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Really and truly let yourself enjoy the time with friends and family - It is precious!
Waiting for the big bird can be a trying game of starvation. Getting Seven Essentials into your tummy will help you not go wild when mealtime arrives!
Most weight gain comes from eating late. Dinner should be your lightest meal - always!
Have your Thanksgiving meal at lunchtime, and then have Seven Essentials for dinner.
A Thanksgiving meal is still a Thanksgiving meal without mountains of leftovers! Make it easier to skip leftover binges by ensuring there aren’t leftovers to binge on.
Instead of pies and cakes, offer fruit cocktail, yogurt parfaits, fondue and fresh fruit. By the hunger, but habit! Why "waist" the calories?
Remember how hard you worked to lose weight. Think before you eat.... It’s easier to gain 10 pounds than it is to lose 10 pounds.
A mental dress rehearsal can help you make better choices because you have already practiced them. People who visualize what they will select at a holiday food table end up eating fewer calories.
Don’t kick yourself if you accidentally overdo it. It's not the end of the world! Just don't allow that eating behavior to flow over into the next day, and the next, and the next.
Think of other ways to celebrate the holiday than relying on food. Play Scrabble using healthy words. Trade recipes with friends and family and then make a special Healthy Holiday cookbook. Write down things you are grateful for and share your list with others.