The winter months can bring cabin fever. Confined indoors by gray, cold weather, you're tempted to hole up in a corner and eat high-calorie comfort foods, which feel good and filling... for now. But watch out! They could have frightening results unless you're a grizzly bear and need to fatten up for the winter!
In the animal kingdom, fattening up for the cold winter months is necessary for survival. Animals overeat to store just enough excess fat to survive through the winter -- no more, no less! So when they wake up from hibernating in the spring, they are perfectly svelte and ready for spring frolicking!
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The human animal, on the other hand, does not need to fatten up for survival. Maybe we did millennia ago, when food was less accessible in winter. But now with temperature control, improved agricultural techniques and a Starbucks on every corner, that leftover but highly frivolous instinct just causes trouble. We humans fatten up just for the fun of it!
So if you get tempted by fattening, hearty food -- like your Dad's favorite chili con carne full of artery-clogging saturated fat -- take a deep breath and pull back. Imagine yourself fitting into your favorite spring clothes and looking forward to walking along the beach in skimpy summer clothes. Then, eat a healthy snack and go to the grocery store to buy the ingredients for the following recipe.
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