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*3 Tips to Surviving the Holidays - Without the Guilt*

Remember that as we approach the holidays, it is time to be spend with friends and family. these are the days in which relaxtion and good times occur, and a moment to treat those tastebuds for the holidays.
Believe it or not however, there are many of us that wish we can endulge in many of the foods at the dinner table, but we refrain because we may not want to sabatage our diets. Well below are a few things to consider to making it through the holiday feasts, splurging the right way, and simply enjoying the holidays.

1.)Pick Smart
As you approach that dinner table, be sure to pace yourself. As long as you've been waiting for this moment, take a step back and think for a second. You'd be surprised to see that everything at the table isnt as bad as you think. Pick your selections by portions rather than filling up too much on the same thing. Doing this will allow you to possibly squeeze in everything on the menu, leaving no room to miss out on the full experience of endulgence at the dinner table.

2.)Think Healthy


At some point many of us have learned the difference between good carbs vs bad carbs, good fats vs bad fats, and gained the ability to identify various sources proteins. There's nothing wrong with the dressing, the stuffing, or even that cranberry sauce, it's all in how you see it. So, eat it, but think positive.


3.)Enjoy the Day


Don't be afraid to eat up, you deseve it! By now you should know what works for and against you, so if it fits your diet overall, then endulge! Remember however, once the holidays or over, it's time to get back to work-so don't get lazy!

HellYeahItsKriss

There is no good or bad carbs or good or bad fats.

Can we just be honest with ourselves here? You know why the holidays are such a wide spread panic mode for new dieters? Cause they have put themselves into the position of viewing foods with labels.

Stop labeling your food, its about as silly as teenagers and their stereotypes.

kommodevaran

This implies that the holidays are out to kill you? What happened to the concept of celebrations and appreciation of enough, and good food?

Never feel guilty for eating. Eating is a necessary pleasure.

If you eat like a normal person, occasional splurges won't make a difference in the long run. It's the constant, daily, overeating, over years, that makes people fat.

Foods aren't bad! Of course there's a difference in nutritional profiles, but no foods are off limits, and no foods are so great that we can eat them in unlimited amounts. Actually, thinking about "healthy eating" is what makes us make bad decisions, because we get so caught up and myopic that we first end up with a narrow selection of foods, and then, because we feel like, or really have been, missing out on taste, mouthfeel and enjoyment, and generally felt restricted, lose all inhibition and overeat everything. A relaxed attitude towards food and eating, is more predictive of eating well, over time, which is what's actually important.

We don't "deserve" to eat or eat well, and don't call people lazy! We need to eat enough, and we should find pleasure in eating. Exercise doesn't do that much for weight management anyway. It's good for general health and wellbeing, so forcing oneself to exercise takes away a lot of that effect.

The word "hack" is also terribly overused.

CarvedTones

I don't have my big boy pants on. I am wearing jeans that now fit but without much room for expansion. It's the first time I have worn them. I got them on clearance about a year ago when I was slightly larger than I am now thinking I would lose some weight and they would fit. I gained instead and they ended up at the "in your dreams" end of the closet. I forgot about them until this morning; I was looking for something else, came across them and tried them on. Booyah! Anyway, these are perfect for today. It would be uncomfortable to overdo it.