Lori

This is a really tough time of year to be trying to lead a healthy lifestyle.

Having the energy, the time and the will power to eat right and to exercise is so difficult right now for so many of us.

For those of you maintaining your current weight right now TERRIFIC
and those of you that have managed to lose during this crazy hectic time SUPER DUPER  AWESOME.

I didn’t notice before just how long the holidays really are and how early they start.

I thought there was Thanksgiving (being a Canadian girl ours is in October), then Christmas Eve (when we usually celebrate Christmas with my hubby’s side) and then Christmas Day (a big breakfast and huge dinner with my side of the family)
.
Well I forgot about all the dinners and parties and goodies there were leading up to Christmas.
The constant treats and special occasions that are there challenging us everytime we turn around it seems.
At least this is how it feels to me.

So I think we really need to stop being so hard on ourselves when we can’t fit that one workout in or we have that buttertart.
Now I’m not saying go nutso and eat the whole dang plate of cookies and throw your exercise routine out the window for a month.  No not at all.
But still remember we are all human and we all deserve to enjoy Christmas too and to not beat ourselves up over a slip up here and there or a little indulgence now and then.

That being said I am happy and proud to say I did so very well yesterday.
We celebrated Christmas early with my hubby’s side of the family last night.
That consisted of a potluck dinner with tons and tons of food.
You know the snacky finger foods that are soooooooooo good especially at this time of year.
I really enjoyed dinner but I did a great job of not eating too much or too many of the wrong things.
I did way better than I expected to or maybe even better than I had planned.

I also went to water aerobics for an hour at noon even though there were so many things I could have been doing at home to get ready for the dinner which I was hosting by the way.
I feel so great about that choice I made.

Have a terrific Christmas buddies.
I hope everyone has family and or friends to spend  special time with.
Remember to be good to yourself not beat yourself up.

Lori