Comments on: Turkey Day Tips

By: Discipline or Regret

Discipline or Regret — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:02:55 +0000

Although we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving here in Indonesia I’ll be sure to keep this advice for the up and coming Christmas hols!

Thanks Liz!

Take care,
Andrew

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By: Blake

Blake — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:34:13 +0000

Great ideas. I'm planning on a nice run tomorrow morning! Blakes last blog post..What I am Grateful For

By: Liz Rosenbaum

Liz Rosenbaum — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:05:45 +0000

Karmel – That is a WONDERFUL tip! Too bad they don’t make Pumpkin Pie Bubblegum! LOL!

By: Karmel Larson

Karmel Larson — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:05:42 +0000

Gum has been my best friend lately. I’ll have a piece in my pocket to pop in my mouth as soon as my first reasonable plate is finished so that I don’t keep eating all day long. (works great to keep out of the cookie dough when I’m baking with my kids too…)-Karmel

By: Annie

Annie — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:22:34 +0000

this is a common thing, but i will mention it any way:
my tip: I try and “fill up” on the salad and veggies offered. that way the tempting potatoes, yams, marsgmellows, etcetc.. are a super small portion. i don’t know about you all, but at OUR house, when you are in line to get food, you better get it, cause there is rarely enough for seconds! (a bunch of oinkers!)
so i make a super big salad, and fill up my plate with the other stuff, but there isn’t enough room left for TOO much. and i never WANT the salad once i get sat down, so i tell myself “oh, i’ll do extra workouts tonight” BUT, then i only have tiny tiny portions of the rest, and no seconds!
sheesh- a whole paragraph about salad! i’m insane……

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By: Liz Rosenbaum

Liz Rosenbaum — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:51:39 +0000

Amy – that is SUCH a wonderful tip! You are exactly right… when food is just sitting in front of us, we seem to graze and nibble even when we aren’t hungry. Love that suggestion! And Krista, I love the way you look at your kids interrupting your dinner! I’m guilty of getting irritated each time I have to stop and go get something for somebody, so I’m going to adopt your good attitude and be happy about it!

By: Krista

Krista — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:53:49 +0000

I love idea # 3. I would get slightly annoyed when I would make dinner and FINALLY sit down and my kids would say, “Mom, I need this! I need that!” By the time I truly sat down my food was cold. But, I finally learned to change my way of thinking and to use this as an eating tool. If I just sat down and my kids asked for something I would take a bite of food first…THEN go and get what they needed. (If your kids are like mine they are always needing something) So, I used it as a tool to eat slowly. Not only did I not get mad anymore but I cherished the interruptions because it forced me to put my fork down, eat slow and learn that eating slower truly works. When I didn’t get interruptions (which was a YEAH moment) I had already learned how much time I needed to take in between bites. It’s worked out great. I plan to use these same techniques on Thanksgiving. I am also grateful I don’t have to have turkey day here at our home. So that means I don’t have left overs. So, to really cherish the feast I am going to eat slow and really show my appreciation to my Aunt who is taking all her time to prepare such a nice meal.
Good luck to everywhere.

By: Super Healthy Kids

Super Healthy Kids — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:52:25 +0000

At my in-laws, all the food is out on the kitchen table and kitchen counter. If I sit at the table to socialize after the meal, I'm eating the whole time I'm talking. When I sit at the couch/ living room area, I don't even see the food. I have to sit myself away from the table while we are just socializing. There are tons of people in both areas, so I never feel left out if I'm not in the kitchen. Super Healthy Kidss last blog post..Chinese Salad