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During the Christmas season, summer and its body-conscious state of mind
3 V" s: f9 F9 n Sare distant memories. Hearty indulgence in the many foods shared at Christmas ' G: M! b- V& ~
therefore doesn't produce the same feelings of guilt. Nevertheless, its not a
- P3 g- H. \6 H1 Qpleasant thought to start the New Year carrying any extra pounds. So why then 9 ?5 u1 s( O# `4 Z. x3 _5 E
eat yourself into a resolution to 'take off a few extra pounds' if you can 1 H3 B2 g6 n# R6 Q ?! L
smartly avoid it?1 o% g' h2 @8 t: ^
?Whether it's sharing cookies and candies at work, or having an evening out 2 X; r& a- Z) v- E: l f4 w
at a party or dinner, you can have Christmas food and enjoy it. While you seem 6 H# y2 w( S# h( H6 C" X
to be eating heartily with a smile, the key is to have a secret strategy of & I6 m- _; ^2 u% Q( ?% l" |6 v
moderation. It involves sticking to a plan that can be called 'Eating on a
; L9 j5 _: h; }3 k3 sBudget.'
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?'Eating on a Budget' is not about the cost of what is eaten, but about the
+ v9 C! `! v$ s. Y. `quantity of what is eaten. It is important that a 'budget' or eating in
, t/ j. l; D9 Emoderation plan is developed because it is almost impossible to avoid exposure
! J" t/ [9 U) b8 U' p& G% _to a lot of cookies, candies and other sweets at Christmas. At work, you may
' s: t5 d: ]4 k, O! Z* brisk appearing like the Grinch who stole Christmas if your response will always 1 ^* T z& d" m9 ~8 d8 J
be something like, 'Uh..no..bah humbug' all the time that some Christmas goodies 1 _) r/ ]( x3 l1 @0 q, ^/ N9 O; \
are offered. It will seem as if you aren't in the spirit of the holidays % r5 }1 O, K8 p
especially since at that time of year everyone is usually in a festive and more ) T& |" w9 X' |1 I; J# W! j
relaxed mood, and the pace at work is usually slower. # [ y# T5 R, i. |
?A practical way to partake in Christmas goodies, for example, is to
. S9 T# @6 }! [# A# P) Ksubstitute some holiday cookies for say the bagel that you usually have with
9 Y9 l( S6 |5 Q4 Wbreakfast or for a mid-morning snack. And instead of just taking one cookie,
9 X/ m5 ~4 R$ C$ [from the platter, which is noticeable and likely will encourage a colleague to 4 I% G4 ]8 M1 |9 Q% B! p
tell you to have more, take three instead. That's where the plan can come into
* v9 c; p. E3 ^5 l* `7 S) y, T4 Qplay. You can then enjoy the cookies over two or more hours,ed hardy hoodies, because nobody will 1 x; V1 r8 E% a1 _! Y" x
be watching how you really eat. You can always have a few candies, one cookie or % ~/ R! u8 C- `7 m, G5 k
a cookie and a half by your desk and that way it will seem as if you are % p3 C) I; p5 i/ n. V
heartily enjoying the holiday treats.?
9 x( h! [0 O0 ~. [4 J' o?Another strategy is to bring - bake or buy - low calorie Christmas cookies
5 v/ S; |, c/ s5 \7 s/ Aand candies to work to counteract others that are being offered. Since eating
! w+ P4 u8 `) Y2 h/ M8 ]healthy is highly encouraged, health-conscious cookies will not be looked down
$ o8 G% J2 w1 ]5 K! _: _6 _$ iupon so long as they taste great. A box of sugar-free Christmas chocolate 5 v: H( r& ^: Y0 Q
candies for example will look just as delightful as regular chocolate candies. , r, j: `2 C6 ^/ l8 M& v- s4 e3 m
It's interesting to note that in a poll sponsored by the National Confectioners
' L+ |4 A8 [. s |9 A) m$ FAssociation in 2004,christian louboutin pumps, chocolate was the favorite food gift that Americans said
# p& m0 W- k8 k* q E) V$ gthey preferred to receive for the holidays. The lowly and much maligned fruit , [+ }7 o+ m7 j# O: Q" t
cake was last on the list. The second favorite holiday food gift was a fruit
3 v! @ ?+ N0 e$ }9 ubasket and a plate of cookies was third on the list,abercrombie bags, according to the 7 d* }$ ]/ V* Q2 V6 Z+ v. f
Association.
! Q* p, V7 G8 {# R6 C s" [- [7 D' v% ]8 LFor an occasion such as a Christmas party or a dinner, including Christmas 3 @( b# G: C& y# B+ e
Dinner, where larger quantities and selection of food is available, the 'Eating
8 l+ R0 Z6 ?" b- \) Z; |, ]0 Aon a Budget' plan means that serving portions and the choice of food selected
/ ]% p- v0 u+ W% a$ U M% ~should be carefully watched.
4 O$ l) g6 G1 u/ L0 R- e8 CAt a party where more desserts and sweets are likely to be available, a few of
/ g2 \; Y, Q5 r$ ]) ?+ jthe selections can be sampled. If the urge to try everything can't be resisted, ' s4 ?8 V; h6 W: s$ }
then do so, but then second helpings have to be severely limited. The same is
- U& |% A9 \4 W4 T0 N, M) xsomewhat true for Christmas Dinners. One big difference is that the food served
* V a4 [$ I0 {- b4 Aduring Christmas Dinner will be heavier, so by selecting portions wisely,air max tn, one 9 |* {9 z& ], Q
can always say truthfully that the stomach is full.
' ]. k& X+ P8 [( P8 g# UAnd indeed,juicy couture shoes, after a sumptuous Holiday Dinner, your body is likely to be full
( D( F& p% `4 u# z/ q& lfrom food and your soul full of joy from sharing another memorable holiday G8 k1 L! w1 B5 ?7 P( n* L9 Y
tradition with family, friends and loved ones. |
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