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Smarties, you know that feeling when you eat too much. You can feel your waistline expanding! You seek comfort in unbuttoning the top button of your jeans…. It’s a notorious ritual that takes place every Thanksgiving. Our eyes become bigger than our stomachs. Everything you worked for in weeks prior seems lost… take back your Thanksgiving. Don’t give in to the dreaded fat pants! Pure Barre has put together 5 tips for you to survive this Thanksgiving without packing on the pounds.
Fill Up on Veggies
Before you go to the dessert table, try eating a big plate of low-calorie Thanksgiving treats. Options like glazed carrots, green beans, salads, mushrooms, and roasted vegetables can be a great way to eat a big meal without eating a lot of calories. When fixing your Thanksgiving plate, at least half of it should be filled with nothing but nutritious vegetables.
Pay Attention to Portion Sizes
Your main goal at Thanksgiving should be to eat mindfully instead of just stuffing yourself. Though a lot of people try to eat until they are overly full, you can still appreciate the holiday while eating more reasonably sized meals. It is particularly important to choose smaller portions of rich foods like meat, gravy, desserts, and macaroni and cheese. A small amount of caution will help to ensure that you enjoy Thanksgiving without blowing your diet.
Try Intermittent Fasting
The basic idea behind intermittent fasting is that your weight relies more on overall calorie intake than when you eat. Therefore, you can lose weight by just eating one big meal a day instead of eating three normal sized meals. If you absolutely must eat a huge Thanksgiving dinner, intermittent fasting can be quite useful. Try to avoid eating anything in the hours before or after the dinner, so you can consume all your calories for the day in one big Thanksgiving meal.
Avoid Carbohydrates
A lot of the weight people gain after Thanksgiving is not really fat gain. Instead, people who feel extra heavy after their Thanksgiving meal are just feeling bloated. Carbohydrate-heavy meals encourage the body to hold onto a lot of water, so all your mashed potatoes and rolls might be the cause sudden weight gain. Though you will lose water weight eventually, it can leave you looking a little larger than normal for a few days after Thanksgiving. Therefore, it is normally best to skip the carbs if you want to look your best in the days after Thanksgiving.
Get Some Exercise
Attending your Pure Barre class is a great way to burn off your Thanksgiving meal instead of turning it into fat. Pure Barre classes have a great blend of fast-paced cardio that is particularly good for burning extra Thanksgiving calories. Thanks to the “afterburn effect,” your metabolism will also continue to run at a higher rate after exercising. If you want to get this useful metabolism boost, it is also important to exercise in the days leading up to your big Thanksgiving feast.
Pure Barre Studio News, Specials & Events
Black Friday begins at the Barre!!!
Pure Barre Ballantyne
Class specials start Monday, November 19th
*perfect for gift exchange or stocking stuffer!
Buy 5 classes get 5 classes 1/2 off
Buy 10 classes get 10 classes 1/2 off
Buy 20 classes get 20 classes 1/2 off
Starting Black Friday expect MAJOR Retail SALES!
* Discounts up to 70% off
* Buy one item in the PB boutique, get one 1/2 off
* Contract Specials
* … and SO MUCH MORE!
Pure Barre Ballantyne Pop Ups/Events
“Cleanse for a Cause”
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 5:45 PM
“Cleanse for a Cause” focuses on highlighting different local nonprofits in our community to raise awareness for a specific cause. Each event will start with a Pure Barre class, with 100% of donations going toward the cause specified.
After each class, there will be a short presentation from the featured local nonprofit organization. Immediately following, there will also have a brief Isagenix overview outlining nutritional benefits, and financial opportunities.
To kick off the inaugural event, GoJenGo will be featured. GoJenGo is a local Breast Cancer non profit doing amazing work in our local community!
Call Pure Barre Ballantyne, (704) 502-5888, to reserve your spot!
Pure Barre Southpark
*perfect for gift exchange or stocking stuffer!
Buy 5 classes get 5 classes 1/2 off
Buy 10 classes get 10 classes 1/2 off
Buy 20 classes get 20 classes 1/2 off
Starting Black Friday expect MAJOR Retail SALES!
* Discounts up to 70% off
* Buy one item in the PB boutique, get one 1/2 off
* Contract Specials
* … and SO MUCH MORE!
Pure Barre Myers Park/ Charlotte
It’s November so that means it’s Friendsgiving! We want you to tuck with friends! So bring a friend for free and if they sign up for the intro month of $99, you get $15 off your next package plus your friend will get $10 off their first intro month! (All friends must live in town to receive the offer.)
Students and family members in town for the holidays can hit the barre for two weeks unlimited for only $69.00.
Black Friday Sale. Purchase our special 12 month unlimited membership or a class pack special! Sign up or renew your membership and get your first month for $125 and then get 5% off your monthly membership for a draft of only $151 a month!!! Email casie@purebarre.com between Nov. 21st – Nov 24th to receive this special offer!
5 Class package normally $105.00 = 10 Classes for $157.50 *3 mo expiration
10 Class package normally $200 = 20 Classes for $300.00 *6 mo expiration
15 Class package normally $270.00 = 15 for $405.00 *12 mo expiration
20 Class package normally $365.00 = 40 Classes for $547.50 *12 mo expiration
**All packages available online. Offer begins Wednesday, Nov 21st at midnight and ends Saturday, Nov 24th at midnight! (one package per person)
Locations:
Pure Barre Ballantyne
8430 Rea Road #120
Charlotte, NC 28277
(704) 502-5888
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Pure Barre Myers Park/ Charlotte
603 Providence Road
Charlotte, NC 28207
(980) 329-4640
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Pure Barre Southpark
6401 Morrison Blvd Suite 7A
Charlotte, NC 28211
(704) 364-2888
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