October 2, 2024 • 16 mins
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Do you find yourself struggling to stay on track with your health goals during the holiday season? Join me on today's Simplicity of Wellness podcast, where I promise you'll learn how to transform the 62 days between Halloween and New Year's into a series of mindful, enjoyable events rather than a marathon of indulgence. Discover how to set personal boundaries and make smart choices with festive foods, all without sacrificing your long-term well-being. I'll share practical strategies and examples that will help you navigate the holiday season with balance and self-care, turning occasional indulgences into guilt-free moments of joy.
Reflecting on personal holiday struggles and feelings of being out of control can be daunting, but you're not alone. I encourage you to share your specific challenges, and I'll address them in future episodes. Hear about the success stories from my Hangry to Healthy weight loss coaching program, where clients have thrived through the holidays without compromising their health goals. This episode offers you a unique chance to start 2025 in better shape and comfort, with a free consult to discuss your individual goals. Don't let the holiday season derail your progress—tune in to take control and thrive.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to the Simplicity of Wellness podcast.
I'm your host, board-certifiedholistic nutritionist and
professional life coach, amyWhite.
The purpose of this podcast isto share information that you
can use to become leaner,stronger and healthier by losing
weight, shedding inches,maintaining muscle and managing
(00:21):
your mind, all while living yournormal busy life life in this
modern, sugar-filled world.
It's October, which means it'salmost the holiday season.
Did you know that there are 62days between Halloween and
January 1st?
These 62 days are what I thinkof as the official winter
(00:44):
holiday food season.
It all kicks off with Halloweencandy and then ends with the
last of the festive food on NewYear's Eve.
I know people and I'm sure youdo too who look at these 62 days
and just give up.
All weight loss and healthgoals, get put on hold with a
vow to start again in January.
Admittedly, there are otherpeople who choose to stick with
(01:06):
their weight loss plan and forgoholiday fun.
It seems like it's one or theother You're going all in or
you're holding back and keepingyourself from having the fun
that you think is available.
Both of these options fallstrongly in the all or nothing
zone and, as I've said beforeand will continue to say, if
(01:27):
your approach to weight loss andlong-term health has any all or
nothing rules, you're playing alosing game.
I think there is a long-termingrained belief that the
holidays are a time when we makean extra effort to put all the
other people before ourselves,to be as generous as possible
and give as much of ourselves aspossible.
(01:49):
I get this.
I feel it.
It's a joyous and special timeof year for so many people and
we want to share those feelings.
Of course, we all try to dowhat we can when we can, all
year long, but the holidays area time when emotions run high
and everything gets exaggerated.
It's also the time of year thata lot of people really get
(02:12):
burnt out.
Everyone else comes first.
Our needs tend to take a backseat.
It's the perfect example ofletting your own cup run dry and
then not having anything leftto give.
If you're not taking care ofyou, you can't take care of the
other people in your life.
You can't be who you want to be.
(02:33):
This year, think about droppingthe all or nothing approach so
that you can truly enjoy theholiday season, the whole season
, without any burnout.
Get clear on what you need foryourself.
What do you need to do tostabilize your mood and energy.
What boundaries do you need toset to make sure you get enough
(02:53):
sleep?
Here's the thing.
I don't believe what you needto do for yourself has to make
waves or seem weird or different.
Putting yourself first willmake it possible for you to be
as generous and supportive asyou want to be, without the
burnout 62 days.
There are 62 days betweenHalloween and January 1st, so
(03:14):
let's put these 62 days intoperspective.
You will not be indulging for62 days.
Yes, it's the holiday season,but that doesn't mean there are
events and parties every singleday.
Even if there are, it's veryunlikely that you'll want to say
yes to every invitation you get.
This is where those boundariescome in.
This is where you get to decide.
(03:36):
I am going to enjoy theholidays, but I'm also going to
be true to myself and manage mybody and health goals.
Realistically, you can do this.
You can enjoy the holidays andbe true to myself and manage my
body and health goals.
Realistically, you can do this.
You can enjoy the holidays andbe true to your body and health
goals.
You can actually get throughthe holidays and lose weight.
The average person will probablyhave about four to eight
(03:57):
occasions when they may chooseto eat indulgent food, choosing
those indulgent foods beyondtheir normal, most of the time
foods.
These are those rarely foodsthat I talk about.
This is the perfect example ofwhen rarely foods fit in, how
you make them work for your body.
These special occasions arewhen you run into a lot of those
(04:20):
rarely foods the foods you lovebut that you know don't love
you back.
Those rarely foods, the foodsyou love but that you know don't
love you back.
Foods you're going to choose toeat or indulge in even though
you know they'll probably makeyou regret it the next day.
Nothing is going wrong.
This is exactly why you have,most of the time, some of the
time, in rarely foods.
There are no forbidden foods.
You manage all your foods in away that work for you and your
(04:43):
body.
Having rarely foods rarelywon't cause you to gain 20
pounds overnight.
Yes, they may slow down yourweekly progress, but when it
comes to your overall healthychanges, your long-term goal,
they won't have an impact.
When you're enjoying rarely,it's not a problem.
Your body can handle this.
(05:05):
Change your perspective aboutthe holidays.
Stop thinking of a holidayseason and think of individual
holiday events.
If you have eight, we'll callthem fun food events.
That means there are 54 daysduring November and December
that are all yours Yours tomanage the way you want to.
Yours to eat and enjoy foodthat works for your body.
(05:27):
So here's an example of eightfun food events.
Number one Halloween candyindulgence, either on Halloween
or the day after Halloween.
Number two Thanksgiving.
Number three your Decemberholiday, whatever your family
tradition is.
Number four New Year's Eve thenext four days, five through
eight, are these optional funfood days.
(05:49):
Number five Thanksgivingleftover day.
Number six a business or officeparty.
Number seven a friend's event.
And number eight somethingextra, another kind of event.
I'm inclined to remove theHalloween candy indulgence
because you can absolutely havea few pieces of Halloween candy
without it being a full-blownindulgent day.
(06:11):
So if you can easily moderateHalloween, I'd drop that off the
list and just add another funfood day.
I don't know about you, but forme four to five indulgent days
is usually enough.
These fun food days tend to befun in the moment, but they get
old fast.
Nothing takes the fun out of aday faster than feeling lousy.
(06:31):
For me, a so-called fun food daytends to be a day when I choose
to eat more of what I call mysometimes and rarely foods
instead of my most of the timefoods.
I like the occasional party orouting where I know I'll be
enjoying more of my sometimesand rarely foods, but when I do
this, I know my most of the timefoods will get crowded out.
(06:51):
So, for example, instead ofmaking sure my plate's filled
with protein and vegetables, itout.
So, for example, instead ofmaking sure my plate's filled
with protein and vegetables, Imight decide I want chips and
dip, I want some of the nuts, Iwant some of the sweet things
before I have any protein.
And, depending on how long theparty or event is, I might then
move on to the dessert table andstart testing a few of the
different desserts.
(07:12):
Instead of my food being mostlyprotein, it ends up being
mostly high calorie goodies.
This is fine occasionally, butmy body never wants this back to
back.
I will never do this two daysor three days in a row.
The day after something likethis, my body craves my most of
the time foods.
My body wants to get back intobalance.
(07:33):
So talking about this reminds meof college.
I remember knowing people.
I still think of college.
I remember knowing people.
I still think about this.
I remember knowing people whowould drink a lot of alcohol on
weeknights and even weekends,basically multiple days in a row
, and I'm talking about a lot ofalcohol.
I was not one of those people.
For me it was either Fridaynight or Saturday night, rarely
(07:53):
both.
I hated the way I felt aftertoo much alcohol.
Again, it was fun in the momentwith all of my friends and
whatever we were doing.
But, boy, the next day I justspent the whole day trying to
get back to myself.
So now that I'm older, like wayolder, food knocks me down the
way alcohol used to.
(08:13):
I don't like the way I feelafter eating too many of my
sometimes and rarely foods.
I don't like eating a lot ofgoodies.
I feel hung over.
Think about that.
Do you know the differencebetween foods that make you feel
really good and foods that kindof knock you down and hold you
back from feeling totallyengaged in life?
(08:33):
That's what it was like for meafter too much alcohol and now
after too many goodies.
I really, really dislike thatfeeling of waking up in a fog
and then spending an entire daykind of trying to dig my way
back to my normal self andfeeling balanced and back in my
normal life.
I just I really dislike that.
(08:53):
So I think I've explained thedifference between what I call
normal food days and indulgentfun food days, which brings me
back to the idea of holiday food.
This is the time of year we arepresented with lots of those
rarely food choices, things thatdon't commonly get put in front
of us at other times of theyear.
All families have specialtreats that only show up at
(09:16):
Thanksgiving or during Decembertraditions.
We all know the things we lovebut that our body actually hates
.
I also know I'm probably goingto eat those things.
What I'm not going to do is eatthose things 62 days in a row,
having rarely foods four toeight days out of 62, isn't
(09:37):
going to bring my body andhealth goals to a complete
standstill.
Yes, things might slow down,but again, over the course of 62
days, any stall won't be thatnoticeable in the bigger scheme
of my overall goals.
I will still be making progress.
If I decided to look at theholiday season as 62 days of
(09:59):
treats and nibbles because Ibelieved I had zero control over
my food, then I'd likely hitJanuary in a body that was very
uncomfortable and much biggerthan it is now.
Don't let this happen.
You do have control.
Yes, you're likely going tofind yourself four to eight
times over those 62 days insituations where you will enjoy
(10:21):
making some indulgent foodchoices.
That's great.
Enjoy.
But know there are far moredays during this time 54 to be
exact that you get to choosewhat you want for you.
Don't waste these 54 days.
Make them great so that youfeel amazing.
Use these 54 days to supportyour body so that your skin
(10:43):
glows, your hair shines and yourfancy party clothes fit.
You want your fancy partyclothes to fit so well.
You're relaxed and comfortablethe entire time.
You're having fun with yourfriends.
Here are a few things that I doduring the holidays that make it
easier to manage my weight,energy, mood and body comfort.
Number one I indulge and enjoywithout guilt four to eight
(11:05):
times between Halloween andJanuary 1st.
For me, these indulgent daysare typically some candy on
Halloween as I man the door atmy daughter's house.
Thanksgiving leftovers the dayafter Thanksgiving, maybe one
party with neighbors in December.
Christmas Eve dinner with thefamily and then Christmas Day
(11:25):
New Year's Eve is a very normalday with an early bedtime in our
house.
Number two I prioritize proteinas often as possible and stick
with my most of the time foods.
On the 54 normal days duringNovember and December when we
have family and friends at ourhouse, we avoid putting out a
bunch of nibbly food.
Family and friends at our housewe avoid putting out a bunch of
(11:48):
nibbly food.
We focus on the meals.
I like to feel hungry when Ieat, especially when it's a big,
fancy meal.
I want to sit down at the tableexcited to dig in.
If I nibble all day, or evenjust nibble while I'm cooking, I
tend to ruin my appetite.
When it comes time to enjoy thebig meal with my family and the
other guests, I'm not veryexcited about participating.
I've learned that this isn'tunique to me, so skipping the
(12:10):
appetizers and other littlebowls of nibbles benefits
everyone.
When we go to parties, we bringfood.
Most of the events we go to arepotluck, so everyone's invited
to bring whatever they wouldlike to share.
We will always bring aprotein-rich option and a
dessert to add to the desserttable.
During November and December Itry to be as active as I can.
(12:31):
I do my best to hit 8,000 ormore steps a day and get three
weight workouts a week.
I don't always succeed, butthis is my goal Basically.
Aside from those four to eightdays that include a bit of extra
indulgence, I try to live mylife exactly as I do the rest of
the year as a whole.
There's nothing special aboutNovember and December.
(12:52):
Yes, there are a few festivedays where we all tend to gather
with friends and family for ashared experience.
Make those shared experienceswork for you.
Let the holidays be a time whereyou tune in to how you feel.
Make the decision to do what ittakes to feel your best.
Listen to your body.
Do the things that work andskip the things that don't.
(13:13):
There are no rules about whatyou choose to eat, except the
ones you decide for yourself.
Stop being the person who putsbeing polite ahead of your own
needs.
Don't choose to eat food thatmakes you sick, tired or worse,
just to make someone else happy.
Do what you can to makeyourself happy.
Have you ever heard thatexpression?
(13:33):
You can only be as happy as thesaddest person in the room.
Think about that.
It's actually very true.
Don't let your food choices setyou up to be the sad,
uncomfortable person in thecorner.
Be the person who feels good.
Be happy so everyone around youcan be happy.
As you up to be the sad,uncomfortable person in the
corner, be the person who feelsgood.
Be happy so everyone around youcan be happy.
As you listen to this podcast,what's coming up for you?
What do you struggle withduring the holidays?
(13:55):
Is there anything that makesthe holidays feel hard to you?
Is there something specificthat makes you feel out of
control, that you don't havechoices?
I'd really love to know what itis that you struggle with.
If you want to share, click thequestions comments, shoot me a
note link in the show notes andlet me know I want to address
(14:17):
your specific issues.
Tell me where you need help andI'll follow up in an upcoming
podcast.
Holiday time is my favorite timeto invite new clients into my
Hangry to Healthy weight losscoaching program.
I love to coach women throughthe holidays because I love the
aha moments that happen as theyrealize they're losing weight,
feeling great and not missingout.
(14:39):
How would 2025 be different foryou if, like my Hangry to
Healthy Holiday clients from thepast, you hit January weighing
less, less weight, less inchesand a totally calm appetite that
feels easy to satisfy?
What would it be like to neverhave to get beach ready, because
(15:00):
beach ready is just your normal.
What about going out to eat inclothes that feel comfortable
and coming home realizing youdidn't unbutton your pants in
the car because your clothesstill feel comfortable?
This is what it's like when yougo from feeling hangry to
healthy.
I only accept three new clientsa month.
(15:20):
If you'd like to take controlof the holiday season so you
start 2025 feeling and lookingbetter, not worse, then click
the schedule your free consultlink in the show notes.
I will be back in the nextepisode.
Do you like the idea of eatingfor the body you want?
Is there a piece of you that'seager to learn how to become
(15:42):
leaner, stronger and healthierwithout having to overhaul your
entire life?
If this is you, then you're inluck, because this is what I do.
I can help you reconnect andwork with your body so that you
can enjoy the body, comfort andconfidence you deserve, eating
foods you love.
Click the free consult link inthe show notes.
(16:02):
Let's talk about where you are,what you want and how you can
get there.
Welcome to the Simplicity of Wellness podcast.
I'm your host, board-certifiedholistic nutritionist and
professional life coach, amyWhite.
The purpose of this podcast isto share information that you
can use to become leaner,stronger and healthier by losing
weight, shedding inches,maintaining muscle and managing
(00:21):
your mind, all while living yournormal busy life life in this
modern, sugar-filled world.
It's October, which means it'salmost the holiday season.
Did you know that there are 62days between Halloween and
January 1st?
These 62 days are what I thinkof as the official winter
(00:44):
holiday food season.
It all kicks off with Halloweencandy and then ends with the
last of the festive food on NewYear's Eve.
I know people and I'm sure youdo too who look at these 62 days
and just give up.
All weight loss and healthgoals, get put on hold with a
vow to start again in January.
Admittedly, there are otherpeople who choose to stick with
(01:06):
their weight loss plan and forgoholiday fun.
It seems like it's one or theother You're going all in or
you're holding back and keepingyourself from having the fun
that you think is available.
Both of these options fallstrongly in the all or nothing
zone and, as I've said beforeand will continue to say, if
(01:27):
your approach to weight loss andlong-term health has any all or
nothing rules, you're playing alosing game.
I think there is a long-termingrained belief that the
holidays are a time when we makean extra effort to put all the
other people before ourselves,to be as generous as possible
and give as much of ourselves aspossible.
(01:49):
I get this.
I feel it.
It's a joyous and special timeof year for so many people and
we want to share those feelings.
Of course, we all try to dowhat we can when we can, all
year long, but the holidays area time when emotions run high
and everything gets exaggerated.
It's also the time of year thata lot of people really get
(02:12):
burnt out.
Everyone else comes first.
Our needs tend to take a backseat.
It's the perfect example ofletting your own cup run dry and
then not having anything leftto give.
If you're not taking care ofyou, you can't take care of the
other people in your life.
You can't be who you want to be.
(02:33):
This year, think about droppingthe all or nothing approach so
that you can truly enjoy theholiday season, the whole season
, without any burnout.
Get clear on what you need foryourself.
What do you need to do tostabilize your mood and energy.
What boundaries do you need toset to make sure you get enough
(02:53):
sleep?
Here's the thing.
I don't believe what you needto do for yourself has to make
waves or seem weird or different.
Putting yourself first willmake it possible for you to be
as generous and supportive asyou want to be, without the
burnout 62 days.
There are 62 days betweenHalloween and January 1st, so
(03:14):
let's put these 62 days intoperspective.
You will not be indulging for62 days.
Yes, it's the holiday season,but that doesn't mean there are
events and parties every singleday.
Even if there are, it's veryunlikely that you'll want to say
yes to every invitation you get.
This is where those boundariescome in.
This is where you get to decide.
(03:36):
I am going to enjoy theholidays, but I'm also going to
be true to myself and manage mybody and health goals.
Realistically, you can do this.
You can enjoy the holidays andbe true to myself and manage my
body and health goals.
Realistically, you can do this.
You can enjoy the holidays andbe true to your body and health
goals.
You can actually get throughthe holidays and lose weight.
The average person will probablyhave about four to eight
(03:57):
occasions when they may chooseto eat indulgent food, choosing
those indulgent foods beyondtheir normal, most of the time
foods.
These are those rarely foodsthat I talk about.
This is the perfect example ofwhen rarely foods fit in, how
you make them work for your body.
These special occasions arewhen you run into a lot of those
(04:20):
rarely foods the foods you lovebut that you know don't love
you back.
Those rarely foods, the foodsyou love but that you know don't
love you back.
Foods you're going to choose toeat or indulge in even though
you know they'll probably makeyou regret it the next day.
Nothing is going wrong.
This is exactly why you have,most of the time, some of the
time, in rarely foods.
There are no forbidden foods.
You manage all your foods in away that work for you and your
(04:43):
body.
Having rarely foods rarelywon't cause you to gain 20
pounds overnight.
Yes, they may slow down yourweekly progress, but when it
comes to your overall healthychanges, your long-term goal,
they won't have an impact.
When you're enjoying rarely,it's not a problem.
Your body can handle this.
(05:05):
Change your perspective aboutthe holidays.
Stop thinking of a holidayseason and think of individual
holiday events.
If you have eight, we'll callthem fun food events.
That means there are 54 daysduring November and December
that are all yours Yours tomanage the way you want to.
Yours to eat and enjoy foodthat works for your body.
(05:27):
So here's an example of eightfun food events.
Number one Halloween candyindulgence, either on Halloween
or the day after Halloween.
Number two Thanksgiving.
Number three your Decemberholiday, whatever your family
tradition is.
Number four New Year's Eve thenext four days, five through
eight, are these optional funfood days.
(05:49):
Number five Thanksgivingleftover day.
Number six a business or officeparty.
Number seven a friend's event.
And number eight somethingextra, another kind of event.
I'm inclined to remove theHalloween candy indulgence
because you can absolutely havea few pieces of Halloween candy
without it being a full-blownindulgent day.
(06:11):
So if you can easily moderateHalloween, I'd drop that off the
list and just add another funfood day.
I don't know about you, but forme four to five indulgent days
is usually enough.
These fun food days tend to befun in the moment, but they get
old fast.
Nothing takes the fun out of aday faster than feeling lousy.
(06:31):
For me, a so-called fun food daytends to be a day when I choose
to eat more of what I call mysometimes and rarely foods
instead of my most of the timefoods.
I like the occasional party orouting where I know I'll be
enjoying more of my sometimesand rarely foods, but when I do
this, I know my most of the timefoods will get crowded out.
(06:51):
So, for example, instead ofmaking sure my plate's filled
with protein and vegetables, itout.
So, for example, instead ofmaking sure my plate's filled
with protein and vegetables, Imight decide I want chips and
dip, I want some of the nuts, Iwant some of the sweet things
before I have any protein.
And, depending on how long theparty or event is, I might then
move on to the dessert table andstart testing a few of the
different desserts.
(07:12):
Instead of my food being mostlyprotein, it ends up being
mostly high calorie goodies.
This is fine occasionally, butmy body never wants this back to
back.
I will never do this two daysor three days in a row.
The day after something likethis, my body craves my most of
the time foods.
My body wants to get back intobalance.
(07:33):
So talking about this reminds meof college.
I remember knowing people.
I still think of college.
I remember knowing people.
I still think about this.
I remember knowing people whowould drink a lot of alcohol on
weeknights and even weekends,basically multiple days in a row
, and I'm talking about a lot ofalcohol.
I was not one of those people.
For me it was either Fridaynight or Saturday night, rarely
(07:53):
both.
I hated the way I felt aftertoo much alcohol.
Again, it was fun in the momentwith all of my friends and
whatever we were doing.
But, boy, the next day I justspent the whole day trying to
get back to myself.
So now that I'm older, like wayolder, food knocks me down the
way alcohol used to.
(08:13):
I don't like the way I feelafter eating too many of my
sometimes and rarely foods.
I don't like eating a lot ofgoodies.
I feel hung over.
Think about that.
Do you know the differencebetween foods that make you feel
really good and foods that kindof knock you down and hold you
back from feeling totallyengaged in life?
(08:33):
That's what it was like for meafter too much alcohol and now
after too many goodies.
I really, really dislike thatfeeling of waking up in a fog
and then spending an entire daykind of trying to dig my way
back to my normal self andfeeling balanced and back in my
normal life.
I just I really dislike that.
(08:53):
So I think I've explained thedifference between what I call
normal food days and indulgentfun food days, which brings me
back to the idea of holiday food.
This is the time of year we arepresented with lots of those
rarely food choices, things thatdon't commonly get put in front
of us at other times of theyear.
All families have specialtreats that only show up at
(09:16):
Thanksgiving or during Decembertraditions.
We all know the things we lovebut that our body actually hates
.
I also know I'm probably goingto eat those things.
What I'm not going to do is eatthose things 62 days in a row,
having rarely foods four toeight days out of 62, isn't
(09:37):
going to bring my body andhealth goals to a complete
standstill.
Yes, things might slow down,but again, over the course of 62
days, any stall won't be thatnoticeable in the bigger scheme
of my overall goals.
I will still be making progress.
If I decided to look at theholiday season as 62 days of
(09:59):
treats and nibbles because Ibelieved I had zero control over
my food, then I'd likely hitJanuary in a body that was very
uncomfortable and much biggerthan it is now.
Don't let this happen.
You do have control.
Yes, you're likely going tofind yourself four to eight
times over those 62 days insituations where you will enjoy
(10:21):
making some indulgent foodchoices.
That's great.
Enjoy.
But know there are far moredays during this time 54 to be
exact that you get to choosewhat you want for you.
Don't waste these 54 days.
Make them great so that youfeel amazing.
Use these 54 days to supportyour body so that your skin
(10:43):
glows, your hair shines and yourfancy party clothes fit.
You want your fancy partyclothes to fit so well.
You're relaxed and comfortablethe entire time.
You're having fun with yourfriends.
Here are a few things that I doduring the holidays that make it
easier to manage my weight,energy, mood and body comfort.
Number one I indulge and enjoywithout guilt four to eight
(11:05):
times between Halloween andJanuary 1st.
For me, these indulgent daysare typically some candy on
Halloween as I man the door atmy daughter's house.
Thanksgiving leftovers the dayafter Thanksgiving, maybe one
party with neighbors in December.
Christmas Eve dinner with thefamily and then Christmas Day
(11:25):
New Year's Eve is a very normalday with an early bedtime in our
house.
Number two I prioritize proteinas often as possible and stick
with my most of the time foods.
On the 54 normal days duringNovember and December when we
have family and friends at ourhouse, we avoid putting out a
bunch of nibbly food.
Family and friends at our housewe avoid putting out a bunch of
(11:48):
nibbly food.
We focus on the meals.
I like to feel hungry when Ieat, especially when it's a big,
fancy meal.
I want to sit down at the tableexcited to dig in.
If I nibble all day, or evenjust nibble while I'm cooking, I
tend to ruin my appetite.
When it comes time to enjoy thebig meal with my family and the
other guests, I'm not veryexcited about participating.
I've learned that this isn'tunique to me, so skipping the
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appetizers and other littlebowls of nibbles benefits
everyone.
When we go to parties, we bringfood.
Most of the events we go to arepotluck, so everyone's invited
to bring whatever they wouldlike to share.
We will always bring aprotein-rich option and a
dessert to add to the desserttable.
During November and December Itry to be as active as I can.
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I do my best to hit 8,000 ormore steps a day and get three
weight workouts a week.
I don't always succeed, butthis is my goal Basically.
Aside from those four to eightdays that include a bit of extra
indulgence, I try to live mylife exactly as I do the rest of
the year as a whole.
There's nothing special aboutNovember and December.
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Yes, there are a few festivedays where we all tend to gather
with friends and family for ashared experience.
Make those shared experienceswork for you.
Let the holidays be a time whereyou tune in to how you feel.
Make the decision to do what ittakes to feel your best.
Listen to your body.
Do the things that work andskip the things that don't.
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There are no rules about whatyou choose to eat, except the
ones you decide for yourself.
Stop being the person who putsbeing polite ahead of your own
needs.
Don't choose to eat food thatmakes you sick, tired or worse,
just to make someone else happy.
Do what you can to makeyourself happy.
Have you ever heard thatexpression?
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You can only be as happy as thesaddest person in the room.
Think about that.
It's actually very true.
Don't let your food choices setyou up to be the sad,
uncomfortable person in thecorner.
Be the person who feels good.
Be happy so everyone around youcan be happy.
As you up to be the sad,uncomfortable person in the
corner, be the person who feelsgood.
Be happy so everyone around youcan be happy.
As you listen to this podcast,what's coming up for you?
What do you struggle withduring the holidays?
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Is there anything that makesthe holidays feel hard to you?
Is there something specificthat makes you feel out of
control, that you don't havechoices?
I'd really love to know what itis that you struggle with.
If you want to share, click thequestions comments, shoot me a
note link in the show notes andlet me know I want to address
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your specific issues.
Tell me where you need help andI'll follow up in an upcoming
podcast.
Holiday time is my favorite timeto invite new clients into my
Hangry to Healthy weight losscoaching program.
I love to coach women throughthe holidays because I love the
aha moments that happen as theyrealize they're losing weight,
feeling great and not missingout.
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How would 2025 be different foryou if, like my Hangry to
Healthy Holiday clients from thepast, you hit January weighing
less, less weight, less inchesand a totally calm appetite that
feels easy to satisfy?
What would it be like to neverhave to get beach ready, because
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beach ready is just your normal.
What about going out to eat inclothes that feel comfortable
and coming home realizing youdidn't unbutton your pants in
the car because your clothesstill feel comfortable?
This is what it's like when yougo from feeling hangry to
healthy.
I only accept three new clientsa month.
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If you'd like to take controlof the holiday season so you
start 2025 feeling and lookingbetter, not worse, then click
the schedule your free consultlink in the show notes.
I will be back in the nextepisode.
Do you like the idea of eatingfor the body you want?
Is there a piece of you that'seager to learn how to become
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leaner, stronger and healthierwithout having to overhaul your
entire life?
If this is you, then you're inluck, because this is what I do.
I can help you reconnect andwork with your body so that you
can enjoy the body, comfort andconfidence you deserve, eating
foods you love.
Click the free consult link inthe show notes.
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Let's talk about where you are,what you want and how you can
get there.
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