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During the Christmas season, summer and its body-conscious state of mind
/ n; g- e$ z6 d' E/ y4 v8 y/ y- zare distant memories. Hearty indulgence in the many foods shared at Christmas , W5 @" F, K7 K: g4 @
therefore doesn't produce the same feelings of guilt. Nevertheless, its not a 6 B& ^2 @. Y- _1 E# @' B8 l- \8 N
pleasant thought to start the New Year carrying any extra pounds. So why then
* ~9 C. M: F7 I% @) B9 heat yourself into a resolution to 'take off a few extra pounds' if you can
4 R: u' q/ Y# `( ]5 Ssmartly avoid it?- I: E+ a$ x& h, }3 I
?Whether it's sharing cookies and candies at work, or having an evening out 0 o$ A8 H4 N, B8 l F
at a party or dinner, you can have Christmas food and enjoy it. While you seem
7 i1 _. s1 T6 W$ n; nto be eating heartily with a smile, the key is to have a secret strategy of + e2 }8 _2 o S; e0 o
moderation. It involves sticking to a plan that can be called 'Eating on a + T3 }( i" d- U0 |/ J( B0 k
Budget.'
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?'Eating on a Budget' is not about the cost of what is eaten, but about the , n P$ u2 ~ J
quantity of what is eaten. It is important that a 'budget' or eating in
& [ W' a& f* F. R) Hmoderation plan is developed because it is almost impossible to avoid exposure
# }" g0 q ^8 l: `to a lot of cookies, candies and other sweets at Christmas. At work, you may # t* j, V+ s$ N; i: e
risk appearing like the Grinch who stole Christmas if your response will always
, D" @/ x1 Y( E' j1 B# }be something like, 'Uh..no..bah humbug' all the time that some Christmas goodies }! k4 o! c4 b; Z6 S' l6 o/ F
are offered. It will seem as if you aren't in the spirit of the holidays
% t0 d& ]' e: G6 H' W- \especially since at that time of year everyone is usually in a festive and more
6 V; ~, ~/ n7 w7 d- F- S, J; d: Crelaxed mood, and the pace at work is usually slower. $ c: v5 g$ P+ u* M6 b3 D5 \9 C
?A practical way to partake in Christmas goodies, for example, is to
' l" L% b% P1 g. ]. zsubstitute some holiday cookies for say the bagel that you usually have with & e/ [( f3 G4 r. X% Z: l9 Y
breakfast or for a mid-morning snack. And instead of just taking one cookie,
" a2 e3 `, e% M3 cfrom the platter, which is noticeable and likely will encourage a colleague to 0 a( B7 o% V5 K3 |
tell you to have more, take three instead. That's where the plan can come into 7 u! ^7 v K. d N
play. You can then enjoy the cookies over two or more hours,ed hardy hoodies, because nobody will
* Q( P& ~# X. Abe watching how you really eat. You can always have a few candies, one cookie or
6 f! I# U. K8 S2 U6 g4 D2 m/ B2 n: |a cookie and a half by your desk and that way it will seem as if you are % k7 h8 y' W: U" T( O4 t# k
heartily enjoying the holiday treats.? ( k# e3 O! L: @0 `1 M
?Another strategy is to bring - bake or buy - low calorie Christmas cookies
) h O2 M8 A6 m' O; s8 \( A( a5 Dand candies to work to counteract others that are being offered. Since eating 6 R: b5 Y" Q( {5 {+ p
healthy is highly encouraged, health-conscious cookies will not be looked down
5 @" d: m2 E# A. ?- Uupon so long as they taste great. A box of sugar-free Christmas chocolate
& @9 H7 \# |: ]0 D6 M8 R( mcandies for example will look just as delightful as regular chocolate candies. & b+ |3 {. H. e$ C
It's interesting to note that in a poll sponsored by the National Confectioners
8 ^* |, W% q4 |+ KAssociation in 2004,christian louboutin pumps, chocolate was the favorite food gift that Americans said 7 J0 ?9 F) h0 b/ _) C+ g8 t, y! X6 Q
they preferred to receive for the holidays. The lowly and much maligned fruit o* N( ^ T) c& m v4 I
cake was last on the list. The second favorite holiday food gift was a fruit 2 Z: V4 N( Y, g6 s
basket and a plate of cookies was third on the list,abercrombie bags, according to the - Y) d" T% X v/ v+ Y: l r8 x
Association. 8 G6 h& A' _! i' ~7 E1 D3 O
For an occasion such as a Christmas party or a dinner, including Christmas $ X& b V; x# W. h8 w) @
Dinner, where larger quantities and selection of food is available, the 'Eating ; w8 k+ [9 f( m
on a Budget' plan means that serving portions and the choice of food selected # }! ~$ b3 Y0 [) v: m( T& D/ B
should be carefully watched.
% s4 G! q; N u, k' T7 k% h) }At a party where more desserts and sweets are likely to be available, a few of
/ u+ m7 h" Z2 k; Q! @the selections can be sampled. If the urge to try everything can't be resisted,
; U' h8 z: s- s* Ethen do so, but then second helpings have to be severely limited. The same is 2 f) [' l, K& a8 e! V. x5 F
somewhat true for Christmas Dinners. One big difference is that the food served
- B# d, o2 c# a0 e2 @) n2 J- d3 K% bduring Christmas Dinner will be heavier, so by selecting portions wisely,air max tn, one
1 J0 @% y/ i/ K$ T- r3 mcan always say truthfully that the stomach is full. 9 h0 i, s6 K; V" |
And indeed,juicy couture shoes, after a sumptuous Holiday Dinner, your body is likely to be full , W( d1 [/ ~ w( V9 |3 P1 g6 K
from food and your soul full of joy from sharing another memorable holiday ! [6 i" l" \ x9 y4 M! c
tradition with family, friends and loved ones. |
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