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What Makes Christmas Magical

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  ?# a# B/ `( m! ]# s0 h: @  [During the Christmas season, summer and its body-conscious state of mind
9 @9 a- w) e% }% P  \3 M/ {1 i1 |are distant memories. Hearty indulgence in the many foods shared at Christmas
5 T! [6 i6 E( mtherefore doesn't produce the same feelings of guilt. Nevertheless, its not a
/ L3 B$ \8 @. P; i& o2 Apleasant thought to start the New Year carrying any extra pounds. So why then
; _% K2 y# Z, t4 P: ]! ~eat yourself into a resolution to 'take off a few extra pounds' if you can
2 e. V; P  ?1 Bsmartly avoid it?- N, d& P& C, n: f+ V: Q
?Whether it's sharing cookies and candies at work, or having an evening out
9 L# h9 l3 s# c. @' D' H; l3 Fat a party or dinner, you can have Christmas food and enjoy it. While you seem
, V: t- e! C/ }5 k) Cto be eating heartily with a smile, the key is to have a secret strategy of
0 N! W! X) R9 j) g# Dmoderation. It involves sticking to a plan that can be called 'Eating on a
/ t$ ]* d' q! _; b/ ]( D& }# iBudget.'
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?'Eating on a Budget' is not about the cost of what is eaten, but about the
+ ^% s  Q& A( Xquantity of what is eaten. It is important that a 'budget' or eating in & H. o6 o! m8 d+ h0 [& z3 b
moderation plan is developed because it is almost impossible to avoid exposure ' m; T. x7 Z" f; T4 v1 ?2 ^  T
to a lot of cookies, candies and other sweets at Christmas. At work, you may
* q( j$ g+ g8 j3 }$ E4 B  B  nrisk appearing like the Grinch who stole Christmas if your response will always 6 h* J% Y! {* x' }
be something like, 'Uh..no..bah humbug' all the time that some Christmas goodies % y% G% z9 \! A( A9 S' t
are offered. It will seem as if you aren't in the spirit of the holidays
8 [- ?' m2 i' Xespecially since at that time of year everyone is usually in a festive and more + ?* ^# p, l7 [6 J
relaxed mood, and the pace at work is usually slower.
0 D( C; N5 t8 s" L?A practical way to partake in Christmas goodies, for example, is to   t3 H* v- V. }* L- L1 T
substitute some holiday cookies for say the bagel that you usually have with ; d9 g  k% z, L9 _3 t1 A
breakfast or for a mid-morning snack. And instead of just taking one cookie, % w0 f/ Z3 N5 @) k0 V
from the platter, which is noticeable and likely will encourage a colleague to
5 E+ O; Y( g) b  L7 ftell you to have more, take three instead. That's where the plan can come into $ o2 `' l# s: N5 [7 c
play. You can then enjoy the cookies over two or more hours,ed hardy hoodies, because nobody will . k+ ]6 x+ r8 z( T6 x8 g& g
be watching how you really eat. You can always have a few candies, one cookie or , ]* z% R0 a3 ]* v. |1 T) C
a cookie and a half by your desk and that way it will seem as if you are
' z: G5 M, l. x. D* Cheartily enjoying the holiday treats.?
+ S4 `: ~6 p; F0 n8 c/ z?Another strategy is to bring - bake or buy - low calorie Christmas cookies : l: M4 ]3 y- K# f% ?) b
and candies to work to counteract others that are being offered. Since eating
* a% t2 Y* \0 `healthy is highly encouraged, health-conscious cookies will not be looked down
! W" |- y- L" I3 t8 }upon so long as they taste great. A box of sugar-free Christmas chocolate
. R; n8 _, F/ b) L. U. i+ c* Mcandies for example will look just as delightful as regular chocolate candies. 8 t0 q5 j7 v9 N
It's interesting to note that in a poll sponsored by the National Confectioners
+ P' K) G! e& JAssociation in 2004,christian louboutin pumps, chocolate was the favorite food gift that Americans said . w4 Z  j( U& ~  i
they preferred to receive for the holidays. The lowly and much maligned fruit
# R# t% V! r4 P+ H' acake was last on the list. The second favorite holiday food gift was a fruit   u6 y+ z) x! R
basket and a plate of cookies was third on the list,abercrombie bags, according to the 7 N- @* `! E5 P- Q- E6 K
Association. / A$ |" x# \9 P" g0 i; G
For an occasion such as a Christmas party or a dinner, including Christmas * t6 j: |/ v0 B5 V; C# b# |5 `
Dinner, where larger quantities and selection of food is available, the 'Eating
, O9 t5 R& }3 v* q0 u, yon a Budget' plan means that serving portions and the choice of food selected
5 Z4 r$ C0 ~8 Vshould be carefully watched. & G; `6 ~0 C  R3 n; ^% {
At a party where more desserts and sweets are likely to be available, a few of . O  y/ ]8 Z, \* H) r3 x) b
the selections can be sampled. If the urge to try everything can't be resisted, : D1 s; R" X( b+ e5 A' A+ t
then do so, but then second helpings have to be severely limited. The same is ( p  y4 G% e: j& O, X1 D( Z
somewhat true for Christmas Dinners. One big difference is that the food served ! j) J6 B+ O& H! G' j: T
during Christmas Dinner will be heavier, so by selecting portions wisely,air max tn, one
1 ~- p8 E+ N7 P& P9 ncan always say truthfully that the stomach is full.
; H$ n* D, ~' L9 p& C8 X' cAnd indeed,juicy couture shoes, after a sumptuous Holiday Dinner, your body is likely to be full 5 m4 s! V: z3 I. S1 c* f
from food and your soul full of joy from sharing another memorable holiday
- I9 a8 }* [* ztradition with family, friends and loved ones.
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