Lies we tell ourselves during the holidays

by Martha Edwards (Subscribe to Martha Edwards's posts)
Dec 3rd 2006 4:32PM

'I cheated on my diet by having that piece of cake. The day is blown, so I might as well have another. Ooh, chips. Why not have a few? I'll do better tomorrow.'

Does this sound familiar to you? It does to me -- I used to tell myself these kinds of things to justify pigging out. It happened especially around the holidays, when I am surrounded by treats and firmly loyal to the promise that once New Year's hit, I would make a resolution and stick to it. But over the past couple of years, I have come to realize that there will always be excuses to binge on junk food and there really is no time to be healthy like the present. That's not to say that I can never eat cake again -- I can and I do. But now I understand that even though I had the cake, I can still make healthy choices for the rest of the day.

If you find clever ways of justifying your overeating, read this. It exposes these justifacations and offers suggestions to avoid them. They also have some great healthy holiday cooking tips at the bottom. Check it out -- you might be glad you did.

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Dina 12-05-2006 @ 12:35PM

I completely agree with those. Everytime I binge and splurge I always tell myself that since I screwed up i'll never get my healthy eating back on track...not anymore though! One day if indulging never caused love handles or a 100lb gain, so after that piece of cake have a piece of fruit or go for a walk!...happy holidays everyone!...make wise choices!

Jan 12-05-2006 @ 12:19AM

Well I know from my own experience with dieting that if I even go past a bakery I gain 5 lbs...dieting is not an easy thing..though I have lost 40 lbs..since my divorce I do feel better..I do know that if I have a sweet or something that has a lot of calories I have to hardly eat the next day and workout alot..

Rebecca 12-05-2006 @ 5:45AM

It’s Christmas for goodness sakes. Unless you have a health condition that restricts your eating, then EAT and enjoy! This only comes round once a year!

Ian 12-05-2006 @ 6:02AM

If you are going to eat something that is not the best for your diet, you better enjoy it! There is no point in eating something bad if you are going to tear yourself apart over it. Its the holidays, enjoy yourself! You have 11 months to work at it again and then its your time...

Teresa 12-05-2006 @ 6:18AM

In 12 weeks, I went from a size 14 to a size 5. That was 7 years ago and I'm still a size 5. 6 days a week, I ate right and exercised, even if it was doing nothing more than running in place while loading the dishwasher or get outside for my 20 minute walk. 1 day a week, I ate whatever I wanted and by the end of the first month, I no longer wanted to eat the junk. Diets don't work - PERIOD. It is all about eating RIGHT and MOVING.