mod·er·a·tion
[mod-uh-rey-shuh n]
noun
1. the quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance.
One of our area managers came into the office last week to do some paperwork. She brought with her a bag of Hershey's kisses--the pretty green, red, and silver wrapped ones. She put them in a pretty glass bowl and set them on the desk where I was sorting paychecks. She took some to eat and told me I was welcome to have as many as I wanted.
"After all, it is the holidays," she said.
Yes, it is.
During the holidays, I know we eat and make things that we only eat and make during the holidays. So I do indulge in them because I know I won't get them for another whole year.
Pretty good rationalization, I'd say.
But, if I over-indulge, I'll be wearing these treats for awhile after the new year begins.
And that is so not worth it.
The key, I have found, is to try to practice moderation. Yes, indulge in all those wonderful holiday treats and foods. Enjoy them. With them often come wonderful holiday memories and traditions.
But indulge and enjoy in moderation. Most times, a small portion will cure that holiday craving. Or make your favorite holiday treats and quickly share them with your neighbors and friends.
"Share the love," so to say.
And practice moderation in the expectations for the holidays that we put on ourselves. Don't try to lose weight during the holidays. Expect to stay at your current weight or even gain a pound or two.
A pound or two is not the end of the world, and can be lost within a few weeks after the holidays when we're back to our normal eating habits and routines.
Practicing moderation, especially during the holidays, allows us to enjoy what's important to us, but not have to regret our enjoyment when we wake up on January 1.
Because we don't want to start out the new year with regrets, but with wonderful, fond memories of our holidays.
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