Do you consider it almost futile to stay conscious and contentious about weight and nutrition during the holidays? Of course you do. Numerous Americans are overweight. All American's are in this together.
You can take heart from a distinct government study which shows most Americans gain about a pound over the holiday. You're not alone. The study shows that during the holiday period, for the people in the study, two stellar things influenced the holiday weight gain: level of hunger and level of action. Those who reported being hungrier had the greatest weight gain.
If you can stay focused on dealing with just those two things, you'll probably win.
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of weight gain," according to Dr. Samuel Klein. He is Director of the Center for Human Nutrition as Washington University in St. Louis, MO. "Preventing the raise in weight is a lot easier and better than actually gaining weight and then trying to get it off again."
The answer is smooth. Eat less and exercise more. The gratifying news is that most of the people overestimate how much they had gained. Fewer than 10% gain 5 pounds or over.
The bad news is that although the one pound gained seems like a cramped amount, that weight WAS NOT LOST during the rest of the year and those single pounds accumulate over the years and add up to obesity.
Listed below are some helpful hints and tips put together by skinny people to help you avoid the tiny petite weight watching issues you face during this joyous season [along with the thoughts going through weight watcher Jennifer's head as she listened to the skinny people happily chirping out their advice. NOTE: Jennifer isn't her real name.]
1)."You SHOULD stay efficacious, darling. The tops thing for you to do is to stick to your typical schedule and custom." [Procedure? Jennifer's family doesn't have no stinking routine in November and December. Jennifer doesn't have no stinking time for her general yoga classes, workouts at the gym, long dog walks, you ninny, because in addition to shopping, home decorating and cooking, Jennifer has to take every one of the kids to extraneous practices and exertion for pageants, concerts and freaking fund raisers! Jennifer's too active to stay alive, darling.]
2). "Don't let yourself get hungry. Don't arrive at the party starving. Be sure you eat your ordinary, disease-free meals, especially breakfast. A protein rich breakfast "resets" the body and starts it off not hungry. Don't starve yourself, thinking you can "save up" calories. Fill up before the big holiday feasts with invigorating vegetable snacks." [Standard? There ain't no stinking "usual" in November and December, and Jennifer's not sure she ever has usual, sustaining meals. She's got a life to run. Jennifer doesn't' know where YOU'RE having Thanksgiving, but Jennifer's family's appetizer table has God's own Cheese Puffs and Ruffles with sour cream/onion dip, Brie on sourdough and 80 plates of cookies and bowls of peanut M&Ms on every applicable surface! There is nary a vegetable snack in sight.]
3) "How can you keep the pounds off at calorie rich parties? Stay away from the food! Literally ... stay on the other side of the room from the buffet table or appetizers tray. [Jennifer liked this one. She'll just go plant herself in the bathroom and lock the door. Maybe she can acquire a place under the pile of coats in the back bedroom. A nap sounds delightful.]
4). "Wear clothes which are slightly tight and your favorites. You'll think twice about the third helping if you can't let your belt out a notch. Always remember there's about 8 pounds between dress sizes." [What skinny sadist came up with this bright idea? Jennifer bets she's a size 2, and hides an eating disorder!]
5). "Portion size is the real mystical. Keep salad portions excessive and all other portions extra miniscule. When it comes to sweets, think attribute, not availability. Just because the candy corn is there doesn't mean you have to eat it. Don't be afraid to cut off "just a bite" of a expensive calorie handle. Put the rest back on the serving tray. If you're the hostess, pre-cut excessive calorie items into tiny portions to help your friends. Just a bite may be plenty to satisfy you. [Just a bite! Just a bite? Jennifer's stressed to the max and darn it, Jennifer DESERVES a candy treat ... and a WHOLE one. Heck, Jennifer's double stressed, so she deserves ...]
6). "You don't need to be stressed. Take Time for You. Get a massage or a delightful facial. Sit down and slip your shoes off." [Don't you know Jennifer's facing a month and a half on shopping overdrive and the only place to sit down is at the mall's breakneck-food court? McDonald's doesn't have a massage spa. If Jennifer slips her shoes off, she'll NEVER get them back on again, you fool.]
7). "Keep up your food diary ... every day of the holiday ... it will assistance you pinpoint your certain weaknesses. Just one 150 calorie chocolate chip cookie each day will add up to an spare pound in only 3 weeks." [Jennifer can't even obtain her food diary in chaos house. And, she really needed the enlightenment on the cookies. Thank you very much. Jennifer just ate three, and she doesn't need any food diary to pinpoint this tiny weakness.]
8). "Only eat things you really require and care about. So what if your neighbor brought okra au gratin everyone's raving about? Use that space on your plate for a homemade roll, hot from the oven. Put real butter on it. Life is choices. Treat yourself to what you covet and LEAVE THE REST IN THE SERVING DISH."[Stupendous advice. How obliged do you think Jennifer'd be after a feast of Brussels sprouts and tofu salad while she's passing the yams, potatoes and gravy to Aunt Lucille? Jennifer bets Lucille's glad she got granddad's wiry build instead of those astounding wide childbearing hips from grandma's "peasant" stock!]
9). Drink water instead of alcohol which has empty calories and lowers will power. Avoid sugary sodas which throw your metabolism into pendulum swings. [You didn't mention eggnog. Eggnog is OK, then, right?]
10). "Don't eat while you cook. Those petite "tastes" can turn into 1000 calories before you've blinked." [Jennifer just spent 304 hours in the kitchen, cooking. She HAS to taste everything before she serves it, or they'll hate it and won't delight in her any numerous. And besides, cookie dough doesn't have any calories, does it?]
Well, that's all 10 pieces of holiday advice. Here's just one parting thought from Jennifer.
[Santa's fat and everybody loves him! The baby Jesus is fat, too. The turkey is so fat it can hardly stand up! Nobody buys a skinny Christmas tree, do they? Get a grip. Get a life. Have a Jubilant holiday.}
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Sunday, November 25, 2007
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