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& Z9 i5 c2 L& v, aDuring the Christmas season, summer and its body-conscious state of mind
' v/ K* l+ D0 S: v3 A1 w! ~are distant memories. Hearty indulgence in the many foods shared at Christmas - \# i$ r6 G* W/ U0 Q8 b9 T
therefore doesn't produce the same feelings of guilt. Nevertheless, its not a 3 O+ q* l" P$ x, W- |
pleasant thought to start the New Year carrying any extra pounds. So why then
. |6 s) V% n7 p( K, beat yourself into a resolution to 'take off a few extra pounds' if you can 3 J0 g0 t- V! h
smartly avoid it?- B5 k: \ R, I& |$ {
?Whether it's sharing cookies and candies at work, or having an evening out
4 @8 s) O. |/ W# Kat a party or dinner, you can have Christmas food and enjoy it. While you seem 4 {/ b, y9 ~, A4 N
to be eating heartily with a smile, the key is to have a secret strategy of
: r* z- [& t; tmoderation. It involves sticking to a plan that can be called 'Eating on a , ~9 B/ f! J: G. I4 Y' A; m) ^
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?'Eating on a Budget' is not about the cost of what is eaten, but about the 0 R' l, x6 T9 Z; Y
quantity of what is eaten. It is important that a 'budget' or eating in
/ q" W& ]3 E: P; S+ Q, p' ?: Xmoderation plan is developed because it is almost impossible to avoid exposure 0 S. ^" Z7 N" ~$ L5 [2 J$ o, i
to a lot of cookies, candies and other sweets at Christmas. At work, you may ( j6 v9 C! y2 `4 V9 J- U9 l2 u& N
risk appearing like the Grinch who stole Christmas if your response will always 8 V: J# B: R* v+ N" o2 o
be something like, 'Uh..no..bah humbug' all the time that some Christmas goodies 1 c3 G1 e+ ?. C2 c, W) H
are offered. It will seem as if you aren't in the spirit of the holidays 9 M" D8 p, \) | \7 [' P% d% g
especially since at that time of year everyone is usually in a festive and more
# }2 [. I% P$ erelaxed mood, and the pace at work is usually slower.
' L! K3 z. s c* {3 u?A practical way to partake in Christmas goodies, for example, is to
, P- X/ S' K* @" W8 msubstitute some holiday cookies for say the bagel that you usually have with
7 F& h G+ D w. C( v. d( U {breakfast or for a mid-morning snack. And instead of just taking one cookie, ( m1 R- T# g" y5 P3 M. e8 L
from the platter, which is noticeable and likely will encourage a colleague to
# D3 J2 N" r, u$ p' I, C0 etell you to have more, take three instead. That's where the plan can come into
/ a. r% G" a3 v. e4 Fplay. You can then enjoy the cookies over two or more hours,ed hardy hoodies, because nobody will 9 E h7 |5 ]% p+ g) \
be watching how you really eat. You can always have a few candies, one cookie or # r' Y; B1 ^3 o- \
a cookie and a half by your desk and that way it will seem as if you are , Z' P- u3 r; S e4 M7 ~
heartily enjoying the holiday treats.?
6 |9 j' @ {- q$ k?Another strategy is to bring - bake or buy - low calorie Christmas cookies
6 W) @9 R7 n! O, G8 ~0 Q+ ~ Y9 iand candies to work to counteract others that are being offered. Since eating
+ {0 K) ^* T' R: n3 Jhealthy is highly encouraged, health-conscious cookies will not be looked down 1 m }5 b, _" `" h3 o
upon so long as they taste great. A box of sugar-free Christmas chocolate
9 T7 K+ l: Y# j1 o5 mcandies for example will look just as delightful as regular chocolate candies.
6 Y2 s. t$ z }! ^% G: h* m# [It's interesting to note that in a poll sponsored by the National Confectioners & [5 L+ G# Q. A
Association in 2004,christian louboutin pumps, chocolate was the favorite food gift that Americans said
0 v0 I7 K5 g |0 S/ _6 f3 Tthey preferred to receive for the holidays. The lowly and much maligned fruit " x* d; T% y+ r- n) Z
cake was last on the list. The second favorite holiday food gift was a fruit 6 ]) v* o' j: p9 f
basket and a plate of cookies was third on the list,abercrombie bags, according to the
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1 ]1 q( i n% h( K0 AFor an occasion such as a Christmas party or a dinner, including Christmas
8 K' r5 k) K- e, EDinner, where larger quantities and selection of food is available, the 'Eating
% R" T4 L/ n1 j* } t f1 c1 Don a Budget' plan means that serving portions and the choice of food selected
# Y/ T- ]* J$ Y) O( D/ j; ushould be carefully watched.
7 \9 ^) |, n* o( O& UAt a party where more desserts and sweets are likely to be available, a few of
" f- k: P% s. E. ethe selections can be sampled. If the urge to try everything can't be resisted,
; g8 S( h9 s3 h0 ?; ~6 nthen do so, but then second helpings have to be severely limited. The same is 8 M4 t- ~7 S g9 P/ l1 ?% n
somewhat true for Christmas Dinners. One big difference is that the food served
, T/ C8 C U5 [, n; f* n7 `during Christmas Dinner will be heavier, so by selecting portions wisely,air max tn, one # q* v/ |2 o( G
can always say truthfully that the stomach is full.
: A, k# l, S/ f' W+ s) M: x% I- mAnd indeed,juicy couture shoes, after a sumptuous Holiday Dinner, your body is likely to be full * v Y0 k! X& u X' w
from food and your soul full of joy from sharing another memorable holiday . h5 ]1 I T6 ~) r M/ r. r
tradition with family, friends and loved ones. |
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