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During the Christmas season, summer and its body-conscious state of mind & T$ t: H# N# ~5 b
are distant memories. Hearty indulgence in the many foods shared at Christmas
. L9 H; l f9 m* H i& ~0 f# I% |therefore doesn't produce the same feelings of guilt. Nevertheless, its not a 1 {; z2 F: m5 E, Z6 S
pleasant thought to start the New Year carrying any extra pounds. So why then
* \" e d0 l+ |) Q; e9 `: A- keat yourself into a resolution to 'take off a few extra pounds' if you can
# w6 y; r/ M! U; I: `smartly avoid it?
0 F9 P% P9 x) v# Q?Whether it's sharing cookies and candies at work, or having an evening out
! C* c& i) Y( [. l$ H0 Y( ?at a party or dinner, you can have Christmas food and enjoy it. While you seem % t, T1 Q# v+ Y+ _7 U. D/ B. H8 |
to be eating heartily with a smile, the key is to have a secret strategy of
# M3 e1 v! q/ d, K% K: H9 kmoderation. It involves sticking to a plan that can be called 'Eating on a i% ~ Q# }, j; n, q1 r3 G' P
Budget.'3 c& z* T# b- R, ]9 G: j
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- i8 R9 M+ _4 @9 {6 Y( c( Y! y0 L?'Eating on a Budget' is not about the cost of what is eaten, but about the & b9 d; z0 n; w0 N2 D3 p
quantity of what is eaten. It is important that a 'budget' or eating in
0 X# Y( r( z. C: B5 Imoderation plan is developed because it is almost impossible to avoid exposure
8 p, f: E+ O% ato a lot of cookies, candies and other sweets at Christmas. At work, you may + y7 B* Y* H- t* P, \2 n9 k
risk appearing like the Grinch who stole Christmas if your response will always 5 C! X1 u3 ^/ n; z/ i; j% f. j
be something like, 'Uh..no..bah humbug' all the time that some Christmas goodies
- o: X4 w3 ?: nare offered. It will seem as if you aren't in the spirit of the holidays
; w1 f# J% Y2 jespecially since at that time of year everyone is usually in a festive and more
3 I0 H8 P1 x/ ^relaxed mood, and the pace at work is usually slower. + G! l! q" j# f
?A practical way to partake in Christmas goodies, for example, is to , G- \; W! H- Z6 b( F7 _- L+ `
substitute some holiday cookies for say the bagel that you usually have with 1 f8 R7 i, g+ F w8 l4 [* @, d
breakfast or for a mid-morning snack. And instead of just taking one cookie, 5 R0 t3 i+ f: p' ]3 c; y7 T
from the platter, which is noticeable and likely will encourage a colleague to + Y6 R; ~9 x% w/ a$ p/ u
tell you to have more, take three instead. That's where the plan can come into + |9 h+ ^. F" r: |0 Y
play. You can then enjoy the cookies over two or more hours,ed hardy hoodies, because nobody will
$ A7 ]- z2 m3 z" Q: n1 l: Hbe watching how you really eat. You can always have a few candies, one cookie or ; i) q' X" F+ H, |
a cookie and a half by your desk and that way it will seem as if you are 9 n+ b: l1 l0 C
heartily enjoying the holiday treats.?
W& S$ \: @! R( }! `' [?Another strategy is to bring - bake or buy - low calorie Christmas cookies
2 L/ w$ v$ |8 w) y) i$ Fand candies to work to counteract others that are being offered. Since eating " c- p |- ^- V- [+ N
healthy is highly encouraged, health-conscious cookies will not be looked down
4 t+ M; {! A+ Mupon so long as they taste great. A box of sugar-free Christmas chocolate
# o% ?% K7 K, X- w5 rcandies for example will look just as delightful as regular chocolate candies. ' ]+ H! J! K; o$ d1 G4 }5 B! @
It's interesting to note that in a poll sponsored by the National Confectioners 9 B3 e% K; R* U/ V1 I
Association in 2004,christian louboutin pumps, chocolate was the favorite food gift that Americans said
0 F8 D" {/ k3 A2 `' S5 V9 I2 V2 Ethey preferred to receive for the holidays. The lowly and much maligned fruit
8 f$ |1 ]4 j8 H+ {! l% d- t; Wcake was last on the list. The second favorite holiday food gift was a fruit
l( H% `# B+ ]: Obasket and a plate of cookies was third on the list,abercrombie bags, according to the / D0 M; [" l- J' J: o
Association.
! b3 l+ W3 K' _* D2 [. OFor an occasion such as a Christmas party or a dinner, including Christmas
, {: ~0 r( o' q# J7 P: |Dinner, where larger quantities and selection of food is available, the 'Eating
0 [' L! o2 X( a& Z+ C' kon a Budget' plan means that serving portions and the choice of food selected : x" e- h& @0 T. x- X" H' H2 O
should be carefully watched. $ ?/ ]: x$ j. D" {" K
At a party where more desserts and sweets are likely to be available, a few of 8 ?( k% R2 \- ]0 Q: A" ?1 c
the selections can be sampled. If the urge to try everything can't be resisted, ; [+ P2 h& h9 @3 b) T9 K. ~
then do so, but then second helpings have to be severely limited. The same is % W/ Z5 D/ y/ n- Y% u
somewhat true for Christmas Dinners. One big difference is that the food served
, j3 N1 J) j: e5 w% t! s$ z Dduring Christmas Dinner will be heavier, so by selecting portions wisely,air max tn, one
8 \3 i8 r8 u. q+ x. mcan always say truthfully that the stomach is full. " _ b, v8 M; G9 J V/ Z0 U" t% ~
And indeed,juicy couture shoes, after a sumptuous Holiday Dinner, your body is likely to be full
% s/ ~9 _* ]- X9 c6 V: x4 @* I* yfrom food and your soul full of joy from sharing another memorable holiday
9 Q& C+ E: L$ J |3 ]6 `; J4 ktradition with family, friends and loved ones. |
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