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$ o; w) b$ ^. r7 P" K1 b9 l! fDuring the Christmas season, summer and its body-conscious state of mind & N- H8 s; n/ ?
are distant memories. Hearty indulgence in the many foods shared at Christmas ' l i3 t/ G7 ?. B8 F" m* f
therefore doesn't produce the same feelings of guilt. Nevertheless, its not a 6 h; S2 W% C" F1 B0 x
pleasant thought to start the New Year carrying any extra pounds. So why then
4 D Z# Z5 y) @& C9 q. `eat yourself into a resolution to 'take off a few extra pounds' if you can / X& R( ~2 O3 O' h# T
smartly avoid it?
. B# d2 s, X' H1 Y5 Q/ M?Whether it's sharing cookies and candies at work, or having an evening out 5 i$ }; Q; O) x- z( R( h4 m# H @
at a party or dinner, you can have Christmas food and enjoy it. While you seem
, t# q+ Y6 h; G$ R. o( qto be eating heartily with a smile, the key is to have a secret strategy of
$ y" N7 ?& J. p3 c# ]* v5 lmoderation. It involves sticking to a plan that can be called 'Eating on a
0 K7 Y$ B# O6 }* g& IBudget.'8 _$ `4 r9 K1 B( G# }" l% V
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?'Eating on a Budget' is not about the cost of what is eaten, but about the
3 a' {, X# X% A9 S* U* Kquantity of what is eaten. It is important that a 'budget' or eating in
* y( a- G) ]7 i$ U# l. x6 |moderation plan is developed because it is almost impossible to avoid exposure
( H9 o4 h- H1 m: E; M+ \- m- j* fto a lot of cookies, candies and other sweets at Christmas. At work, you may / e- @, t+ u7 a/ Q$ @6 F
risk appearing like the Grinch who stole Christmas if your response will always ; J+ l# a% ~- g+ J$ |4 K
be something like, 'Uh..no..bah humbug' all the time that some Christmas goodies / ]' }# |$ X \. `0 I+ s
are offered. It will seem as if you aren't in the spirit of the holidays * w5 f; t4 h% f) K8 m$ B0 C2 [
especially since at that time of year everyone is usually in a festive and more - H3 H% g2 Z& s! }( I4 w$ ?
relaxed mood, and the pace at work is usually slower. ' p" @( @; v8 P3 d7 c
?A practical way to partake in Christmas goodies, for example, is to , Q. L9 Z( r: R W$ H+ v
substitute some holiday cookies for say the bagel that you usually have with 7 ?, h9 r. z! \ r; o- e' H+ }- j) b
breakfast or for a mid-morning snack. And instead of just taking one cookie, 0 j) n$ W- C2 |3 I* h
from the platter, which is noticeable and likely will encourage a colleague to : ]- Y4 B* ?& l4 l% L
tell you to have more, take three instead. That's where the plan can come into ' z" v$ y/ J3 B
play. You can then enjoy the cookies over two or more hours,ed hardy hoodies, because nobody will ! n; Z7 z/ r1 _8 d, `
be watching how you really eat. You can always have a few candies, one cookie or
3 k9 a, [$ T0 `0 Qa cookie and a half by your desk and that way it will seem as if you are
. ^2 z$ f/ Q$ b" k% ? b9 pheartily enjoying the holiday treats.? % f4 Z. p$ @# G$ a: w" V
?Another strategy is to bring - bake or buy - low calorie Christmas cookies 4 m5 P# c9 m/ O# c- d* u) V! T( M
and candies to work to counteract others that are being offered. Since eating 4 e1 S8 r5 |9 w% a/ M, Q/ `
healthy is highly encouraged, health-conscious cookies will not be looked down
- ?" V2 Q4 j0 C% n aupon so long as they taste great. A box of sugar-free Christmas chocolate
# r9 f u) A' k! Ncandies for example will look just as delightful as regular chocolate candies. : K: l7 M0 w, }* S+ M+ f: o
It's interesting to note that in a poll sponsored by the National Confectioners & @$ \/ a% W! g# h. Q7 \
Association in 2004,christian louboutin pumps, chocolate was the favorite food gift that Americans said ' w3 S2 b. E4 o: g8 _6 ?. m: Q2 Z* H$ E
they preferred to receive for the holidays. The lowly and much maligned fruit $ b _; c: h& ]2 v# ~ c
cake was last on the list. The second favorite holiday food gift was a fruit
& Q M# @ M. ~% abasket and a plate of cookies was third on the list,abercrombie bags, according to the $ ]7 B* d H$ L, I+ b
Association. 6 C1 s8 `$ r1 p$ y7 ^
For an occasion such as a Christmas party or a dinner, including Christmas 1 [- C9 `/ H5 C: ]( s
Dinner, where larger quantities and selection of food is available, the 'Eating
: q8 L2 u/ |1 f7 d% D) }5 M. o7 V( Mon a Budget' plan means that serving portions and the choice of food selected
6 m( W4 a; T% Jshould be carefully watched.
. R, s# ^+ r- V: vAt a party where more desserts and sweets are likely to be available, a few of
& v3 k2 [ [) A# Sthe selections can be sampled. If the urge to try everything can't be resisted, 9 Q; h+ o+ T- T6 W
then do so, but then second helpings have to be severely limited. The same is
/ T, b( @- x5 x# F. f+ D& Jsomewhat true for Christmas Dinners. One big difference is that the food served
! I' Q& J" |+ H( ^% E5 c% C/ c/ xduring Christmas Dinner will be heavier, so by selecting portions wisely,air max tn, one
+ W/ P7 \# b* l- j" J* y/ wcan always say truthfully that the stomach is full.
$ U( ]5 m* F4 E9 F4 S. K* k% JAnd indeed,juicy couture shoes, after a sumptuous Holiday Dinner, your body is likely to be full I( @- T1 k: ]. V
from food and your soul full of joy from sharing another memorable holiday ; a3 p: k7 r! S, k7 f
tradition with family, friends and loved ones. |
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