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6 S' c* S2 @ q' N$ [During the Christmas season, summer and its body-conscious state of mind & Z+ Q* K+ O. p: L# ?! r
are distant memories. Hearty indulgence in the many foods shared at Christmas
1 |# M2 g) N) s, e, Z$ V, v' b% @therefore doesn't produce the same feelings of guilt. Nevertheless, its not a 7 ?, v' C" J5 \4 f! e
pleasant thought to start the New Year carrying any extra pounds. So why then : k% t/ G$ u6 X& c# _; e* Z2 P
eat yourself into a resolution to 'take off a few extra pounds' if you can
: |7 [% v S3 U4 q4 l# }2 F3 Qsmartly avoid it?2 p% X# T# W/ g, ]6 q% I
?Whether it's sharing cookies and candies at work, or having an evening out
% a$ G: d, t$ Pat a party or dinner, you can have Christmas food and enjoy it. While you seem
- g* [' m5 z; _% s) Dto be eating heartily with a smile, the key is to have a secret strategy of
# ^) Q- m* v$ K! W( G) Imoderation. It involves sticking to a plan that can be called 'Eating on a y3 Q" ]+ g# q: q- F7 U2 J
Budget.'
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?'Eating on a Budget' is not about the cost of what is eaten, but about the
! H- K- \; c z; G: yquantity of what is eaten. It is important that a 'budget' or eating in
! e2 d8 Y; U* L. F$ Xmoderation plan is developed because it is almost impossible to avoid exposure 7 F/ U: b/ F3 @ @- y
to a lot of cookies, candies and other sweets at Christmas. At work, you may 2 Z1 z" p& M. t7 P5 h) u9 O
risk appearing like the Grinch who stole Christmas if your response will always
5 ]% Q# {& ]: L; p- N( S1 P" `be something like, 'Uh..no..bah humbug' all the time that some Christmas goodies , D* ^5 ^5 f/ |2 Q+ c. ]' x5 @8 }0 o
are offered. It will seem as if you aren't in the spirit of the holidays 1 U9 T! l- {* _; y1 I8 N3 E) z! o- I: }
especially since at that time of year everyone is usually in a festive and more
. G2 o. T" d3 @& k) ?! s3 m% drelaxed mood, and the pace at work is usually slower. 4 d* ]' Z+ ^% {. i& z4 y
?A practical way to partake in Christmas goodies, for example, is to
. r% R$ P l3 h. F# ?substitute some holiday cookies for say the bagel that you usually have with ) g1 U9 S5 X& Z- }
breakfast or for a mid-morning snack. And instead of just taking one cookie,
! I5 S0 S: m2 |3 f; sfrom the platter, which is noticeable and likely will encourage a colleague to
8 Z1 N7 j C3 C1 {! N2 D8 rtell you to have more, take three instead. That's where the plan can come into
. @/ D5 a* }' E0 p/ F7 splay. You can then enjoy the cookies over two or more hours,ed hardy hoodies, because nobody will + M# O! K3 _3 u7 w
be watching how you really eat. You can always have a few candies, one cookie or 8 B. P; c$ S- G' G" ^
a cookie and a half by your desk and that way it will seem as if you are 4 [+ I' [1 \$ Q3 k; l& L2 f% d
heartily enjoying the holiday treats.?
9 _% H+ u3 h- r* r?Another strategy is to bring - bake or buy - low calorie Christmas cookies
% j1 j( s! K6 K- v3 b1 Band candies to work to counteract others that are being offered. Since eating
7 \6 J& P' i4 V. m1 O, Z+ t' S$ Rhealthy is highly encouraged, health-conscious cookies will not be looked down # s9 V' E; w4 c1 S
upon so long as they taste great. A box of sugar-free Christmas chocolate
6 t1 ^9 N/ g' k! q5 \candies for example will look just as delightful as regular chocolate candies.
; w- c$ B {- f- f' G3 JIt's interesting to note that in a poll sponsored by the National Confectioners
- {8 A9 o- b! _- D. w( yAssociation in 2004,christian louboutin pumps, chocolate was the favorite food gift that Americans said ' E6 e) @4 N9 L+ P! j2 \% T
they preferred to receive for the holidays. The lowly and much maligned fruit 8 k- _$ E! K! N! v1 i! J3 P
cake was last on the list. The second favorite holiday food gift was a fruit % x8 L: h# ]! l" a, K4 l5 u Z
basket and a plate of cookies was third on the list,abercrombie bags, according to the
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' G. j. p* t( I7 _. k+ L7 DFor an occasion such as a Christmas party or a dinner, including Christmas 3 M9 [4 N4 x9 G: T- @1 Z$ \
Dinner, where larger quantities and selection of food is available, the 'Eating
# F" L$ f8 D6 P0 W" Eon a Budget' plan means that serving portions and the choice of food selected ! O. Y. O6 O7 _% x- |
should be carefully watched. * A2 ]' l& I: F G
At a party where more desserts and sweets are likely to be available, a few of
; f+ j8 m+ k/ p5 v# s' s9 m4 E$ Tthe selections can be sampled. If the urge to try everything can't be resisted,
% P/ f+ p8 [. P5 t5 @then do so, but then second helpings have to be severely limited. The same is
7 u& N( k6 ~ W! V9 z% h; x# Msomewhat true for Christmas Dinners. One big difference is that the food served
3 l/ m# F0 M ~% ~3 `during Christmas Dinner will be heavier, so by selecting portions wisely,air max tn, one
8 J4 Y D, c* C+ ~7 ?can always say truthfully that the stomach is full.
2 ?2 G) S- C9 NAnd indeed,juicy couture shoes, after a sumptuous Holiday Dinner, your body is likely to be full & { s5 C- ?( F1 e1 N
from food and your soul full of joy from sharing another memorable holiday " @6 O2 F8 R1 |7 W8 Y2 c Q2 h W
tradition with family, friends and loved ones. |
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