We hope your holiday season is filled with love, laughter and family.?

Christmas is almost here and we have some exciting news to share! Sadie Elizabeth joined the Fowler “Crew” on December 12th. Mom and Sadie are doing great. Huge thanks to everyone for their love, support, and prayers! We put an updated picture of the crew below!?

I hope you can take some time off, relax and enjoy your family through these holidays.?

If you are like me, you’ll also be enjoying lots of great food.?

If we want to enjoy the great food of the holidays and not come back with way too many pounds to lose, we need to take a different approach to our holiday eating.?

Here are some tricks recommended by Tim Ferris, author “The Four Hour Body”, to minimize the damage:

- Schedule cheat meals. We cannot eat junk food throughout the entire season and expect to feel decent and not put on a ton of weight. So, plan some big eating meals during the holidays when you know the food will be the best and stick with your plan for the rest of the days.?

- Make your first meal of the day high in protein. Don’t start your binge in the morning! Shoot for 30 grams of protein. Some fiber would help as well. This will decrease your appetite for the upcoming binge and level your blood sugars.?

- Drink a small amount (4 oz will do) of grapefruit juice before your binge meal. If you drink this with some coffee, the coffee will extend the blood sugar-limiting effect.?

- Exercise – not a lot - Immediately before and within 90 minutes after your binge meal. This opens up your muscles so they can use the onslaught of calories you are taking in. This keeps those calories off your hips and gut! Ferris recommends air squats. I’d add pushups or wall presses. 60-90 seconds is all that is needed before and within 90 minutes after your binge.?

Ferris also recommends a few supplements that I find too expensive to experiment with. Go with the basics above and your body will survive the holidays with much less damage!?

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy & Healthy New Year!

Curt Fowler

On behalf of Fowler, Holley, Rambo & Stalvey and the Fowler family, we want to wish you and yours all the blessings of Christmas. We hope your holiday season is filled with love, laughter and family.?

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Learn more by visiting?www.valuesdrivenresults.com ?or calling 229-244-1559. Curt Fowler is President of Fowler & Company and Director at Fowler, Holley, Rambo & Stalvey (valdostacpa.com). He is dedicated to helping leaders create and achieve a compelling vision for their organization. He is a syndicated business writer, keynote speaker and has an MBA in Strategy and Entrepreneurship from the Kellogg School. He is also a CPA and a pretty good guy as defined by his wife and children.