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Holidays can be trouble

Starts around Halloween (leftover candy)

Runs through the New Year

• Weekly holiday parties
• Daily treats at work
• Family events
• Left overs
• 24 access to unhealthy food
• Alcohol

Hard to “stay on plan”. Seems like everyone is trying to convince you to have that donut or piece of cake. “You’ve been soooo good”

• People often are talking to you from a place of love and their offer of food isn’t meant to be an indictment of your new way of eating. They are simply trying to ‘be nice’
  • How do we broach the conversation with them?
  • Talking about what you are going through and asking for support is key.

#ideservetrap

What can you do?

• Talk about it. Don’t be shy. Say your goals out loud.
• Remind the people who are your support system why you need their help. They are there to listen and not to judge.
• Make a plan. A plan is not, “I’m not going to have anything” dealing in absolutes is setting yourself up for failure and guilt. Frame your goals with intention and honesty.
• Remember how far you’ve come. Motivation comes from experiencing success. Keeping your successes front and center in your mind associates those successes with a dopamine hit. What is dopamine?
• Write things down. Your plan, your goals, journal your food choices. If you have a lot of weight to lose it can be helpful to develop some discipline by journaling.
• Make a plan at the beginning of the day of everything you will eat. If deciding on eating a goodie, make a plan of exactly what that will be
• Don’t eat any sugar if need be (it’s going to be different for everyone)
• Fast.
• Get professional help. Getting into a program before Jan can be helpful with recognizing your triggers around food and avoid a massive backstep in your progress.
• Learn to cook alternatives that are healthy