Spread Holiday Cheer
It’s easy to get into the holiday spirit when you start with a plan. Put one or more ideas from the list below into play each day this holiday season and watch what happens.
To Focus on People, Not Food
Don’t stand around the food table at a party. Get out and mingle.
Start or focus on traditions that don’t involve food such as playing games, taking a walk together, making holiday wreaths, decorating gingerbread houses, setting up karaoke equipment and entertaining each other, or serving a holiday meal at a shelter.
For Controlled Indulgences
Allowing yourself to eat whatever, whenever you want makes no sense with the abundance of treats surrounding us this time of year. A better approach may be to plan some regular treats that fit into your eating plan, such as:
