weight loss and the holidays

Good Monday Morning.....

Easter and Passover are coming up real soon and we are all planning our family gatherings. Traditionally, the dinner table will contain food bountiful enough to feed 2-3 times the amount of people around the table. Side dishes, desserts, etc. will abound.

If you are actually planning/cooking the meal, and/or if you are in a weight losing mode, keep in mind that the love of family gatherings can be separated from the absolute requirement to eat lots of food that will derail your weight loss goals. This is a very important step for long term weight loss, and that is learning to separate the event itself from the foods that accompany that event. Being with your family and loved ones, sharing stories, discussing life's events, etc. causes no weight gain. Having a dessert when you have no hunger at at will cause weight gain.

I am not suggesting that we all give up everything that we would consider really fun food choices during the holidays: I am recommending that you take a step back and think about it, perhaps allow yourself "tastes" of some of the very high-caloric sources, and do NOT allow yourself to eat if you are not hungry.

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