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During the Christmas season, summer and its body-conscious state of mind # M- d% T' S8 a4 E E
are distant memories. Hearty indulgence in the many foods shared at Christmas 0 r, v7 t1 L; H% ]# e$ B P5 Q& _
therefore doesn't produce the same feelings of guilt. Nevertheless, its not a & q) ^2 B$ }+ | ?
pleasant thought to start the New Year carrying any extra pounds. So why then $ F9 B5 b! @6 G( t! c
eat yourself into a resolution to 'take off a few extra pounds' if you can 9 y2 E6 c7 D# c, q `
smartly avoid it?; P) g) K) ]! P0 i7 W) [
?Whether it's sharing cookies and candies at work, or having an evening out ( R: I4 R- K+ z) B& F: v. `. q
at a party or dinner, you can have Christmas food and enjoy it. While you seem ( P: m' K3 h$ c7 C/ r0 r, Z
to be eating heartily with a smile, the key is to have a secret strategy of - D+ {3 F! F6 m3 Y& O% y
moderation. It involves sticking to a plan that can be called 'Eating on a
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/ A, F( R3 {3 x7 I?'Eating on a Budget' is not about the cost of what is eaten, but about the : p, R. |& w; S4 q
quantity of what is eaten. It is important that a 'budget' or eating in
& F. `5 s4 E- u! @1 W4 Dmoderation plan is developed because it is almost impossible to avoid exposure
; U; w/ s+ t& Gto a lot of cookies, candies and other sweets at Christmas. At work, you may + ]- Q% M) Q/ \" C8 _% k9 `9 g( l
risk appearing like the Grinch who stole Christmas if your response will always + }5 C, d2 U! X# `6 s: R& u, ~
be something like, 'Uh..no..bah humbug' all the time that some Christmas goodies
% Q3 \& D T( ~+ U8 ~; @; m2 kare offered. It will seem as if you aren't in the spirit of the holidays ' F* N9 E- W7 q6 G H
especially since at that time of year everyone is usually in a festive and more
$ S: f. K7 [, p' F' krelaxed mood, and the pace at work is usually slower. / ?0 H P% Y: u# ~% Q
?A practical way to partake in Christmas goodies, for example, is to
. Z' ]. _. g w/ l* Bsubstitute some holiday cookies for say the bagel that you usually have with
6 U+ O6 Z6 b6 W( \' Dbreakfast or for a mid-morning snack. And instead of just taking one cookie, 7 y5 o7 p7 v2 s% c0 z* n# R4 Z7 B. F
from the platter, which is noticeable and likely will encourage a colleague to
0 @4 Q" k0 O" @3 ?$ atell you to have more, take three instead. That's where the plan can come into 3 U' e1 w" v* o8 b; O
play. You can then enjoy the cookies over two or more hours,ed hardy hoodies, because nobody will
4 \- ]- F! X& ^* Rbe watching how you really eat. You can always have a few candies, one cookie or 8 U1 `3 F# K* |% ?
a cookie and a half by your desk and that way it will seem as if you are 7 G; B2 f8 t3 W( w
heartily enjoying the holiday treats.? - n! u6 k- x* {& i7 p
?Another strategy is to bring - bake or buy - low calorie Christmas cookies - \, `. R' x( S& r: Y, }2 g$ S
and candies to work to counteract others that are being offered. Since eating
, }' I- Z& P! D& @8 Y: M+ hhealthy is highly encouraged, health-conscious cookies will not be looked down 7 `: X% Y7 y/ ~$ d. x
upon so long as they taste great. A box of sugar-free Christmas chocolate : k/ M* a" a: }
candies for example will look just as delightful as regular chocolate candies.
" z% f. B& v, j* i: y8 }It's interesting to note that in a poll sponsored by the National Confectioners
% s* V% Z* u# B1 g' o' B" R9 f% }Association in 2004,christian louboutin pumps, chocolate was the favorite food gift that Americans said
4 I7 e- P" ? `6 \, Lthey preferred to receive for the holidays. The lowly and much maligned fruit
$ n( W0 Q4 Q$ i x2 Ncake was last on the list. The second favorite holiday food gift was a fruit
4 ~, P& ]9 a( _5 i9 ~4 j) rbasket and a plate of cookies was third on the list,abercrombie bags, according to the
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, Q2 J4 ^: \9 H2 W- b" P. PFor an occasion such as a Christmas party or a dinner, including Christmas $ P! r6 z$ ]7 c& O- A0 v8 S* U; v
Dinner, where larger quantities and selection of food is available, the 'Eating
5 R1 f" z7 [; g* o; Don a Budget' plan means that serving portions and the choice of food selected 0 ]1 G7 Y; W% R1 {. |6 @$ c8 h: P( A
should be carefully watched. 2 S5 `/ f% n9 y
At a party where more desserts and sweets are likely to be available, a few of
7 R, w5 w1 E1 F4 P! athe selections can be sampled. If the urge to try everything can't be resisted,
, I4 P# X) T" Y1 Z, Vthen do so, but then second helpings have to be severely limited. The same is , ~8 t+ D, ?% Z4 `% p# g0 n3 G, }
somewhat true for Christmas Dinners. One big difference is that the food served
2 p6 p8 g6 f' I5 m; t4 e8 Q: V3 Aduring Christmas Dinner will be heavier, so by selecting portions wisely,air max tn, one % \0 N( S' Q! Z9 a, z/ y
can always say truthfully that the stomach is full.
. h8 c6 O$ ^" BAnd indeed,juicy couture shoes, after a sumptuous Holiday Dinner, your body is likely to be full % w/ j& d m' P1 F a3 P$ y- p
from food and your soul full of joy from sharing another memorable holiday 2 p: I: d6 l/ g9 y: ?. Z
tradition with family, friends and loved ones. |
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