The holiday season is a time of year it's SO easy to gain ( or regain ) unwanted weight. Between the long dark cold days that make it harder to exercise , the layers of body- hiding clothes ,and tasty, seasonal food offerings and parties .... lol .

Over the last twelve years since my RNY I've found a few things to be helpful :

1) I try to eat soup first - it's very filling, warming and relatively low calorie.

2) I'll drink hot tea or coffee and THEN have a few bites of exactly what I'm craving. I find I get full faster this way .

3) I try to socialize away from the buffet lol ! Unfortunately in some parties the catered food comes to You ...keeping a dainty two or three and no more appetizers on the plate helps too :)

4) Wearing cute clothes that show your hot new body off is always a good distraction as is meeting new people :)

Wishing everyone a great holiday !

I purchased a healthy appearing kale based green juice drink at Starbucks this morning- then read the label .

37 carbs ! As opposed to a zero fat light n fit yogurt - 90 calories, 19 carbs and 3 grams protein.

I could eat two yogurts for the same "cost " as that ( pretty nasty tasting) drink and I'm getting actual tasty FOOD lol .

I do notice that many of the calorie counts for Starbucks type coffee ( and other) drinks are shockingly huge .

Kinda like drinking a milkshake - a real slider food.

The folks that frequent Starbucks aren't a bunch of lightweights either on average.