Time To Celebrate - Good Health by Seton

If you have adopted a new way of living, gotten fit, eaten right and this is your first holiday season, you may be nervous or confused about how to be polite, have fun, go to parties and not blow all of your hard work. After all, this is the time of year to have fun. You should celebrate and enjoy family, friends, and food and try to keep your routine so you dont lose any fitness. But don't be so uptight about it that you damage your relationships. Use it as a good time to lead by example to the people around you.

Plan your activities to be outdoors and full of fun. Make sure everyone goes for a walk before they sit down to the big meal, or before dessert. Don't make them walk five miles if they aren't used to it, but a nice walk around the neighborhood or in a park is a perfect way to entertain. If you have kids in the house, make sure you get them to the park to play before they have to behave with company for hours.

When making food choices, be sure there is a vegetable plate for appetizers, salad for dinner, broiled options, grilled vegetables or sorbets for dessert. You can be a great host and a great friend by showing people how to party and not set yourself back on all your progress.

Most importantly, be an evangelist about your success story. Take time to brag a little and tell others how you started easy, found a friend to work out with, started choosing more nutritious foods and didnt have to diet. Tell them about your first 5K and how good it made you feel about yourself, for not only getting in shape, but for achieving your goal. Don't forget to tell them the best part... shopping for new clothes.

It is up to you to decide how to balance your holiday schedule, your fitness, your food, and your family. When it is all said and done, you should feel like you maintained your health status, set a great example and made your family proud of you and asking questions about how to get started themselves.

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