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Getting back on track after the holidays
By: Rachel Esses
As soon as Purim is over. The first are at. Did you gain? Stay the same?
thing that comes to any persons mind Lose? This is not meant to put you in
is: TOO MUCH EATING! a bad mood but rather to face reality.
As always, I gave out guidelines to my 2. Write out your menu for the week
clients outlining what to do on Purim, ahead so that you are completely
like i do on every other holiday, as well prepared and stocked up.
as what to stay away from. Most of this 3. Get professional help from a
information was obvious and nothing nutritionist. This is a great time to
new yet it's always helpful to have it commit for a while since there are no
on paper and review it together with holidays coming up for now.
Bulletin
someone. No matter how careful and 4. Get rid of any leftovers so that there
determined one was over the holiday, are less temptations.
there are a lot of meals and food. Not 5. Start a food journal documenting
to mention all the tempting desserts what you eat (and sometimes even
and gourmet delicacies around. I have why)
been hearing from many people how Don't: 1. Go on the scale too frequently
hard it is to get back on track after (more than once or twice a week). This
"partying" and being on diet vacation will discourage you as numbers change
for so long. Here are some do's and week to week and not necessarily day
don't's for getting back on track. to day.
Do: 1. Go on the scale to see where you 2. Beat yourself up over what you ate
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