Are you ready to eat, drink, and party?
Here we go! Our friends just came back from abroad, our homes are stuffed with all the Christmas goodies in the world, and we’re psychologically prepared to all the extremes.
Prioritize:
Well, not everything served is worth trying. For example, you can easily skip the nuts and mini bouchées served before dinner. They will only pack on calories, and you are very likely to forget you ate them once you’re seated at the dinner table. In addition, you can easily skip the liqueur, hot chocolate, and digestif that are offered to you, and stick to sparkling water and your regular drink in moderation.
Only eat your favorite foods:
Tonight is Christmas dinner, and you are overwhelmed with all the good meals available on the table. Guilt won’t help, and frustration will only make you weaker. Therefore, the best strategy is to eat, but only what you really like. Meaning, if you’re not a turkey lover, don’t have it, stick to the beef filet or any other item. If you don’t like the buche then don’t eat it! On the other hand, if you’re a fan of salmon and foie gras, and whatever saucy dish is available, go for it instead of looking at it all night and ending up eating more nuts and dessert just because you’re frustrated!
Alcohol can be managed:
Starting the 20th of December, drinks and alcohol are all over the place. You will find some reason to indulge in it every single day. First advice I would give you is to skip drinking at home when you’re not going out. Next, drink smart! Even if the weather is bad and you’re cold, you’re still not in Moscow, so there’s no need to have one vodka drink after the other to “warm up”. Have some wine, it’s lighter in calories and alcohol, plus nothing warms you up as gently as red wine!
Cheat the smart way:
Now let’s say assume that the Christmas goodies are your favorite foods in the world. In that case, remember that you have at least 3 dinners to indulge. What I’m trying to say is, you are not going to face a period of famine in January, so you can eat what you like, but do it moderately. There’s no need to eat every meal as if it’s the last time you’ll have those foods. You can make cheating smart by asking your hosts about the foods served. That way, you will know ahead of time what items not to be missed during each lunch/dinner, and you will be able to cut down on other less interesting foods during that particular seating.
Merry Christmas to all of you!
Here we go! Our friends just came back from abroad, our homes are stuffed with all the Christmas goodies in the world, and we’re psychologically prepared to all the extremes.
Prioritize:
Well, not everything served is worth trying. For example, you can easily skip the nuts and mini bouchées served before dinner. They will only pack on calories, and you are very likely to forget you ate them once you’re seated at the dinner table. In addition, you can easily skip the liqueur, hot chocolate, and digestif that are offered to you, and stick to sparkling water and your regular drink in moderation.
Only eat your favorite foods:
Tonight is Christmas dinner, and you are overwhelmed with all the good meals available on the table. Guilt won’t help, and frustration will only make you weaker. Therefore, the best strategy is to eat, but only what you really like. Meaning, if you’re not a turkey lover, don’t have it, stick to the beef filet or any other item. If you don’t like the buche then don’t eat it! On the other hand, if you’re a fan of salmon and foie gras, and whatever saucy dish is available, go for it instead of looking at it all night and ending up eating more nuts and dessert just because you’re frustrated!
Alcohol can be managed:
Starting the 20th of December, drinks and alcohol are all over the place. You will find some reason to indulge in it every single day. First advice I would give you is to skip drinking at home when you’re not going out. Next, drink smart! Even if the weather is bad and you’re cold, you’re still not in Moscow, so there’s no need to have one vodka drink after the other to “warm up”. Have some wine, it’s lighter in calories and alcohol, plus nothing warms you up as gently as red wine!
Cheat the smart way:
Now let’s say assume that the Christmas goodies are your favorite foods in the world. In that case, remember that you have at least 3 dinners to indulge. What I’m trying to say is, you are not going to face a period of famine in January, so you can eat what you like, but do it moderately. There’s no need to eat every meal as if it’s the last time you’ll have those foods. You can make cheating smart by asking your hosts about the foods served. That way, you will know ahead of time what items not to be missed during each lunch/dinner, and you will be able to cut down on other less interesting foods during that particular seating.
Merry Christmas to all of you!
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