It's about enjoyment, not guilt!

Ahhh, the holiday season is upon us.  What’s the thing I look forward to the most during the holidays… FOOD!  All the yummy delicious food!  Turkey, ham, sweet taters, green bean casserole pies & cookies galore!  Ugh… it wreaks havoc on everyone’s healthy eating plan – especially mine!  I’d be willing to bet that most people, whether dieting or not, go hog wild from Thanksgiving through New Years with the over eating.
80% of the time I’m really trying to to the right thing, eat the right things and 20% of the time I have a little wiggle room to falter and “enjoy” my food – it allows me to keep my “stick with it” mentality.  I’m gonna call this my 20% rule… so I don’t go nuts during the holidays, so I can relax & enjoy without worry.  Of course that means the other 80% I’ll have to really focus on eating healthy and perhaps find some new low fat recipes or meal ideas which is ok with me cause I LOVE LOVE LOVE new recipes!  I’m addicted to the FoodNetwork© Channel!!!
Oooo, here’s a novel idea…. Recreate my favorite fatty recipes so that they aren’t so fatty.  Hmmm…  I just need to recreate my favorite fatty recipes into new low fat ones!  Hey isn’t there a magazine out there called Cooking Light??  I just may have to invest in that one!  It’s a balancing act… I just need to balance out the good and the bad and I should be able to sail right on through the holidays.
I refuse to beat myself up over Christmas dinner, will NOT feel guilty about enjoying good food with good people and good conversation!  Just going to kick back and enjoy & you should too!

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