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! _4 ~: C6 o5 q+ R2 XDuring the Christmas season, summer and its body-conscious state of mind " q$ ?- O/ d, u% d, r
are distant memories. Hearty indulgence in the many foods shared at Christmas 9 s& P9 J8 X% ]( C' z" c
therefore doesn't produce the same feelings of guilt. Nevertheless, its not a
8 }% [: l6 L7 F5 Opleasant thought to start the New Year carrying any extra pounds. So why then $ c2 A C( n/ t& _: ^) S% T. r, O
eat yourself into a resolution to 'take off a few extra pounds' if you can " ^; \$ H* V: G6 G( ^6 X' _4 @' @6 Z
smartly avoid it?
! _. D) c, `) E& s' B?Whether it's sharing cookies and candies at work, or having an evening out
, T) \- r O9 \8 f8 j: h! {3 Lat a party or dinner, you can have Christmas food and enjoy it. While you seem 1 R6 F- C/ g. C4 @* M& y2 A& I) @
to be eating heartily with a smile, the key is to have a secret strategy of
& A% Z. _$ {' h& `' B' Dmoderation. It involves sticking to a plan that can be called 'Eating on a
& R$ U6 {* F6 k; _1 M* JBudget.'0 o, p7 o* l# k3 u
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?'Eating on a Budget' is not about the cost of what is eaten, but about the
8 A& g+ w3 k2 ?2 R2 E5 ]( a# C1 wquantity of what is eaten. It is important that a 'budget' or eating in
4 l" }6 P- [3 X3 }! u8 rmoderation plan is developed because it is almost impossible to avoid exposure ' v" q8 z7 C5 p m1 D
to a lot of cookies, candies and other sweets at Christmas. At work, you may
* l1 _. A L/ j, a* Y: n) }risk appearing like the Grinch who stole Christmas if your response will always / X. a" h1 w# W4 d7 R
be something like, 'Uh..no..bah humbug' all the time that some Christmas goodies
6 B* G8 q/ H9 V1 I" i7 Gare offered. It will seem as if you aren't in the spirit of the holidays 8 b/ n0 z, L( C9 y, p& e' t- u
especially since at that time of year everyone is usually in a festive and more $ _9 \3 X/ h# F% y
relaxed mood, and the pace at work is usually slower.
4 O7 j; k7 w( a3 x8 O?A practical way to partake in Christmas goodies, for example, is to
u6 a/ I; I) U2 E) Q4 G0 Tsubstitute some holiday cookies for say the bagel that you usually have with ; R( U4 m$ a, A
breakfast or for a mid-morning snack. And instead of just taking one cookie,
: a6 W. b* ^! Hfrom the platter, which is noticeable and likely will encourage a colleague to $ p$ j3 {# X& b
tell you to have more, take three instead. That's where the plan can come into
( O7 u# N( I' \% i" A. p3 ~) |5 dplay. You can then enjoy the cookies over two or more hours,ed hardy hoodies, because nobody will
4 c. z0 C& @0 h4 A7 gbe watching how you really eat. You can always have a few candies, one cookie or
Z* d/ W& D3 }0 O/ J5 z4 ?a cookie and a half by your desk and that way it will seem as if you are
, P; g; M' {) o/ oheartily enjoying the holiday treats.? ( o6 ?- G5 _: `/ P1 {
?Another strategy is to bring - bake or buy - low calorie Christmas cookies 9 C7 u$ ~; v1 `" M6 m) q2 U
and candies to work to counteract others that are being offered. Since eating 4 M3 m' S, H0 K- q( j2 }
healthy is highly encouraged, health-conscious cookies will not be looked down ' [& p! u. u5 f; b( _2 P$ E; J# H9 h
upon so long as they taste great. A box of sugar-free Christmas chocolate ( b6 }. [- Y; A3 H1 a
candies for example will look just as delightful as regular chocolate candies. : d- v" M/ F9 d) k( k- U, T* d
It's interesting to note that in a poll sponsored by the National Confectioners 1 m+ Q% x3 ^/ L$ R7 e5 I7 E+ g& d3 T! F
Association in 2004,christian louboutin pumps, chocolate was the favorite food gift that Americans said
' O! L* n6 ]6 y0 k. ~they preferred to receive for the holidays. The lowly and much maligned fruit
% V; V, c$ I! g, k4 E: ?cake was last on the list. The second favorite holiday food gift was a fruit
5 q# }7 |! |; s1 Q% Pbasket and a plate of cookies was third on the list,abercrombie bags, according to the ; f: R; E; r+ O( p N" r
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For an occasion such as a Christmas party or a dinner, including Christmas ' ]: |+ {9 E; Q1 i% T9 C: }
Dinner, where larger quantities and selection of food is available, the 'Eating
: @0 @/ v* [4 s- N/ X; S% J0 Jon a Budget' plan means that serving portions and the choice of food selected
" b9 @) V& g$ V) r: `5 Cshould be carefully watched.
}' I5 @$ y, ]* H/ { YAt a party where more desserts and sweets are likely to be available, a few of
; K7 k5 P, g2 e# I3 }! D: f; Tthe selections can be sampled. If the urge to try everything can't be resisted,
R$ i6 Z9 Y9 t) }5 u+ ^then do so, but then second helpings have to be severely limited. The same is . }3 o$ I& ?2 n% L+ y2 r" y. r$ j
somewhat true for Christmas Dinners. One big difference is that the food served
y7 q3 y5 v) y# U, Dduring Christmas Dinner will be heavier, so by selecting portions wisely,air max tn, one - f; W- k8 X$ j- S( x
can always say truthfully that the stomach is full.
! l% N% t" `; m QAnd indeed,juicy couture shoes, after a sumptuous Holiday Dinner, your body is likely to be full 1 C8 _9 c v0 S, h) Q
from food and your soul full of joy from sharing another memorable holiday ; V4 f6 l8 M1 U' E' R3 v* G! X1 ]9 @
tradition with family, friends and loved ones. |
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