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!

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.

ROFLMAO

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