Live It, Don't Diet

Holiday Success

In order to survive the holiday and the all of the temptations that surround, you need to first recognize the challenges that will come. After that, develop some strategies for over coming those challenges.

In the past have you ever felt the only meal you could 'do' on a holiday was celery, carrots and water with lemon? This kind of restrictive thinking most likely caused you not to be successful with that holiday, or even future ones. Perhaps, even causing you to make those decisions that you knew where not helpful to your weight loss effort. Eating wisely on every special occasion may give you the upper hand you need to get through the meal.

Ask yourself, what is going to be challenging for me this holiday? Foods available only once a year? Pressure to eat? Portion control? Knowing how to count traditional foods? Preparing lighter alternatives? What ever the challenge, the key to getting through is to have a strategy or plan to meet these challenges head on. After all without a plan how can you possible succeed in the long term?

After you've focused on one (remember you don't have to conquer every scenario at once) formulate the plan or strategy to cope. It could be to look up the points of foods before hand, focus on core foods (even on flex), save on weekly points, plan ahead for favorite dishes, use Weight Watchers cookbooks for great recipes. Try to focus on the occasion and people.

Imagine that the holiday meal is already over and you've handled it without abandoning their weight-loss efforts. Remember to eat wisely and face the challenges with a plan that makes sense for you and is something you can and WILL do. You can handle holidays and lose weight all at the same time.

posted by Snowman @ 6:26 PM