We talked about the holidays in our meeting yesterday. Some of her tips were:
Pick the worst offenders and choose what is most important - bread vs dessert, for example.
Eat what you know will be good, and don't worry about offending anybody for not trying their dish.
Don't bring home leftovers. Send with everybody else, or make plates for a local homeless shelter.
Don 't eat crust.
Exercise Thanksgiving morning - for psychological and physical purposes.
Have ice water with dinner.
Skip dessert and have mulled cider instead.
Don't skip meals through the day leading up to dinner - you'll just eat more.
Give it your best shot at tracking. Don't just eat with abandon.
Remember, it's a holiday not a holimonth.
Those are my notes from class!