A common question these days is how is the first holiday season going to go?
I'm not going to lie, but I was very nervous approaching this holiday season. What will be there for me to eat? I still struggle with poultry, making the typical Thanksgiving Dinner a little difficult. As with most things in life, I planned out my day ahead of time and stuck to the plan.
1) I woke up early and got a run in. This served two purposes. First, I was able to say to myself "I got up and ran for thirty minutes" which is a strong self-affirmation. Second, I was able to self-justify going over my normal calorie level because I had burned so many calories before really starting my day.
2) I protein-ed up. Usually I stick to my protein shake for breakfast, but when I came back to the room from my run, my husband was ready for the free hotel breakfast. I went downstairs and had a pre-made 2 egg omelette with cheese (16g of protein). Then, hours later before we left for dinner, I had a protein shake (25g of protein). Before really starting my day, I had 41 grams of protein. It worked well because I had no interest in any appetizers and waited until dinner (nearly 3 hours after we arrived).
3) We brought acceptable desserts. I am not one to bake, but I've been known to make some candied nuts before. A friend had posted a recipe for candied nuts made with butter, stevia, and cinnamon. And nuts, of course. I made Candied Cashews, which were weird, but my husband really likes cashews. Nest time he won't win. I also made three-ingredient Keto peanut butter cookies. It was 1 cup peanut butter, 0.5 cup stevia, and 1 large egg to make 15 cookies. I made three sets of these, and my husband and I ate them guilt free for dessert.
4) I had a little bit of everything that I wanted. So I didn't feel like I was missing out on anything at all.
5) I stopped when my body said stop. This is a no brainer.
All told the holiday went great. I hope my tips can help others during their first holiday season.
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