Tips to survive the holiday season

The holiday season can bring a lot of anxiety for anyone dieting to lose weight and particularly those who struggle with binge eating.

The struggle is real. You become afraid of ruining your progress or falling off the bandwagon and being unable to stop the binge.

I wrote down some tips that may help you during the season. I'm thinking of Christmas but it applies to any special holiday:

• Don't think of the holidays in terms of weeks or even days. Think of them as single meals. For example: Christmas Eve dinner and Christmas Day lunch.
• Don't go to the special meals feeling very hungry. Have a little healthy snack at home or maybe some light soup before the meal.
• If there are leftovers from the holidays, either immediately give them away or freeze them (if they're meals). You could make a homeless person very happy.
• Don't keep temptations at home. Don't even buy your trigger foods.
• Always remember: this isn't the ONLY special occasion. There will be others.
• Remember the true spirit of the season. It's not overindulging in food. It's spending time with loved ones and making memories.
• Do a little exercise on the days you know you'll indulge. Even if it's just a short walk. Connect yourself to your body.
• One day of eating many calories will not ruin your entire progress. Just get back on the bandwagon the next day.
• Keep in mind your goals. Visualize yourself achieving them. The road in long but you'll get there.
• Eat only what you love. Don't eat out of boredom or just for the sake of eating. If something doesn't taste good, put it down. Make your calories worth it.
• Don't mind what other people do or say about your eating. You are a person with a purpose. Only you decide what to eat or not.
• Take photos of yourself and others. One day you'll look back and see how far you've come.

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