We are coming on another holiday weekend. You know what that means, right? It means we will be invited to family gatherings, picnics, and events surrounded by food. Dieting is hard enough on a regular day with all the temptations around. It will become even tougher as we are faced with Aunt Millie’s famous pies and Grandma’s cookies. Even if we could avoid all the sugar we still need to confront buttered corn and high fat macaroni salads. We cannot take the weekend off of our diet. That would put us back at square one and no one needs that stress. Think about all the hard work you have been putting into your diet routine. Do not spoil it now. Even if you have been lax there is still no excuse to buckle. Use this time to claim a victory and feel confident that if you could avoid the trap of overeating on a holiday you can do anything!
Tips:
Drink lots of water: Before you take one bite of BBQ chicken make sure you drink a full glass of water. Turn down the pop and alcohol and get some ice cold water. Throw in some lemon or citrus fruit to give it some flair. If you really want to go crazy get some flavored carbonated water with no sugar. You can drink it straight or mix it with juice. This way you will get half the juice and all of the fun and flavor.
Do something: Instead of sitting around the food table engage in an activity. Grab some family and go on a walk or break out some board games. The more you sit and talk around the food table the more bites you will take. We all know it doesn’t take many bites to add up to a mistake.
Bring a dish: Bring your own healthy dish to share with family. At least you know you will have something healthy to munch on and others will also be appreciative.