Losing Weight During the Holidays

Amazing as it sounds, you can lose weight and enjoy the holidays!  Here are three simple rules to follow!

1.  At a buffet, start with the veggies and the fruit and fill your plate with these first.  Skip the sauces and the creamy dips, and just eat an entire plate of these great foods.  Make your plate very colorful, and enjoy!
2.  Eat before you go to a party.  If you are tempted at a party often, eat a healthy meal before you go.  Chances are you will be drinking and toasting, and the full feeling will keep you strong.  You can have a little taste, when you are full with nutritious and happy foods!

3.  Most important of all-do not beat yourself up.  If you are tempted, and indulge, and you over do it, stop being unkind to yourself.  You should just know that you are going to continue, and your indiscretion is only short-lived.  Stop circling how bad you were in your mind, and start your committment to your health once again.

Believe me, healthy food will never taste so good after you feel the digestive ills of eating poorly.  It is a great reminder of why you are moving into your new life.