Requesting Your Holiday Eating Survival Tips

Thanksgiving is over and we’re now moving into December which follows with New Years Eve parties and then some January festivities. Most of it involves eating and drinking. Lots of eating and drinking actually.

In an effort to stay on your diet, or your bodybuilding program, you surely have a plan when approaching this time of year.

What is it?

If you don’t have a plan, you should.

That’s the point of this request.

I would like to know how you’re preparing yourself for the parties, the nights out, the treats around the house or your in-laws house. What are your favorite methods of dealing with the holidays?

I’ve just begun a Winter Weight Loss and Fitness Challenge on my weight loss forum and the members are posting their monthly and weekly goals. Part of this has been to recognize the possible challenges (family, meetings, parties, work stress, kids etc) and put a plan in place to cope with it and be prepared.

What challenges do you foresee and what survival tips do you have or can offer for others.

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4 Responses to “Requesting Your Holiday Eating Survival Tips”

1
Nikki
December 10th, 2007 08:37

Can’t think healthy when your 10 champagnes deep and a whole lot of liquor for New Years.
2
Annette
December 11th, 2007 14:15

Here’s a super simple one that I picked up years ago, can’t remember where though.

Here’s my holiday eating tip. When going to a Holiday party, wear pants that fit snuggly. It makes you more aware of how much you’re eating!
3
Joey
December 14th, 2007 12:56

My holiday survival recommendations may seem a bit severe. They stem from my realization that my personal wellness is priority number one, and my biology doesn’t know or care that it is a holiday.

1. Alcohol has no place in my healthy lifestyle. One drink almost never is only one drink, even if it is only in one glass. One drink is enough to reduce my discipline where food is concerned.

2. Eat every three hours, even if I am not hungry. Eat whole foods — vegetables, whole grains, legumes, and fruit.

3. Prepare in advance for saboteurs. When they say, “Oh, you have to treat yourself a little every once in a while,” be ready with “Do I LOOK like I have denied myself treats?” or “I have a serious medical condition, one that will kill me as surely as cancer or heart disease. It is difficult enough to make lifestyle changes. Please respect what I want.”

4. That crap is not allowed in the house. Don’t bring it in. You hear? If it gets in, somehow, immediately dump it in the garbage and spray it with Windex or Lysol.

5. Be vegan. Be strict. That rules out almost all baked goods.

6. Those are not toasted coconut milk chocolate macadamia nut bars, they are the crusty scum scraped up from the bottom of a dumpster that’s been sitting in an alley in Queens for sixteen years.

7. If it goes in my mouth, log it. It provides a wealth of information. For instance, if you look at the days I lost control of my calories, it is because I forgot point #1.
4
Rob
December 14th, 2007 14:18

“Do I look like I’ve denied myself treats?”

ROFLMAO

Love #3

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