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Really and truly let yourself enjoy the time with friends
and family - It is precious!
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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!
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Most weight gain comes from eating late. Dinner should
be your lightest meal - always!
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Have your Thanksgiving meal at lunchtime, and then have
Seven Essentials for dinner.
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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.
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Instead of pies and cakes, offer fruit cocktail, yogurt
parfaits, fondue and fresh fruit. By the hunger, but habit! Why "waist" the
calories?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
