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    Holiday eating tips


    1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet
    table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots,
    > leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum balls.
    >
    > 2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. Like fine single-malt
    > scotch, it's rare. In fact, it's even rarer than single-malt scotch. You
    > can't find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares
    > that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to
    > turn into an eggnog-aholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it. Have
    > one for me. Have two. It's later than you think. It's Christmas!
    >
    > 3. If something comes with gravy, use it.That's the whole point of gravy.
    > Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your
    > mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano.
    >
    > 4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or
    > whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports car
    > with an automatic transmission.
    >
    > 5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control
    > your eating. The whole point of going to a Christmas party is to eat
    > other people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello?
    >
    > 6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year's.
    > You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the
    > time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table
    > while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.
    >
    > 7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like
    > frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position
    > yourself near them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before
    > becoming the center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of shoes.
    > If you leave them behind, you're never going to see them again.
    >
    > 8. Same for pies. Apple. Pumpkin. Mincemeat. Have a slice of each.
    > Or, if you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always
    > have three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Duh?
    >
    > 9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the
    > mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have
    > some standards.

    > 10. One final tip : If you don't feel terrible when
    > you leave the party or get up from the table, you haven't been paying
    > attention. Reread tips; start over, but hurry, January is just around the
    > corner. Remember this motto to live by: "Life should NOT be a journey to
    > the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and
    > well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one
    > hand, eggnog in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and
    > screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!" Happy Holiday Eating!

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    That was great Nellie. That's kinda my MO for the holidays! I love that quote at the end...I've seen it before on a weight loss website with some other stuff substituted for the chocolate and the eggnog. Cracks me up everytime I see it.

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    • #3
      Great tips, Nellie! Now I don't feel so bad about all the Starbucks eggnog lattes I've been drinking!

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      • #4
        Ohhhh....I LOVE eggnog lattes. I had 3 last week. Gads, at least 3.

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        • #5


          Loved this! I am never shy about eating. When I was training for a marathon, we went to a party where people actually commented on my intake. And then there was the time when I was pregnant and Sean's colleague (single guy) asked if I always ate that much or was it due to the pregnancy. Ummm....hello, are you daft?

          Kelly
          In my dreams I run with the Kenyans.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by kmbsjbcgb

            And then there was the time when I was pregnant and Sean's colleague (single guy) asked if I always ate that much or was it due to the pregnancy. Ummm....hello, are you daft?


            Hmm...I wonder why this guy isn't married! Speaking of Starbucks...I just tried their Peppermint Hot Chocolate....MmmMmmMmmmmm! It's a good thing I don't live near a Starbucks!

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