!