Ten Easy Tips on How to Survive the Holiday Food Frenzy

1. Focus on talking more to party guests and eating less.
2. Avoid hanging around the buffet table at social gatherings.
3. Stick to high protein foods, fruit and veggies when assailed by groaning boards. Go for the turkey, the sliced meats, the fresh fruit and raw veggies (without the dip.)
4. Avoid high fat hors d'oeuvres such as cheese, nuts, saucey tidbits and fried anything. Instead, nibble on the veggies or chew gum and talk a lot. 
5. Eat before you go to a holiday gathering. Have a small meal such as fruit and low fat cottage cheese, yogurt, a bowl of consommé with melba toast or a low-cal protein shake, a handful of grapes or an apple.
6. Make yourself the designated driver at least half of the time. This will help you avoid calorie-laden alcoholic beverages.
7. Instead of wine or mixed drinks, try soda water with lime and towards the end of the event, reward yourself for your good behavior with a glass of wine or your favorite drink. 
8. Plan holiday activities around things other than food such as an ice-skating party followed by hot spiced apple cider; a sightseeing trip (preferably walking) to view the colorful decorations and lights in your neighborhood or town; a walking window-shopping expedition at your favorite mall; a trip to the woods to chop down your own tree; a tree-trimming party where everyone brings their favorite low-cal treat; a gift gathering and wrapping for orphans, the homeless or old folks in nursing homes; a caroling party to go from house to house (or floor to floor) and sing.
9. Bring your favorite low-fat recipe to a holiday event or dinner. Then eat a lot of it. Taste tempting treats but limit yourself to one small bite. 
10. Continue your workout schedule but ease off a bit to allow for the extra time holiday commitments take. You don't want to stress yourself out or quit exercising completely!

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Question of the Week

Question: 
Whenever I go to my mother's house for holiday meals, she gets insulted if I don't eat her "special dishes." They are always fattening and she won't listen to me that I'm trying to maintain my weight. It's a family tradition to gorge ourselves at holiday meals and I fall right into the trap. Help!

Answer: 
Try a different tradition. Take your mother out for a change or go in with your other family members to have a healthy holiday meal at a park, a restaurant or someone else's home. Partner with family members to bring special low-fat treats to your mother's house if she insists on having the celebration there. Explain to her that you are each offering some alternatives to accompany her carefully and no doubt, lovingly prepared meal. Be assertive but appreciative of her efforts and help yourself avoid the trap! Good luck.

The HFT Staff

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