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During the Christmas season, summer and its body-conscious state of mind / S0 ?4 G8 w. `! L
are distant memories. Hearty indulgence in the many foods shared at Christmas
5 ?/ S: r9 E7 }- H3 ~therefore doesn't produce the same feelings of guilt. Nevertheless, its not a 3 W# R7 K3 y: Y e. ]
pleasant thought to start the New Year carrying any extra pounds. So why then $ c: Z/ Y3 `( C y
eat yourself into a resolution to 'take off a few extra pounds' if you can
/ C; Y% q" M0 w. i2 O+ ]smartly avoid it?0 y/ g1 d& F% e% O. ?, n7 s) Z
?Whether it's sharing cookies and candies at work, or having an evening out
9 t; ^+ A" M& m! i- eat a party or dinner, you can have Christmas food and enjoy it. While you seem O4 L% x' @! h
to be eating heartily with a smile, the key is to have a secret strategy of
5 ~7 Y- e) I6 Q7 |# \! f7 Hmoderation. It involves sticking to a plan that can be called 'Eating on a 9 T" n' J1 H) J3 n
Budget.'
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?'Eating on a Budget' is not about the cost of what is eaten, but about the / q5 e2 x0 \$ o* e
quantity of what is eaten. It is important that a 'budget' or eating in
. z7 t- u2 U5 P: ^$ Q3 u; [4 m- Pmoderation plan is developed because it is almost impossible to avoid exposure
* @8 ^" O/ e, D: @to a lot of cookies, candies and other sweets at Christmas. At work, you may
4 A8 F+ _0 [8 Z( G3 E+ frisk appearing like the Grinch who stole Christmas if your response will always $ S8 V7 G/ E0 y1 \* |% k% O1 D
be something like, 'Uh..no..bah humbug' all the time that some Christmas goodies 3 ]- Y- J7 {" u: ?* d
are offered. It will seem as if you aren't in the spirit of the holidays
% ~* J' G- c, |& h8 l fespecially since at that time of year everyone is usually in a festive and more ; t# q2 x* E8 I. i! N9 _
relaxed mood, and the pace at work is usually slower. ( ~; H9 G `4 j- F$ ?
?A practical way to partake in Christmas goodies, for example, is to
0 ]( d! X1 `8 P: J# J4 F9 }substitute some holiday cookies for say the bagel that you usually have with
! [/ A" `/ `0 e/ [7 K% w3 k0 ubreakfast or for a mid-morning snack. And instead of just taking one cookie,
' w& {% w+ z3 ?( R, c/ Q0 ~5 m, Ifrom the platter, which is noticeable and likely will encourage a colleague to
* F# ]" _9 Q" P, P( Dtell you to have more, take three instead. That's where the plan can come into ) ], D2 p- v$ t: j
play. You can then enjoy the cookies over two or more hours,ed hardy hoodies, because nobody will
$ e3 T" } k& g! z; \3 E* d5 C; p$ Ube watching how you really eat. You can always have a few candies, one cookie or 9 {9 N( e% d" V$ f
a cookie and a half by your desk and that way it will seem as if you are ' ?' V& h' K5 q5 z% h! F
heartily enjoying the holiday treats.? 6 E" _5 P; ]7 j
?Another strategy is to bring - bake or buy - low calorie Christmas cookies
5 o \- A& a7 P7 C& I* Pand candies to work to counteract others that are being offered. Since eating
$ s3 n4 j/ g" d D% D% {( v: Lhealthy is highly encouraged, health-conscious cookies will not be looked down : O) I* d. _1 T Z9 @6 `) C0 S
upon so long as they taste great. A box of sugar-free Christmas chocolate * C$ t. s# ?. q! n4 `$ {
candies for example will look just as delightful as regular chocolate candies.
! C8 M# ]" t! K8 L" NIt's interesting to note that in a poll sponsored by the National Confectioners ( C6 O9 V0 f, }
Association in 2004,christian louboutin pumps, chocolate was the favorite food gift that Americans said * U' [# T' H* C( W2 t
they preferred to receive for the holidays. The lowly and much maligned fruit
. t/ N3 F. l; f" f8 Gcake was last on the list. The second favorite holiday food gift was a fruit
- V+ w. {1 I2 u: b) b* w; ^7 Cbasket and a plate of cookies was third on the list,abercrombie bags, according to the . P4 d( a/ ^6 O
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For an occasion such as a Christmas party or a dinner, including Christmas & Q: h& {8 Q" ~0 m* x
Dinner, where larger quantities and selection of food is available, the 'Eating ; D5 H, W$ ?5 T+ A0 h
on a Budget' plan means that serving portions and the choice of food selected
4 p/ {8 a$ J9 n. Sshould be carefully watched. $ z. Q; M+ T# G2 p+ Y
At a party where more desserts and sweets are likely to be available, a few of ; |7 O$ D1 J. G& o
the selections can be sampled. If the urge to try everything can't be resisted,
& |( F/ |# O N4 N- V4 e# ^% Wthen do so, but then second helpings have to be severely limited. The same is
i* i. K6 I6 Usomewhat true for Christmas Dinners. One big difference is that the food served
5 ~5 K$ i9 i( b0 \8 w2 c( T7 ^# oduring Christmas Dinner will be heavier, so by selecting portions wisely,air max tn, one
5 t! c9 }9 a+ R7 c& j( |# @! @can always say truthfully that the stomach is full. 7 q- m5 u* G/ y3 Z) |
And indeed,juicy couture shoes, after a sumptuous Holiday Dinner, your body is likely to be full
& n7 g; H- W. O" h& Nfrom food and your soul full of joy from sharing another memorable holiday
. w1 E. Y0 O1 y9 |+ \, ^tradition with family, friends and loved ones. |
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