Achieving Small Goals/Holiday Eating

Congrats on your loss, that's fantastic! Keep doing what you are doing and give yourself a special day (or meal) vacation here or there. Make those days a treat, not a lifestyle and the weight will come off gradually. There is no secret trick to weight loss, there is only a new lifestyle to adopt. Long term weight loss takes patience and gradually changing your habits. If you indulge a little for one day, it won't wreck your goal at all. Just log your food accurately and stay a little under your calorie maintenance for more days than not through out the year.

Your weight loss over the past month is amazing. Remember, balance is key. Log every meal, drink and snack, and stick to your calorie plan. It may mean no mashed potatoes but an extra serving of veggies. And instead of cookies, have a peppermint pattie and/or Andes. Don’t cut it all out, substitute with something a bit better (lower fat/lower cal). You gotta enjoy it and that’s why cheat meals are built in to most diet plans. Good luck!