Holiday food choices. Make you nervous? Yep, me too.
Here's what I tell myself to help me make the right decisions.
Eat right, because it is right. Exercise, because it's right to exercise. If you lose weight too, that's just an extra benefit. But Eat Right. . .because it is right. (The point: healthful eating is self rewarding. I must claim that reward long before I step on the scale.)
Waste is waste. Whether I put it leftovers in the trash or put them in my mouth when
my body doesn't need food, I am still wasting food. I should not treat my body like a garbage can: if I don't need the food, it IS being wasted.
The feeling of being stuffed does not make a good holiday memory. A game of football with the kids plays back much better.
Making good choices during the six-eight weeks of holiday eating helps me enjoy making memories. Plus there's the extra benefit:
I will decrease,
Aileen
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