Avoiding The Holiday Bulge

Avoiding The Holiday Bulge

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As much as we love the onset of the holiday season every year, most of us know that one of the pitfalls of Christmas is the extra weight we put on, from eating all that wonderful food. There are so many parties and gatherings, with so many gorgeous and sugar-filled treats, most of us tend to sigh and accept the fact that we'll gain a few extra pounds.

If there's any time of year when we should enjoy good food, without worrying ourselves too much about the extra calories, it's this holiday season. But there are a few steps we can take to avoid too much extra weight gain, between now and New Year's.

For instance, most gatherings and parties at Christmastime are about family and friends, about love and fellowship. We should remind ourselves, as we arrive at these gatherings, that we're here to enjoy our families and friends, and not just to taste every single dessert on the table.

When seeing a spread of holiday food on a buffet table for the first time, we instantly want to taste everything. But that's just not practical. Look at the food, carefully, and decide what you really want to have, then help yourself. Just don't take large portions of everything offered-you can't possible enjoy it all, equally.

Don't arrive at a Christmas party hungry. You know that there will be wonderful food, and the hungrier you are, the faster you'll eat and the more you'll eat. Think about the real reasons for having a holiday get-together, family and friends, and remember that the food is temporary, but your relationships can last forever.

Many people tend to congregate around the food table, at parties. Next time you're at a party with a spread, observe the people who settle themselves far away from the table. Chances are, they're the ones with the figures everyone else envies. Train yourself to enjoy party food, then move away from the spread.

Your children are especially vulnerable to the temptation of over-indulging this holiday season. Most of the food we associate with Christmas is filled with sugar and fat, and is presented in a beautiful, appetizing manner. Chances are, your kids will eat too much of the wrong stuff this year. Try and make sure they get plenty of exercise to burn off some of those extra calories.

When faced with all of the glorious food you'll see, this Christmas season, don't punish yourself-enjoy it. But remember that the food will vanish. The extra pounds may not, unless you understand, ahead of time, that January will be a time for a few extra visits to the gym.

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