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During the Christmas season, summer and its body-conscious state of mind
; i# l: t% L3 Q+ o1 ?are distant memories. Hearty indulgence in the many foods shared at Christmas
1 o* _. ~' \# V* [therefore doesn't produce the same feelings of guilt. Nevertheless, its not a
! Y7 {* a$ h$ [pleasant thought to start the New Year carrying any extra pounds. So why then + _5 ~2 |) a1 }) f$ Q+ S: U# B
eat yourself into a resolution to 'take off a few extra pounds' if you can * n' {# Y! y: h7 _
smartly avoid it?# g# @1 d' N! b2 ?- R
?Whether it's sharing cookies and candies at work, or having an evening out # I9 `4 f3 F" @
at a party or dinner, you can have Christmas food and enjoy it. While you seem 9 @* }( S$ ~9 E& [4 L3 _! t3 W
to be eating heartily with a smile, the key is to have a secret strategy of
% Y' T# D( W* a+ X8 Qmoderation. It involves sticking to a plan that can be called 'Eating on a
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) L: f+ z' u+ {( x$ x?'Eating on a Budget' is not about the cost of what is eaten, but about the
* S! s# t/ }1 P& o9 \, bquantity of what is eaten. It is important that a 'budget' or eating in ! s' ~8 F9 \) Q! w3 U
moderation plan is developed because it is almost impossible to avoid exposure + U/ R. p* l6 \4 S1 ^
to a lot of cookies, candies and other sweets at Christmas. At work, you may
/ \6 p9 ~, z6 ?4 Irisk appearing like the Grinch who stole Christmas if your response will always # U/ `8 p* ^8 M$ T6 J* E
be something like, 'Uh..no..bah humbug' all the time that some Christmas goodies * G' D$ N+ {0 h! V7 d/ S* u
are offered. It will seem as if you aren't in the spirit of the holidays
8 F/ n! s* r' |$ e# @6 W6 y8 K. yespecially since at that time of year everyone is usually in a festive and more 5 {6 w7 ]+ @7 e; ~+ ^% h- d% e% D- X
relaxed mood, and the pace at work is usually slower.
3 |0 e% f, q/ @! y' S+ n- ??A practical way to partake in Christmas goodies, for example, is to
|' G( A$ g% e8 m2 ?, gsubstitute some holiday cookies for say the bagel that you usually have with
8 f5 K: H" { q+ K. H/ sbreakfast or for a mid-morning snack. And instead of just taking one cookie,
7 H% E& A" h% m0 Gfrom the platter, which is noticeable and likely will encourage a colleague to
6 @3 Q% h6 }5 r6 Jtell you to have more, take three instead. That's where the plan can come into , V: Z" E$ ^" ~( R! `. x5 b
play. You can then enjoy the cookies over two or more hours,ed hardy hoodies, because nobody will 8 i% I2 b' s; p
be watching how you really eat. You can always have a few candies, one cookie or + n2 M1 R- G% z
a cookie and a half by your desk and that way it will seem as if you are J" V# V& X; h
heartily enjoying the holiday treats.?
9 Q! d) O1 U/ O7 q/ P?Another strategy is to bring - bake or buy - low calorie Christmas cookies
5 [0 x9 O; E2 Wand candies to work to counteract others that are being offered. Since eating
0 r; k; j. u @9 mhealthy is highly encouraged, health-conscious cookies will not be looked down Z R B6 a3 C( j
upon so long as they taste great. A box of sugar-free Christmas chocolate
, T: c7 P. ?2 h! C8 w! ^1 ycandies for example will look just as delightful as regular chocolate candies.
- e1 S* K/ `. B1 t+ ^( h0 Z: CIt's interesting to note that in a poll sponsored by the National Confectioners ( i4 p0 A% @' x
Association in 2004,christian louboutin pumps, chocolate was the favorite food gift that Americans said
, K; A# z, m, b: rthey preferred to receive for the holidays. The lowly and much maligned fruit
$ l% C8 S$ ~( [/ c: @ P+ n4 wcake was last on the list. The second favorite holiday food gift was a fruit 3 o! ?5 |+ n! z+ w5 T3 {+ C
basket and a plate of cookies was third on the list,abercrombie bags, according to the R1 Q4 Z* r! _- G k
Association.
/ P# }2 m. [& x' R( e$ d' W% `For an occasion such as a Christmas party or a dinner, including Christmas
7 K7 y: k4 g" ~+ |- G3 wDinner, where larger quantities and selection of food is available, the 'Eating ' ?3 A5 O9 H6 w, ^( q
on a Budget' plan means that serving portions and the choice of food selected , r8 i: G/ H, J
should be carefully watched.
: U: @: F: I/ j# P |1 D5 PAt a party where more desserts and sweets are likely to be available, a few of
# f9 d: @: X: V0 a- S$ Mthe selections can be sampled. If the urge to try everything can't be resisted, ; b: Z0 M$ t& c/ z( K
then do so, but then second helpings have to be severely limited. The same is & S5 [! X Z& x9 \+ V l3 w5 ]/ x# B1 n
somewhat true for Christmas Dinners. One big difference is that the food served
+ f3 R J# M( F$ a; xduring Christmas Dinner will be heavier, so by selecting portions wisely,air max tn, one
# h: C& p' w$ I8 ucan always say truthfully that the stomach is full. 2 |/ t2 L& e8 n! |) ^; p
And indeed,juicy couture shoes, after a sumptuous Holiday Dinner, your body is likely to be full 2 T1 q9 X4 a. E+ c2 s& _
from food and your soul full of joy from sharing another memorable holiday ( G& `, r/ r- [4 `4 J
tradition with family, friends and loved ones. |
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