My Journey With Health And Fitness – Managing The Holiday Season

I think this might be a record for me, December 5th and I not only have all of my Christmas shopping done but it is also all wrapped and under the tree. I will note that I handed my husband a couple packages today and told him, you made me pick out my own gifts and then order them for you, I am not wrapping them. All I really have left to do is stocking stuffers and that will happen next Wednesday.

So we are now officially into the holiday season which means it is time for all sorts of festive get togethers. My calendar is getting pretty full with a dinner out tomorrow, a lunch and a dinner Thursday then we are hosting a dinner party on Sunday. Next week is not much better as I already have 2 lunches booked. Arrggghhhh! How am I going to deal with this?

Fortunately I have a plan. I do want to enjoy the holiday season but not at the expense of how far I have come lately. And so, time to start planning what I will be eating. I’ll start by keeping my carbs as low as possible which is really not a big deal as that is my goal most days. The next part of the plan is to choose wisely. There is nothing wrong with opting for things like soup or salad with dressing on the side. The final part is keeping up with all of my workouts no matter what.

Before any of you think I will be depriving myself, not to worry I have that plan covered as well. I have already decided that there are just going to be a couple days where I let things lapse. The most important one will be Christmas Day which I have already gotten my head around the fact that I won’t be working out and I will likely be consuming more calories than I am used to. I think that is absolutely ok as long as I get myself back on track on Boxing Day. As much as this journey is important to me, so is letting myself have a little fun.

While the holiday season can be challenging, there are ways to make it work which is what I plan to do. Here’s hoping I come out the other side doing as well as I am today.