As summer approaches,
women are told we need to get in shape so we look good in a bikini.
As winter arrives, we are told to go easy on the mince pies so that
we look good in our party dresses (though we are somehow also
persuaded to indulge in said mince pies just so we sign up for the
amazing new diets which will no doubt appear in the New Year). The
very worst thing we can do is listen to the adverts!
Christmas is a time for
family, for relaxation and, of course, for eating. We have more time
off, more family meals and plenty of chocolate treats. It’s not
surprising then that many women (and men!) put on a bit of weight
over the holiday season – but this should not be a reason to panic!
For one, there are clear reasons behind it. We eat a lot more
chocolate, mince pies and other fatty treats and we don’t often get
up from the sofa.
Personally, I couldn’t
care less if I gain a bit of weight over the next few weeks. I’ll
have fun doing it and in the New Year it will go away of its own
accord when I stop eating so much chocolate and so many mince pies
and start getting more active again. I’ve done the diet thing and
it made me miserable. I lost far too much weight and became massively
lethargic. I got colds far more easily and was constantly feeling
run-down and in need of a rest.
This holiday season, I
just want to enjoy myself with my family and friends, no matter what
the adverts tell me about that party dress I simply must squeeze
into. A party where I don’t relax or eat anything for fear of
someone noticing that I don’t have the world’s flattest stomach
doesn’t sound like much fun at all.
The holiday season
would be thoroughly miserable if we all panicked at the sight of a
mince pie or left half our roast on the plate for fear of calories.
Diet book and class sales would no doubt do very well in the New Year
but we’d have no fun in the interim. There are healthier
alternatives for you to investigate if you’re worried but once the
food is made just listen to your body (it will tell you when you’ve
had far too many chocolates!) and enjoy yourself!
Maybe get the whole
family out for a walk on Christmas Day too…
Very well said. If you can't put on a couple of pounds over Xmas, where's the fun?! Hopefully I'll walk it off taking the dog out :o)
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