How goes the eating right and working out? are you on a good path heading into this holiday season? Do you have a game plan for sweets & drinks and preventing any over indulging or are you just going for it? Go big or go home seems to be the theme at hoildays and somehow it makes everyone feel so awful afterwards. How about your mental state? Are you dreading dinner with certain family members? Are you anxious about too many stops to make and not enough time? I think eveything is good in moderation but i have some tricks to eating out and surviving family holiday parties.
1. Eat a light, healthy meal before you go out, that way you dont hover over the buffet table grazing like a cow all night long. Take a few samples on your plate, eat them, and then put your plate in the sink or garbage.
2. Drink clear liquor. And drink lots of it! If there is no clear liquor at the party, well than drink a glass of water between your drinks or every 2nd drink. I like a vodka and club soda with lime or lemon. Its fresh. My sister is a gin and tonic with lime girl. Whatever you are drinking Cheers! and be safe!
3. Make sure you have a ride home if you are drinking! Taxi's love to make some money taking your drunken arse home.
4. If you over indulge in the alcohol department have a huge glass of water before you go to bed, and put a bottle of gatorade and advil on your nightstand. That way when you wake up in the morning hung over, you can just drink and medicate without having to get out of bed! smart eh?
5. Walk in the door and see that one family member you like to avoid most? Say hi, kiss them hello and then make your way to the other end of the room, the far end of the table and just enjoy the company of the people you can stand at the party!!
6. Wear layers! I always go to a dinner party and as the people start to load into the house, and as the turkey gets closer to being done the temperature in the house seems to double. Take off your tacky christmas sweater and show off alittle skin in a sparkly tank top!
7. Drink and be merry!
8. When its time for grace before dinner, make sure you say "Grace, she died 30 years ago." Seriously who doesnt do this?
9. Try to fill your plate with 3/4 vegtables and only 1/4 meat. Golden food rule.
10. Have some bubbly water after dinner.Go ahead buy the good stuff! Perrier all the way! Its Christmas for crying out loud! You would be surprised how much it helps digestion. Throw in a lemon to add some flavour!
11. Open your ears on both sides. Let whatever anyone you dont enjoy is saying go in one ear and right out the other.
12. Get up off your arse and help clean up! First its good to stand up and move around after you eat and second if you didnt cook then you need to clean! Sorry but its true!
13. Cheers!
14. Search out the desserts before dinner, so that you know how much room to save. There is nothing worse than feeling like a blow fish ready to pop for 2 hours after dinner.
15. If you go to mass this year, and they sing carols like we do, well belt them out. Who cares if you are off key, just sing, its good for the soul!
And the most important tip............Have fun, be safe! and hug and kiss everyone you know and smother them with love!
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