Avoiding The Holiday Bulge
J Gardener
As much as we love the holiday season, each year, most of us know that we're going to spend Christmastime being tempted by the best food of the year. And most of us know that we are going to give into the temptation, and overindulge, at least once. In fact, most of us are going to put on a few extra pounds during December.
If there's any time of year when we should enjoy good food, without worrying ourselves too much about the extra calories, it's this holiday season. But there are a few steps we can take to avoid too much extra weight gain, between now and New Year's.
For instance, most gatherings and parties at Christmastime are about family and friends, about love and fellowship. We should remind ourselves, as we arrive at these gatherings, that we're here to enjoy our families and friends, and not just to taste every single dessert on the table.
When seeing a spread of holiday food on a buffet table for the first time, we instantly want to taste everything. But that's just not practical. Look at the food, carefully, and decide what you really want to have, then help yourself. Just don't take large portions of everything offered-you can't possible enjoy it all, equally.
If you know you'll be attending a party with good food, don't starve yourself all day, so that you can eat more. Arriving hungry is a perfect way to guarantee that you'll eat too much. Remember, the food is the party's enhancement, not its purpose.
Many people tend to congregate around the food table, at parties. Next time you're at a party with a spread, observe the people who settle themselves far away from the table. Chances are, they're the ones with the figures everyone else envies. Train yourself to enjoy party food, then move away from the spread.
Your children are especially vulnerable to the temptation of over-indulging this holiday season. Most of the food we associate with Christmas is filled with sugar and fat, and is presented in a beautiful, appetizing manner. Chances are, your kids will eat too much of the wrong stuff this year. Try and make sure they get plenty of exercise to burn off some of those extra calories.
Try not to hate yourself for enjoying all of the wonderful and traditional food you'll eat, this Christmas season. Just understand the consequences, and accept the fact that, once January rolls around, you can resolve to burn those new pounds off with a few more miles on the treadmill. But it was worth it, wasn't it?
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