Confession time: When I dredge up memories of childhood holidays, food takes center stage. Turkey stuffed with butter-browned breadcrumbs, yams covered with brown sugar and marshmallows, pumpkin pies drowning in whipped cream, and holiday cookies dripping with frosting. It's no wonder that the turkey wasn't the only creature to be called Butterball!
If you're fed up (literally) with gaining weight every winter holiday season, take a vow to make this season different. Here are our time-tested tips:
Take time to prepare meals that are on your diet plan. Make this a no-excuses rule for yourself. And sit down to eat with no distractions. When you're tempted to "save time" by eating on the run or "grabbing something" at the food court in the mall, remember this: Good health is invaluable -- and good nutrition is a key component. This leads us to...
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Include exercise time in your holiday schedule. Think you can afford to skimp on those workouts? Make this your mantra (adapted for your own situation, of course!): "If I can take time to go to that holiday party at my sister's place, I definitely deserve to take time for ME."
Had a good meal, eaten everything on your plan, but still tempted to nibble on those sugared pecans from Uncle Harold? Quick, brush your teeth!
I have successfully avoided a potential "just one holiday cookie couldn't hurt" temptation by heading to the bathroom and using my electric Sonicare toothbrush. There's something about the process of carefully putting on the toothpaste, pressing the Sonicare button and letting it vibrate its cleaning magic on each tooth that gives the necessary pause to rethink my "almost" binge. And that clean, just-brushed feeling also helps.
Enjoy a hot, zero-calorie beverage by preparing and sipping a cup of herbal tea. I love Celestial Seasoning's holiday teas, such as Sugar Plum Spice, sweetened with a packet of Equal. You'll feel soothed and calmed by its spicy fragrance.
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