Someone told me today that most weight gain happens between the months of October through December. Halloween candy dancing around our heads and our waist, tempting us at ever corner. Those evil offices and retail stores that offer a jar or bowl of candy for their patrons and employees aren't doing us any favors. And those bowls of sweet temptations don't go away at the end of October, they just turn into full meals of carbs and no-no's. December is the worst with marrying sweet candies and cookies with full winter stuffed carb meals to make us "fat" for our natural need to stay warm in the winter. Feeling full yet?
These months are all about portion control! Now is the time to start to cut back. If you've been changing your diet along the way you may be less tempted to step outside of your newly developed lifestyle but if you haven't changed your way of life up till now, then now is the best time to focus on changing how and what you eat on a daily basis. Don't beat yourself up if you sneak a piece of candy or have stuffing with that turkey on Thanksgiving BUT restrict those times as an exception and not the norm. There will always be temptation and you need to reward yourself each day that you stay focused and on track. At some point, it will become a way of life! And really, isn't that your goal?
Don't fall into the eating trappings of the season and stay your course. You can reward yourself in January for a job well done while others are frantically assessing "What did I do to myself?"
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