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6 }" b0 a5 b0 }4 {During the Christmas season, summer and its body-conscious state of mind 5 E- v! {7 L) A- o- j5 t
are distant memories. Hearty indulgence in the many foods shared at Christmas 1 _% H! y, \6 f2 D% U: X" H2 v* l
therefore doesn't produce the same feelings of guilt. Nevertheless, its not a
! T5 j" G' W: D, n& c/ m' Vpleasant thought to start the New Year carrying any extra pounds. So why then . `: b7 W3 G' X" E- D K% q
eat yourself into a resolution to 'take off a few extra pounds' if you can ! K2 }3 S9 N) `, [$ Y
smartly avoid it?
. a: e1 G7 R% d7 f J( A?Whether it's sharing cookies and candies at work, or having an evening out
& C( Y6 A+ ?- |7 E/ oat a party or dinner, you can have Christmas food and enjoy it. While you seem
3 W \1 g! ^. N k7 Nto be eating heartily with a smile, the key is to have a secret strategy of / z* C R. G4 l9 _! i2 z+ F1 r# w7 C
moderation. It involves sticking to a plan that can be called 'Eating on a
" S9 G0 H9 n( `+ ?* b% y% QBudget.'
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?'Eating on a Budget' is not about the cost of what is eaten, but about the # |; \6 X! b2 {7 M7 x. B
quantity of what is eaten. It is important that a 'budget' or eating in ' `. ?" E& l8 v, U5 O+ @
moderation plan is developed because it is almost impossible to avoid exposure
, h7 `% Y. w* I# n) D7 wto a lot of cookies, candies and other sweets at Christmas. At work, you may % q& a$ Y" S+ J) C% h! d
risk appearing like the Grinch who stole Christmas if your response will always 1 N! C9 e6 h' I- s4 {2 M
be something like, 'Uh..no..bah humbug' all the time that some Christmas goodies : ?, a6 {5 ]0 w0 ?2 Z
are offered. It will seem as if you aren't in the spirit of the holidays
. D U8 k$ {( t* Despecially since at that time of year everyone is usually in a festive and more + S/ K, g, A% ?. h( W4 ^) K( O
relaxed mood, and the pace at work is usually slower.
0 z: V* J) T! Q& _! s?A practical way to partake in Christmas goodies, for example, is to
3 ^# N; N% S( t) u1 d- W7 hsubstitute some holiday cookies for say the bagel that you usually have with
0 @. q0 _6 v" @/ c- Dbreakfast or for a mid-morning snack. And instead of just taking one cookie, + I$ v; Q6 g. P' N6 k
from the platter, which is noticeable and likely will encourage a colleague to / l( r- Q' k5 X$ u: z
tell you to have more, take three instead. That's where the plan can come into , K9 F; O( b# b7 y
play. You can then enjoy the cookies over two or more hours,ed hardy hoodies, because nobody will
O9 l. x& B* Z1 ube watching how you really eat. You can always have a few candies, one cookie or
- v2 e d; @7 R9 P7 @ Ma cookie and a half by your desk and that way it will seem as if you are
l9 h, e0 v: N0 z/ @. eheartily enjoying the holiday treats.? / @ N l& r0 s- i2 G) N, D+ T
?Another strategy is to bring - bake or buy - low calorie Christmas cookies 1 h) |% ]# Y7 H7 V. G8 A# W
and candies to work to counteract others that are being offered. Since eating 1 u& P- g& D2 q" _( ]3 [
healthy is highly encouraged, health-conscious cookies will not be looked down
2 O4 ?( N8 l- L4 u6 F- ]% Y- Dupon so long as they taste great. A box of sugar-free Christmas chocolate 5 t) y+ T+ q( k1 b8 S ^' \% {
candies for example will look just as delightful as regular chocolate candies.
8 v6 k- S% N3 n6 j7 R3 nIt's interesting to note that in a poll sponsored by the National Confectioners
4 G3 i1 P0 O- g& t! h' @Association in 2004,christian louboutin pumps, chocolate was the favorite food gift that Americans said
1 M2 p' C9 Y/ L8 c9 ] Z/ s/ ethey preferred to receive for the holidays. The lowly and much maligned fruit # j) }& r: e: A, z! G/ g; l+ p
cake was last on the list. The second favorite holiday food gift was a fruit ( _0 B: w0 `6 d2 `- O4 P, |0 C
basket and a plate of cookies was third on the list,abercrombie bags, according to the 7 }; @2 u6 G2 V- }
Association.
5 Y/ c5 [0 l* l* o+ L, l# IFor an occasion such as a Christmas party or a dinner, including Christmas 8 g/ `( {9 V. G' D
Dinner, where larger quantities and selection of food is available, the 'Eating " b8 Y3 p) M9 w4 O
on a Budget' plan means that serving portions and the choice of food selected
0 {: M! u, p0 A- ~9 W$ J9 Kshould be carefully watched.
8 Q+ f; ]) T; k0 |1 R( W2 wAt a party where more desserts and sweets are likely to be available, a few of
: `; `& @$ i( y) w" }2 Bthe selections can be sampled. If the urge to try everything can't be resisted, * @+ p- H" ~+ W( a3 k5 W+ Z$ r
then do so, but then second helpings have to be severely limited. The same is 9 S) A0 R, n9 o4 e9 ~3 n! f
somewhat true for Christmas Dinners. One big difference is that the food served
( b$ B0 ? i& Mduring Christmas Dinner will be heavier, so by selecting portions wisely,air max tn, one , Q) M# g1 o( h6 \
can always say truthfully that the stomach is full. " D! {: L9 \ _
And indeed,juicy couture shoes, after a sumptuous Holiday Dinner, your body is likely to be full
2 z+ _3 ^( L3 O# t- N# u2 |/ lfrom food and your soul full of joy from sharing another memorable holiday
: i; ]* t- M4 }tradition with family, friends and loved ones. |
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