{"id":1102,"date":"2011-12-13T11:27:30","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T16:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/?p=1102"},"modified":"2011-12-13T11:27:30","modified_gmt":"2011-12-13T16:27:30","slug":"how-to-eat-holiday-goodies-without-the-consequences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondgorgeous\/2011\/12\/how-to-eat-holiday-goodies-without-the-consequences.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Eat Holiday Goodies — Without the Consequences"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you have to deny yourself the goodies that you make and enjoy just during this holiday season?<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>No.\u00a0 God made all good things for you to enjoy. So enjoy them.<\/p>\n

You can do that without a problem as long as you make eating the treats an event — not an activity.\u00a0 In other words, you can eat and enjoy a Christmas cookie or two.\u00a0 Just don\u2019t spend the day eating Christmas cookies.<\/p>\n

Usually we get involved talking or reading, watching television, or checking Facebook while we eat\u00a0 and keep stuffing our faces without really tasting or enjoying what we are eating.\u00a0 We pile up lots of calories and give our bodies the continual message to store up fat.\u00a0 They do it well — and we wind up carrying extra pounds of blubber into the new year.<\/p>\n

Instead, pick your treat carefully. Don\u2019t waste the calories on fruitcake if you don\u2019t like fruitcake. Save them for what you truly enjoy.<\/p>\n

Put your treat on a plate, sit down, and eat it with a fork.\u00a0 Slowly.\u00a0 Savor every little bite.\u00a0 When you are through — you are through.\u00a0 The eating event is over. Wash your plate and fork and move on.<\/p>\n

That way you can enjoy holiday goodies without guilt and without consequences.<\/p>\n

Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/p>\n

Susan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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