In an effort to maintain my snail's pace of weight loss, I'm making a list of the holiday foods that I'm most looking forward to eating, and focusing on enjoying the heck out of the somewhat reasonable portions of these that I want to allow myself. An ever present atmosphere of treats and fancies are about to descend upon us, and I want to be ready.
If I'm going to be honest, over indulgence has never helped me enjoy the season more. Oh, it certainly seems like it will as I'm rolling out those sugar cookies, or adding more cream to those mashed potatoes, or grabbing for softball sized handfuls of caramel corn...but the guilt always follows, and guilt is such a messy, depressing emotion. And at the end of any holiday binge I'm not any closer to having a perfect Christmas or feeling more of the Christmas spirit, or whatever it is I'm seeking at the bottom of the bread basket, than I was before.
So I'm promising myself these treats so that I don't get knocked off track by things I really don't care about, but are just there. Here is my list -
1. Two pieces of nuts and chews candy from See's
2. A slice of rich pumpkin pie
3. Creamy mashed potatoes
4. Some kind of spicy gingerbread or ginger snap or ginger cookie
5. A delicious, liberally frosted sugar cookie
6. Two fabulous tasting rolls
That list is actually kind of long, or at least longer that I thought it would be. Blurg.
Was this post too much about food? Do I sound like an addict? Am I an addict? Sigh...Probably. But I'm an addict with a plan, baby! An addict with a plan!
1 comment:
I think your list is very reasonable, and smaller than I would think. Your thoughts on overindulgence show wisdom and maturity. That's a good way to look at things. It doesn't have to be about depriving yourself of what you want, but rather partaking reasonably and not making yourself sick emotionally and physically. That's good advice for me too.
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