Making it through the holidays and not gaining any weight can be quite the struggle.. but it is not impossible. Once Thanksgiving hits, it's baked goodies and parties galore. The toughest one is when someone brings in baked goodies and hands you the plate and says you need to try these and then stares at you to eat the cookie. I internally panicked trying to figure out how to get out this situation.. and ended up eating the cookie.
Christmas is my favorite holiday but this year being super conscious and focused on everything I eat, have quite a few times said to myself I can't wait for the holidays to be over.... but the thing is this is a never ending cycle. There will always be something... work meetings, birthdays, parties, going out...summer! The only advice I have for you is enjoy it. I went to a Christmas Party and purposefully ate dinner before going. When I got to the party everyone tried to justify eating and drinking. " It's OK, its Christmas you eat." or "You are on Vacation you are supposed to indulge." DO NOT justify going crazy and eating. However I did grab a tiny dessert plate and I took small servings of the things that I really wanted to try (when I say small like a couple bites). Also decide do you want to eat or drink your calories. The idea is to enjoy the party and enjoy the food but don't go crazy! It would be torture to go somewhere and watch everyone eat all this delicious food why you try to convince yourself not to do it.
Christmas Dinner... I think is usually a lot like Thanksgiving. Whatever the meat is.. make sure to get enough Protein(generally this helps you stay full longer and your body needs it). then do small servings like 1/4 c of 3 or 4 sides and only have 1 plate serving of food. Drink a lot of water through out the day and just before you eat. Then of course dessert.. take only a piece or 2 very small pieces. I did this for Thanksgiving and it worked. I wasn't overly full and I didn't feel bad about what I ate because I put thought into what I really wanted and stuck to it. I didn't gain any weight from this.
I am finding that having a plan set and sticking to it is what has really worked for me. I have to plan ahead.. If I try to just wing it I fail miserably. Having self control is a hard thing to teach yourself but it is possible. I have found that in this journey if I am focused on what I am doing and put some time into it. I will get the results I want. There are days where it is hard to say no to the junk or yes to going to the gym and some days you really mess up.. but you just start from where you left off... Just pick yourself up and keep going. None of us are perfect... I believe that reaching that success of a goal you have to fail and then learn from it and keep going. You have only truly failed when you have given up. You can do this!
Merry Christmas.
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