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During the Christmas season, summer and its body-conscious state of mind 8 P3 ^- m% f9 s% a. N- v% ?( S" e
are distant memories. Hearty indulgence in the many foods shared at Christmas
8 M+ k; _9 ^2 Z3 jtherefore doesn't produce the same feelings of guilt. Nevertheless, its not a " w- g9 H, u, f' Z" X% Y+ s: A: ]
pleasant thought to start the New Year carrying any extra pounds. So why then
. ]4 Y |/ A. j- aeat yourself into a resolution to 'take off a few extra pounds' if you can
; I1 h' O: G$ ?* Q) i6 Dsmartly avoid it?
+ b0 L& i# g( d$ C# K?Whether it's sharing cookies and candies at work, or having an evening out
; n/ Y. x$ E" x% ~6 Rat a party or dinner, you can have Christmas food and enjoy it. While you seem
4 Q! Z9 F6 O! I) W1 G/ d6 Ato be eating heartily with a smile, the key is to have a secret strategy of
. {$ G4 Q# k1 Y: d; c8 w& V/ Mmoderation. It involves sticking to a plan that can be called 'Eating on a
+ y1 u7 M; e/ Q% ]6 L; H7 BBudget.'# w- L7 F; U" C: |& C
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?'Eating on a Budget' is not about the cost of what is eaten, but about the " T1 p" T& x% j" L8 c3 k. H" Y
quantity of what is eaten. It is important that a 'budget' or eating in 3 ]: r+ o- R/ G! |% g: D
moderation plan is developed because it is almost impossible to avoid exposure
) f, j4 B4 v) h( Ito a lot of cookies, candies and other sweets at Christmas. At work, you may 5 c7 ~% w! G" l n3 Y, p0 b
risk appearing like the Grinch who stole Christmas if your response will always
- S" y4 v. o0 ^4 abe something like, 'Uh..no..bah humbug' all the time that some Christmas goodies 8 E" w4 C5 f9 z1 G: G
are offered. It will seem as if you aren't in the spirit of the holidays
3 ^" N8 l/ E, ]especially since at that time of year everyone is usually in a festive and more 0 j" u2 j0 p* p+ }8 l- \3 m7 I0 z
relaxed mood, and the pace at work is usually slower.
- T# s; N J1 o$ h& J0 `?A practical way to partake in Christmas goodies, for example, is to
% O8 [/ [& p9 w: N4 _5 Usubstitute some holiday cookies for say the bagel that you usually have with
- j- k3 u, E: z% N8 y! ybreakfast or for a mid-morning snack. And instead of just taking one cookie,
/ a. ~3 L0 U8 |* [1 ^# Q- Vfrom the platter, which is noticeable and likely will encourage a colleague to \$ z; ]# w, K5 t1 G7 X& d
tell you to have more, take three instead. That's where the plan can come into
: J: E3 Y; q( M/ C" hplay. You can then enjoy the cookies over two or more hours,ed hardy hoodies, because nobody will
& M) S- @/ K5 G% B) qbe watching how you really eat. You can always have a few candies, one cookie or
" |' m; Z4 I2 F8 S7 a7 u5 {a cookie and a half by your desk and that way it will seem as if you are
0 C2 h8 b) ? _8 G% kheartily enjoying the holiday treats.? 2 L, _0 D' Z5 w; k) d
?Another strategy is to bring - bake or buy - low calorie Christmas cookies 0 z* ]1 b" U2 Z' `7 r
and candies to work to counteract others that are being offered. Since eating : W& U3 r" w, m* L
healthy is highly encouraged, health-conscious cookies will not be looked down
{6 q% ]7 e6 h, Q. `7 c7 Xupon so long as they taste great. A box of sugar-free Christmas chocolate # B' _ F) x) ?' n
candies for example will look just as delightful as regular chocolate candies.
6 e! q( k1 m6 o6 U% p1 V$ nIt's interesting to note that in a poll sponsored by the National Confectioners
* V' ?7 }7 F, y SAssociation in 2004,christian louboutin pumps, chocolate was the favorite food gift that Americans said . B* G+ U) Q ?2 w& w6 x6 _
they preferred to receive for the holidays. The lowly and much maligned fruit ; |! V' t3 t. d/ c
cake was last on the list. The second favorite holiday food gift was a fruit % [: N1 w) v, U* Q
basket and a plate of cookies was third on the list,abercrombie bags, according to the
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For an occasion such as a Christmas party or a dinner, including Christmas ! o0 b: a# r, J1 `9 N3 y
Dinner, where larger quantities and selection of food is available, the 'Eating 2 u/ f& V& W" D. n1 u
on a Budget' plan means that serving portions and the choice of food selected & X) m+ c! o) N5 O8 J( C- p
should be carefully watched.
- M. F+ X# {5 W/ H( EAt a party where more desserts and sweets are likely to be available, a few of
0 p6 O! ?- X+ b2 s) S9 [/ A" tthe selections can be sampled. If the urge to try everything can't be resisted, # z. E% o! @$ Z4 u/ C
then do so, but then second helpings have to be severely limited. The same is
$ H2 i$ }! Y) M: Hsomewhat true for Christmas Dinners. One big difference is that the food served
+ M( f! m+ q: h7 H2 ~9 f* v8 i; q* `during Christmas Dinner will be heavier, so by selecting portions wisely,air max tn, one + P* _: w; e, M Z+ y+ c8 M
can always say truthfully that the stomach is full. e M. e) L2 f1 P6 w- ?
And indeed,juicy couture shoes, after a sumptuous Holiday Dinner, your body is likely to be full
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tradition with family, friends and loved ones. |
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