 Choose treats wisely during the holidays
Perhaps the worst culprit of holiday weight gain is sugar. It starts on Halloween, or even before. Stores put candy out a month ahead hoping that you will buy it early. You think you are getting it out of the way only to find yourself restocking on October 31st because you've already eaten what you bought.
Then, on Halloween night, you start feeling festive and snack a bit here and there from the treat bowl, telling yourself it will all be over tomorrow. But there is always leftover candy as well as the treats the kids bring home.
Temptation grows as the treats start flowing in. You have your own treats to taste test, as well as those tasty things you get from neighbors and co-workers.
It's not a holiday here and there, it's an entire season filled with day after day of tasty temptation that will leave you feeling bloated and sugar-deprived come January. And then, after all that Christmas money is spent, you'll have to buy new clothes because your old ones don't fit.
Well, as the alcohol commercials say, please enjoy the holidays responsibly. You can indulge without overdoing it. Have one or two small treats a day. It's still more indulgence and festive fun than you get the rest of the year.
Enjoy treats after a nutritious lunch or dinner. This will limit the sugar high as well as the crash that tends to lead you, zombie-like, to eat cookie after cookie. After you've eaten today's treats, you'll have tomorrow's to look forward to.
Most importantly, choose wisely. Don't bother with calories that aren't going to taste good to you.
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