The day after Thanksgiving Dinner

One of my all time favorite holidays is Thanksgiving. I don't know how to describe it other than to say that the idea of people coming together around the dinner table to celebrate what things they have and the people they get to share it with is a beautiful thing. I also love the idea of people coming together to be in the kitchen to make a huge meal. It's just like a super great holiday. Don't you love it, too?

The best part of the whole day when the music to help the cooks in the kitchen stops, the football on the TV turns off, the kids come in from playing outside, and everyone finally sits down. At this point the table is set with food that looks and smells amazing. The finest china is out, the festive table cloth, and the napkin rings you have with your cloth napkins are the cherry on top to create one of the most beautiful meals of the year. The whole family is all gathered around and says a prayer and then the eating begins.

The next few hours are amazing. The food is always the best on Thanksgiving. Between the home made gravy, the fresh corn, the refreshing sparkling cider, and the soft rolls you begin to enjoy a dinner like no other. During this time you stuff your face like you don't any other time of year. It's great. The best part is, when the dinner is all said and done and you feel like you can't eat any more, you eat about 3-4 pieces of pie and a piece of chocolate (or two) from the candy bowl. Then, when all the leftovers are put away and feel like you truly can't eat anymore, you sneak to the fridge and grab yourself another plate.

Even though I am all about eating clean and being healthy, I actually super support this crazy tradition of stuffing your face. I just love the idea behind it. That picture I just painted is sometimes the only thing that brings families together for the year. So, please, be sure to participate. I'm sure there is no one out there thinking that they won't.

Now, I'm going to talk about the next month.

I understand that everyone spends their holiday season differently. However you spend it, though, it's filled with an endless amount of food and candy being shoved in your face by the kindness of others. It's secretly wonderful and even though you pretend calories don't count it's when you gain the most weight all year. The Holiday Season is hard. I would love for you to not eat one cookie or give into other holiday sugar but I know it's hard. I know that even I will be giving in to some Rocky Road Fudge and some cookies. How can you not? There is a way to slow that food train down, though.

So, just after stuffing my face full of turkey and before all the Christmas cookies I am going to do a 3-day refresh to get my holiday season off right.

Let me tell you what a 3-day refresh is...

It's a challenge where you lose weight and kick-start healthier eating habits in just 3 days—while continuing to get your Daily Dose of Dense Nutrition even after your Refresh is over—with the 3-Day Refresh and Shakeology Challenge Pack. This pack is designed to fast-track your weight loss by detoxifying and cleansing your system while helping you replace bad eating habits with good ones. In just 3 days you'll feel lighter and healthier, without starving. In 30 days, you'll feel like a whole new you.

Now what it includes:

• Your first 30-day supply of Shakeology—the superfood protein shake that helps give you energy, reduce cravings, and accelerate your fitness results—delivered on Home Direct, our monthly autoship program.
• 3-Day Refresh Kit: 6 Vanilla Fresh packets, 3 Fiber Sweep packets, and 1 program guide.

The key to this is it's a HEALTHY cleanse. I hate hearing about the cleanse that involves water, honey and cayenne pepper. That is awful and totally unhealthy. This includes food and eating. That is key.

This cleanse is a great way to kick off that Thanksgiving dinner and get started into a healthy holiday season. I am so excited to start my cleanse on December 1st! Who wants to join me? Let's have a great and healthy holiday season together...

Because there is NO better time than NOW!