Update 01/13/15.  I hope all the Holidays went well for all of you.  It was a great Holiday season for me.  Congrats to those, who maintained or even lost weight.  Unfortunately, I did fall off the wagon, the last two weeks of December.  It was so difficult to pass up on all the goodies.  I did not gain a lot of weight, but my body sure felt the difference.  If the same happened to you, just get back on track.  I have been loading up on veggies and avoiding as much bad stuff as possible.  I am completely off sodas (both w/sugar and sugar free and caffeine free).  Good luck on 2015.  Eat healthy to stay healthy.

Update for Thanksgiving.

I hope everyone had a wonderful day.  I certainly did.  I trust, you all enjoyed all the great food.  As for me, I did follow my own plan, and did not overdo it.  One dinner plate full of great food and most of it was really healthy.  No seconds, which even surprised me.  I did have one glitch.  A second (small) piece of apple pie.  I was on a guilt trip for at least 5 minutes.  If you did eat more than you thought, you should have, don’t fret about it.  It is over and done with, and now we can look forward to Christmas dinner.  You have almost 4 weeks to prepare.  Good luck to all of us.

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There is not any question about it.  For all of us, who are either trying to lose weight or maintain self-control over our blood sugar, November and December are the toughest months of the year.  Can’t you just picture, in your mind, what those tables will look like?  Sweet potato casserole with marshmallows, mashed potatoes and gravy, Green bean casserole with bacon, mac and cheese and list is endless.  Then. after all that, out come the pies and cakes and all the rest.  This will be a test of your fortitude and inner strength.  You can do it.  Remember, David killed Goliath, Rocky beat Apollo and the Roadrunner beat Wiley Coyote, and you can win too.  I might have stepped over the line, with Roadrunner, but I was going for the laugh.

Healthy Holiday Eating Plans

Well, stop worrying, make a healthy holiday eating plan & a course of action for these two holiday seasons.  There are so many things, you can do, to prepare.  The goal here is, that on January first 2015, you will be about the same weight or (with great planning) a bit less.  You have about three weeks for planning and about five weeks to execute.

Over the next three weeks, you can get mentally prepared.  You can try to lose an extra two or three pounds before Thanksgiving.  Here are a few tips that may make for an easier holiday season.

On Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve an Christmas day, drink plenty of water.  First for hydration and water will fill you up.

Let’s not kid ourselves, we want to try all that great food.  So instead of torturing ourselves, let’s try a little of everything.  One full size dinner plate should do it.  Fill that dish up with a little of everything including salad.  Little tastes of everything you love.  Oh, wait a minute !!  One level please, not five or six inches high.  We are building a perfect holiday dinner plate, not the Empire State Building.   Good job, you can be proud of yourself.

Now it is dessert time.  OMG, now what do we do?   Cakes and pies and ice cream and every concoction know to man, of things made of sugar.  Even I am having a hard time dealing with dessert.  A little common sense will come in handy.  Grab a small salad or dessert plate, for starters.  Take a few deep breathes and choose wisely.  Half the plate will do fine and one layer high.

I hope, we all succeed in maintaining our weight and blood sugar.

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