Pants Feeling Tight? Try a New Holiday Eating Strategy

I think you've come up with a great idea and very do~able! Thanks for sharing it!

Carol

LOVE the video and the holiday snacking smarts! Yup, I'm right there with you! No sense feeling bad and then worse b/c it's just wasted, psychic energy that could be applied to other, more enjoyable activities! I think my pocketbook prevention snack will be a handful of almonds (raw) and apricots. Fills me up when I REMEMBER the water! Thanks!

lynda

thanks for the cute video! i keep bumping into the idea about drinking water, i.e. two glasses before meals and perhaps even another glass after you've had your meal -- helps you make sure you're full before you go for seconds. i also remember reading something about how long it takes for your body to register fullness, so it's helpful to wait a little before having seconds, with or without the water. i did a blog entry a week or so ago, based on an article in SELF magazine about how men diet (as opposed to women). the gist of it was what men will make small changes (e.g. no chips before dinner) and feel good about what they accomplish, whereas some women will make huge plans (no sugar, white flour, fried foods, etc, etc) and then struggle with all that they have committed to while also feeling guilty about the whole thing and "being bad" around food. for thanksgiving i did a lot of enjoying the treats that come with the holiday but also did a fair amount of exercise, too, and that helped me feel better and feel less guilty. the other thing i'm working on is celebrating the wonderfulness of good, healthy food, even things that are considered treats (esp when i use whole wheat pastry flour and sugar alternatives such as agave nectar to make them healthier). i also have a big bias toward things that are homemade -- while they may still have sugar and butter in them, i know the love and care and quality of the ingredients that went into them.

susan fine

Great tips and I need to remember the part about eating things that are truly special vs. the processed, packaged, not home made stuff! I can't remember whose tip this was, but they wore 5 small bangle bracelets and could have five items from the buffet (assume small servings). Each time they ate one, they moved the bracelet from one wrist to the other. Not sure why, but I like this concept. Wish I could do one bracelet for each glass of wine, but I'm thinking five glasses would be a bit much!

Joni C

I'm all over #3 :)

steph chows

Thank you so much for this post. After Thanksgiving, a 5-day NYC biz trip, and a holiday party you can bet my clothes are a bit tight (something about free food...)

I'm just going to have to be better about making it to the gym...otherwise I'll be without clothes to wear by the end of the year. :(

Leah