Once again we are in the midst of holiday merriment; the last frenetic days of the year when our focus is on festing and feasting. Reports vary as to how much weight Americans gain during the holidays -- I always wonder how they figure it out anyhow.
Does someone call a representative sample of us on January 1st and ask, "How much weight did you gain in December?" Would you tell the truth? I'd sure be inclined to fudge it a bit if they called me.
December undoubtedly is a month of weight gain for many of us. We allow the stressometer to register in the red zone (all in service of having fun, go figure!), we eat lots of sweets, we don't find time to get to the gym, and we justify almost anything by saying, "But, it's the ........." You fill in the blank.
What if you took a different tack this year? What if you decided that you were freely and joyously were going to eat the foods that you most love to celebrate the holidays? AND, you were absolutely not going to wash it down with a big slug of guilt.
I believe that guilt creates more waistline problems than we suspect. We eat, or even overeat, on an occasion, then get into guilt mode. Once the guilt gear is engaged, we start to run the rants on ourselves. That makes us feel awful -- about ourselves.
What is the first thing we do when we feel awful, particularly about ourselves? You're right! We turn to food for comfort and we're off and running back to the dessert buffet.
Today is December first. Please consider celebrating Holidays 2007 without guilt. Declare your life a guilt free zone and enjoy every minute of the celebration!
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