Unfit Chick

Thanksgiving… too much wine, too much food. I love to eat just as much as the next girl, but the aftermath is just too horrible to contemplate. Have you ever eaten so much that in the minutes following your last bite, you find yourself hoping for either a good vomit or a sudden, merciful death? Yeah, me too.

You know what they say: calories in = calories on your thighs. But for athletes, there's more to this story. Some of us are using this extra long weekend to train. So how do I satisfy my gluttony and still make it to the pool at eight the next morning? Food combining! Sure, there's lots to choose from on the table, and you want to eat it all, but a word to the wise — don’t. It all has to do with enzymes, and if you want to know more, use your Google fingers. Meanwhile, here are the basic rules.

At dinner, pick one of the following bullets and eat only in that category:

• protein and leafy greens
• starches and vegetables
• oil and fruit
• melon alone (yeah, I know, REALLY likely you'll choose this option for Thanksgiving dinner)
  

Stick to that and you will be good to go. Although a little bit of pumpkin pie has never hurt anyone.