埃德蒙顿华人社区-Edmonton China

 找回密码
 注册
查看: 991|回复: 0

What Makes Christmas Magical

[复制链接]
鲜花(0) 鸡蛋(0)
发表于 2010-5-5 18:18 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
,tn air
6 ^- f, Q/ L& T( i# G! s' lDuring the Christmas season, summer and its body-conscious state of mind
6 A; u* K/ w5 L* Uare distant memories. Hearty indulgence in the many foods shared at Christmas
. a& d4 `+ _/ Wtherefore doesn't produce the same feelings of guilt. Nevertheless, its not a
9 g/ c! Q4 C% p! e9 S" cpleasant thought to start the New Year carrying any extra pounds. So why then
0 Z$ W# ~8 a) S1 ceat yourself into a resolution to 'take off a few extra pounds' if you can
; |6 F5 R. z2 {3 u- fsmartly avoid it?
$ s) M8 r9 s6 N8 K?Whether it's sharing cookies and candies at work, or having an evening out 4 ^2 f4 B- Q; {% s( s4 I
at a party or dinner, you can have Christmas food and enjoy it. While you seem 7 S' ]) }& p3 [3 J' Q% T
to be eating heartily with a smile, the key is to have a secret strategy of
+ Z. P( i. Y. ?0 Qmoderation. It involves sticking to a plan that can be called 'Eating on a
* o4 ~* q, Q" [* Y* `1 t6 B% ZBudget.'
: C* y# D( k/ l: [8 [* Vhttp://www.christmas.moneybizhome.com
3 E; n) d* k8 F7 P3 j: C7 a* hhttp://www.christmas.moneybizhome.com?# h( t  I! k+ d3 c
?'Eating on a Budget' is not about the cost of what is eaten, but about the
0 S; Q. v: o: S$ yquantity of what is eaten. It is important that a 'budget' or eating in
! }) B- ^' |" R" b2 x) x0 Y: n% m$ hmoderation plan is developed because it is almost impossible to avoid exposure
1 a/ b2 G5 X3 w" h& R# A1 B0 Gto a lot of cookies, candies and other sweets at Christmas. At work, you may . Z9 U. z& E+ E4 \- s/ ]6 D) \! ?/ b
risk appearing like the Grinch who stole Christmas if your response will always 1 p1 B- Y% U: M0 u; @) A
be something like, 'Uh..no..bah humbug' all the time that some Christmas goodies
( v! k# P5 J3 D- O- |& R$ yare offered. It will seem as if you aren't in the spirit of the holidays , x/ p* U2 A! x0 v/ J2 A3 V6 U1 L5 g
especially since at that time of year everyone is usually in a festive and more
7 n) k$ N7 _5 l7 W$ \relaxed mood, and the pace at work is usually slower. 9 K2 I# k7 i& S4 Q5 h
?A practical way to partake in Christmas goodies, for example, is to
- J) N; U. l- x1 p( s/ d  j. Osubstitute some holiday cookies for say the bagel that you usually have with 2 m( g  _# e. i) X
breakfast or for a mid-morning snack. And instead of just taking one cookie, 5 l2 ]) {2 l0 H
from the platter, which is noticeable and likely will encourage a colleague to 1 B/ \3 M' X& e6 d. c1 B: `6 A
tell you to have more, take three instead. That's where the plan can come into 5 j* r! u$ l* s7 d
play. You can then enjoy the cookies over two or more hours,ed hardy hoodies, because nobody will
! R+ f' Y/ s: [be watching how you really eat. You can always have a few candies, one cookie or - F+ F& ]3 @+ X. I$ ^' L* p
a cookie and a half by your desk and that way it will seem as if you are
& E) {& L3 y9 n: y! }7 p; Vheartily enjoying the holiday treats.?
7 L( f& Z+ s" y' S* {, Q$ a2 a& c( X?Another strategy is to bring - bake or buy - low calorie Christmas cookies ) y$ S0 C2 F2 V) B3 F% F( N
and candies to work to counteract others that are being offered. Since eating
7 J# L. F& w4 K6 F1 n; Ihealthy is highly encouraged, health-conscious cookies will not be looked down / v8 }3 D' ]& L  Z
upon so long as they taste great. A box of sugar-free Christmas chocolate / a* L0 o3 D4 {) M" M+ V/ x
candies for example will look just as delightful as regular chocolate candies.
. C  f1 a) J% jIt's interesting to note that in a poll sponsored by the National Confectioners
/ X. n. Z. ?7 Q( }6 D9 P: cAssociation in 2004,christian louboutin pumps, chocolate was the favorite food gift that Americans said ) Z, n& p2 d# q1 x$ O& o4 p
they preferred to receive for the holidays. The lowly and much maligned fruit
. T! @9 e! \4 R% ~- icake was last on the list. The second favorite holiday food gift was a fruit , X( T5 _' z& C# G
basket and a plate of cookies was third on the list,abercrombie bags, according to the ' X! ]  u! ~' P( U2 \( k
Association. 8 m. F/ i3 d. V7 X+ \" V
For an occasion such as a Christmas party or a dinner, including Christmas / `/ F( N* u2 p6 @% N$ ~. c+ M
Dinner, where larger quantities and selection of food is available, the 'Eating
" q3 o8 J0 F, K! ^/ Yon a Budget' plan means that serving portions and the choice of food selected * r( q" |( F  W. S7 p5 n
should be carefully watched.
, Z9 z/ t1 g7 [7 |& g' Q' g1 IAt a party where more desserts and sweets are likely to be available, a few of
7 g$ h# Y. c  @* J! W; O7 Dthe selections can be sampled. If the urge to try everything can't be resisted, 1 }% p+ \3 B+ m
then do so, but then second helpings have to be severely limited. The same is
3 `* N0 ^0 R9 k, Q1 f5 P6 w9 Jsomewhat true for Christmas Dinners. One big difference is that the food served
& I3 Q5 Y  k* U* D4 Y9 Xduring Christmas Dinner will be heavier, so by selecting portions wisely,air max tn, one 1 g6 }3 m) p+ ]8 G( n
can always say truthfully that the stomach is full. 6 ?' `. K- J5 @/ h- Z9 L4 f
And indeed,juicy couture shoes, after a sumptuous Holiday Dinner, your body is likely to be full
$ [! |0 E& Z! U, n4 yfrom food and your soul full of joy from sharing another memorable holiday
: \) c9 y( P8 d+ ]. wtradition with family, friends and loved ones.
您需要登录后才可以回帖 登录 | 注册

本版积分规则

联系我们|小黑屋|手机版|Archiver|埃德蒙顿中文网

GMT-7, 2026-3-7 09:24 , Processed in 0.144755 second(s), 11 queries , Gzip On, APC On.

Powered by Discuz! X3.4

Copyright © 2001-2021, Tencent Cloud.

快速回复 返回顶部 返回列表