With the holidays upon us, we often celebrate by traveling to see those we love, vacationing…and over-indulging in high fat/high calorie foods. While we look forward to many of the warm feelings and upcoming experiences a holiday can bring, one of the things we may not look forward to is giving ourselves the “gift” of a few extra pounds we’re wearing by the end of the year. If weight gain, frustration and larger clothes aren’t on your wish list, is there a way to enjoy the holiday season guilt-free? Yes, and it starts with a plan.
The first part of your “Holiday Weight Gain Prevention Plan” is to ask yourself what do holidays, time away and vacations mean to you? If you’re a chronic dieter, time away often signifies time off from healthy eating. With any type of restrictive eating, drastic changes have been made to your eating behaviors. These changes are temporary at best so we find ourselves either “on or off,” “all or nothing,” or “good or bad,” leaving a holiday as a prime opportunity to go overboard with our choices, our portions and our behaviors. Continue reading “Part 1 of: Your Holiday Weight Gain Prevention Plan”
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