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During the Christmas season, summer and its body-conscious state of mind 3 q9 K) X; Q& P' ~$ ]& T$ O1 r1 E
are distant memories. Hearty indulgence in the many foods shared at Christmas " y9 [/ y) \. x( l' J8 q
therefore doesn't produce the same feelings of guilt. Nevertheless, its not a
+ i# u1 z; e( t8 H0 Hpleasant thought to start the New Year carrying any extra pounds. So why then
$ M s9 C. a5 ?6 p& r8 n8 g# {eat yourself into a resolution to 'take off a few extra pounds' if you can
- U1 t/ t1 z1 r0 g" r2 D7 o# tsmartly avoid it?& k; Y D& n6 K6 b) F2 ^3 A
?Whether it's sharing cookies and candies at work, or having an evening out
/ k! M0 [& s+ h7 T6 iat a party or dinner, you can have Christmas food and enjoy it. While you seem $ x$ c9 E( F) \2 ~
to be eating heartily with a smile, the key is to have a secret strategy of
" t; g$ J* H& b$ S( v2 A/ j5 Emoderation. It involves sticking to a plan that can be called 'Eating on a - x8 l+ r& V4 T9 R
Budget.'; }0 l2 g2 P! @; T3 t2 u7 Z8 A3 D
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7 F- c" _: \% V+ w$ s* x" g2 D?'Eating on a Budget' is not about the cost of what is eaten, but about the 8 b7 R+ l: b' P6 I' u7 |
quantity of what is eaten. It is important that a 'budget' or eating in 8 q% j% b% g$ T& J; M0 k
moderation plan is developed because it is almost impossible to avoid exposure
4 f: ~# P4 x0 S# H6 T5 r! @* dto a lot of cookies, candies and other sweets at Christmas. At work, you may ( X) c$ | d# ]4 W' o! T5 x
risk appearing like the Grinch who stole Christmas if your response will always 9 ]" w# I. ?* b# f
be something like, 'Uh..no..bah humbug' all the time that some Christmas goodies 1 {3 `+ h: l7 u; g1 ?" q' k, ]" u
are offered. It will seem as if you aren't in the spirit of the holidays , {" S* _# s9 K! j; S4 f
especially since at that time of year everyone is usually in a festive and more
( m7 b" s- E& y) k- Y6 P' O" Trelaxed mood, and the pace at work is usually slower. ; \5 M! M! ?+ u5 x+ c
?A practical way to partake in Christmas goodies, for example, is to
4 c% ?6 J- @ m9 Q7 Q5 ?substitute some holiday cookies for say the bagel that you usually have with 2 f" m7 u" O1 s
breakfast or for a mid-morning snack. And instead of just taking one cookie, ; f* p- \) K4 [. e' N, g
from the platter, which is noticeable and likely will encourage a colleague to 5 i7 x! f# O, z& N% n9 F* j
tell you to have more, take three instead. That's where the plan can come into * v+ P7 A2 {# a. g2 H3 z1 M
play. You can then enjoy the cookies over two or more hours,ed hardy hoodies, because nobody will
4 g& q4 s2 Z7 E. _2 vbe watching how you really eat. You can always have a few candies, one cookie or
& F3 a) s( _, I9 \' B- Pa cookie and a half by your desk and that way it will seem as if you are
# g* C6 N+ `" q- R1 cheartily enjoying the holiday treats.?
5 q, H v8 Y* x?Another strategy is to bring - bake or buy - low calorie Christmas cookies 3 }5 V) D' Y2 Y5 D
and candies to work to counteract others that are being offered. Since eating
0 w: g/ f3 p0 O' `; |. Ohealthy is highly encouraged, health-conscious cookies will not be looked down 6 U ]) A$ \$ s( h Z9 l; j( R
upon so long as they taste great. A box of sugar-free Christmas chocolate
) [4 L" `" p6 ]' e0 p$ b1 hcandies for example will look just as delightful as regular chocolate candies.
* f9 j) Y, C [0 d1 e6 ?( U5 sIt's interesting to note that in a poll sponsored by the National Confectioners m. n$ @0 y8 E
Association in 2004,christian louboutin pumps, chocolate was the favorite food gift that Americans said
. u( G* `" r7 bthey preferred to receive for the holidays. The lowly and much maligned fruit ( U' R8 f. }$ o; G0 M
cake was last on the list. The second favorite holiday food gift was a fruit " ?- W' x: l1 j( r. [/ Y
basket and a plate of cookies was third on the list,abercrombie bags, according to the , i3 T C/ P& U
Association.
% H( B+ p8 I* Z- g0 xFor an occasion such as a Christmas party or a dinner, including Christmas
1 z" S0 F9 L& P( B& }+ \Dinner, where larger quantities and selection of food is available, the 'Eating : Q$ u: r/ _$ q# ?1 b
on a Budget' plan means that serving portions and the choice of food selected ; l1 q2 r0 Y, z8 y
should be carefully watched. 5 U% l# L+ |# `% F+ v
At a party where more desserts and sweets are likely to be available, a few of 3 _! F7 [7 V2 G6 d
the selections can be sampled. If the urge to try everything can't be resisted,
0 D) z$ \- _4 Q' @then do so, but then second helpings have to be severely limited. The same is ( h/ F# Y* w. P1 C$ o/ m) O
somewhat true for Christmas Dinners. One big difference is that the food served
- @1 u6 J" |7 s, A5 S( L4 Cduring Christmas Dinner will be heavier, so by selecting portions wisely,air max tn, one
1 X: d P X! v2 H, Wcan always say truthfully that the stomach is full. " q8 d, Y9 T3 B7 G# k6 |
And indeed,juicy couture shoes, after a sumptuous Holiday Dinner, your body is likely to be full
. _% D! b y; O* J) {* [4 Pfrom food and your soul full of joy from sharing another memorable holiday 9 \; Z6 T! W P! _% g+ N l
tradition with family, friends and loved ones. |
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