Holiday Food Tips
Today I’d like to look at how to avoid gaining weight during the holiday season while you’re eating. Later I’ll take another look at emotional eating and how to avoid that specifically.
How To Avoid Gaining Weight During the Holidays
> As much as you can, stay with your regular exercise program. The holiday season is incredibly busy, so this might be the time of year you actually need to schedule your workouts. Once you write them down, keep them! This thirty minutes of physical activity is not only good for your waistline, it’s good for your holiday stress level as well!
> Only watch the holiday specials on the television. When A Christmas Story is on, laugh at the “you’ll shoot your eye out with that thing!” line. Watch Charlie Brown’s Christmas special, but don’t just sit in front of the television through the holidays. Take your children out to see the Christmas lights, take walks in through the snow, go skiing; get out, do something! Take your kids outside to throw the frisbee or spend the family time playing touch or flag football! Even gramma can enjoy those activities with you! If you really want to be wild, turn on some fun Christmas music and boogie in your living room. You can even do that one alone! (Actually, I’m sure my friends prefer that I boogie to Christmas music alone.)
> TRY not to overeat. I won’t tell you just not to do it, but you can try. Don’t graze at buffet tables - don’t make your home near them. Get one helping of the things you really want to try, and then walk away. Drink a lot of water and enjoy the company of others rather than the company of all those fattening and sugary treats. Watch your portion sizes and TRY! If there are piles of fruit or vegetables, snack on those instead (but avoid the dips - they often have high amounts of fats and sugars).
> If you choose to drink alcohol, stick to one drink; or drink low-cal drinks. Stay away from the high-sugar cocktails or carbohydrate-filled beers.
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