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During the Christmas season, summer and its body-conscious state of mind
! F) h3 L( k4 U- o f5 o+ gare distant memories. Hearty indulgence in the many foods shared at Christmas
( y% |+ p0 ?: ~! n! u9 s& Ntherefore doesn't produce the same feelings of guilt. Nevertheless, its not a 8 V( q3 _ f: b2 u0 w. y
pleasant thought to start the New Year carrying any extra pounds. So why then
P9 r* t' Q! ueat yourself into a resolution to 'take off a few extra pounds' if you can
h' f. Z" |9 @6 n7 `& Jsmartly avoid it?
4 ~& L( j6 {4 F?Whether it's sharing cookies and candies at work, or having an evening out 8 b: a! z+ m; F# y& s
at a party or dinner, you can have Christmas food and enjoy it. While you seem 7 N- e6 S8 ~+ Y( [; n: x
to be eating heartily with a smile, the key is to have a secret strategy of / z* t: v2 K" [
moderation. It involves sticking to a plan that can be called 'Eating on a : [0 ^( t" m( B5 P
Budget.'
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?'Eating on a Budget' is not about the cost of what is eaten, but about the 4 g; p) [; m+ f. p2 F
quantity of what is eaten. It is important that a 'budget' or eating in
9 S9 i( \9 p% `3 S, @) rmoderation plan is developed because it is almost impossible to avoid exposure * b( h- T# \5 v! p- [4 ]2 |- h
to a lot of cookies, candies and other sweets at Christmas. At work, you may
* N1 @0 ]8 f4 F0 m2 H# S) \7 J" zrisk appearing like the Grinch who stole Christmas if your response will always
* Q& _( U6 g! @be something like, 'Uh..no..bah humbug' all the time that some Christmas goodies
4 }4 Q$ F8 X$ p3 M7 e1 G; K- m7 c3 bare offered. It will seem as if you aren't in the spirit of the holidays
( M- B# J) C+ N. t+ P8 Xespecially since at that time of year everyone is usually in a festive and more 8 S; P i% w. Z5 ~, ]
relaxed mood, and the pace at work is usually slower. 1 T# k) V; n7 \; {
?A practical way to partake in Christmas goodies, for example, is to
1 D3 P6 M5 }) j$ Q0 msubstitute some holiday cookies for say the bagel that you usually have with 4 s) e3 z1 o9 [& S
breakfast or for a mid-morning snack. And instead of just taking one cookie, 6 R4 d8 p0 ?5 T8 f8 G
from the platter, which is noticeable and likely will encourage a colleague to 1 J0 R1 M! B4 U* w
tell you to have more, take three instead. That's where the plan can come into c+ V T. b* v7 w/ V8 K: ~
play. You can then enjoy the cookies over two or more hours,ed hardy hoodies, because nobody will & j$ U8 i0 _1 t) A p
be watching how you really eat. You can always have a few candies, one cookie or i1 v7 [, m3 S( k
a cookie and a half by your desk and that way it will seem as if you are
G' W) V' |1 d. H+ |: xheartily enjoying the holiday treats.?
, a+ V: }& H2 J: E2 m- J0 q: Y. Y?Another strategy is to bring - bake or buy - low calorie Christmas cookies
( Y, C. @; z# k+ dand candies to work to counteract others that are being offered. Since eating
: c+ w" t4 u1 ~ w0 ohealthy is highly encouraged, health-conscious cookies will not be looked down 7 Y" v' f# f. n1 ^4 \% t
upon so long as they taste great. A box of sugar-free Christmas chocolate
/ u3 v$ I+ e9 o: ^4 v- A: tcandies for example will look just as delightful as regular chocolate candies.
- s) ~9 K8 s% GIt's interesting to note that in a poll sponsored by the National Confectioners
2 E* }; D" I4 U5 ]+ m. pAssociation in 2004,christian louboutin pumps, chocolate was the favorite food gift that Americans said
# @# q( t7 P) i8 {% F6 a! Xthey preferred to receive for the holidays. The lowly and much maligned fruit " E% M# ?9 j5 A3 f
cake was last on the list. The second favorite holiday food gift was a fruit
( Z5 z5 x6 v9 J z* M8 Vbasket and a plate of cookies was third on the list,abercrombie bags, according to the & U3 w2 A7 i0 d
Association.
; E3 G! J) E6 P' ?: BFor an occasion such as a Christmas party or a dinner, including Christmas 0 G* z; M, z u
Dinner, where larger quantities and selection of food is available, the 'Eating
. \$ ~; c' n" n3 Z2 e B2 w- f1 s" don a Budget' plan means that serving portions and the choice of food selected
% H R0 ]: [+ ?, d9 J$ cshould be carefully watched.
/ i: K3 v- Z. X3 `: jAt a party where more desserts and sweets are likely to be available, a few of I4 ]3 k/ f; a& ?7 L
the selections can be sampled. If the urge to try everything can't be resisted,
! R8 b" O+ T# g7 o, hthen do so, but then second helpings have to be severely limited. The same is ( C- y+ d; o& m+ M4 b# f4 L' b7 v# K
somewhat true for Christmas Dinners. One big difference is that the food served
X) ^, M/ a4 Y# U2 \$ `& xduring Christmas Dinner will be heavier, so by selecting portions wisely,air max tn, one # t$ C# w" z" d" A# n+ y& k8 w
can always say truthfully that the stomach is full. 9 N* Q. G& j) k: F m$ L# K/ |& h
And indeed,juicy couture shoes, after a sumptuous Holiday Dinner, your body is likely to be full + ]6 I5 g2 r' X
from food and your soul full of joy from sharing another memorable holiday : y* `: Z( N" c0 g- C- L
tradition with family, friends and loved ones. |
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