How to lose weight during the winter holidays!

Hi!

I want to write something motivational/inspirational for you in the form of a note-to-self.

Many people worry that they'll gain weight during the holidays. While I understand this worry, I think it's not something we can't do anything about, even better, it's possible to lose weight during this period. This is how I'll do it. I will:

1) keep exercising. A lot of cardio.
I'll do my usual 4 runs per week, and because I can't go swimming at my parents place I'll do longer distances.
2) log calories
I don't normally do this but I will do this during the holidays, for the purpose of controlling my eating as well as doing an experiment for later (I may continue to log after).
3) I'll eat slowly during the family dinners and enjoy what I eat (so I'll be less likely to overeat).
4) I will take some extra walks during the holidays (not talking about running)
5) I will focus on drinking a lot of water and not skipping any meals during the whole holidays (to avoid getting very hungry)

That's it. My goal is to break my record, which is to weigh less than 89 kg somewhere during the holidays.

I hope that it'll work and that you can continue with your goals as well. If you have good advice feel free to share!