Game Plan

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In my last post, I talked about doing a 21-day Detox. Have I started it? Do I dare eat in such a non-festive way during the Holiday Season? My body *is* a temple...

Pfft, the temple is sacred, not stupid.

I want success, not failure. I'll start in January... meanwhile, I'll just try to eat as healthy as I can.

Last Saturday, I was at my friend Harmzie's house for her annual Christmas Party. I always look forward to this event because I get to see old friends I rarely see the rest of the year and enjoy the great spread. The abundance of good food, like raw veggies, smoked salmon, cheeses, whole grain crackers and fruity, non-alcoholic punch, is always well-balanced by treats, like nanaimo bars, baklava, grannie squares, assorted cookies, and Mr. Harmzie's infamous, delicious egg nog.

That nog is lethal. I'm serious. You can get drunk on the fumes.

Anyway, I enjoyed the healthy food primarily, sampled some of the guacamole, had a couple of coconut-encrusted prawns (I *am* trying to go pescatarian after all, right?), sipped glasses of fruity punch, and taste-tested the nanaimo bars because Harmzie wanted to know if she should make it again next year or buy it ready-made (That's my story and I'm sticking to it).
I think I ate more, but I don't quite remember... it was a bit of a feeding frenzy. Although I tried to stick to the healthy stuff, it was still many more calories than I'd normally consume.

So, for this Saturday's Christmas Party at my friend Sly's house, I have to be more conscious of my eating... and I don't mean gleefully observing every single bite of Sly's delicious cheese cake I shovel into my mouth. I need a game plan...

1) only a sliver of Sly's deliciously evil cheese cake
2) stick to any fruits, salads or veggie stuff
3) keep a glass of water in my hand at all times
4) only eat at 20 minute intervals (okay, sounds crazy, but if I don't do this, I'll just be eating round the clock... Sly makes great food!)
5) focus on people, not food

And that last one is key... With life being so busy, Roomie and I rarely see our friends socially any more. The Holiday Season is really the best time to squeeze in as much happy-face time with our friends as we can. Stuffing that happy-face comes a distant second.