Health and Exercise

The holiday season is a time for shopping, gift giving and eating. Lots of eating. If you are on a diet, this can be the toughest time of year to stick to it. No matter how much willpower you have, you will always find yourself by a plate of tempting cookies or a Christmas cake.

There are many things to pull you off your path of dieting discipline. Parties, get togethers, plates of cookies mysteriously appearing at work. That cake that you feel obligated to have a piece of. However, there are a couple things you can do that can help. Read on.

Obviously, just plowing through all the temptations with superhuman willpower is the best long term solution. You won’t feel guilty later, and you won’t have to add time to your exercise program. Of course, this is the least amount of fun, so most people don’t choose this option. In fact, if you do choose this option, many people will get angry at you, because it will make them feel even more guilty.

Next is pre planning and avoidance strategies. This means to fill your stomach up with water and low calorie fillers. That way those cookies, that cake, those jugs of eggnog won’t seem so tempting. Of course, this requires planning, and a strong defense mentality. While less difficult than pure willpower, this isn’t much fun either.

The most popular strategy is to just suspend all hope completely of not gaining any weight, and eat to your hearts content. That way you can fully enjoy yourself, and any holiday cheer you may find. The obvious downside to this is that sooner or later, you’re going to have to pay the piper.

The best strategy could be a combination of these three. Allow yourself a couple of times this season to really let loose, but only if you promise to make up for it rather quickly. Eat seventeen cookies, but do an extra seventeen sit ups tomorrow morning. Whatever you do, there’s always time to fix it later. Have fun.

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