Are you receiving as many gifts of food this Holiday season as we are? Boxes of really fine candy, plates filled to overflowing with cookies, homemade caramels, and flavored popcorn. My husband can mostly ignore them. Those treats don’t talk to him. But they sure do talk to me. In fact they shout every time I enter the kitchen. Well, actually, I can even hear them from up here in my office.
I try to eat mostly low-glycemic and do a good job most of the year until those talking gifts start arriving.
I think of possible solutions: toss them. Which I can’t do because I so appreciate the thoughtfulness of the giver and after all, I love those gifts. Store them and eat a piece a day until they’re gone. That way, I’d have delicious treats well into June.
My brain gets illogical as I contemplate the truffles, unique chocolate bars, and sugar cookies. I quickly – way too quickly - decide to not just eat one piece a day, but rather one piece with each meal. That’s only three per day. The more I think, the more nutty my thoughts become. And I need to tell you the next thought is totally nuts: eat them all in a couple sittings and then those treats won’t keep calling out to me. The ongoing chatter would be gone and I’ll be free once again to follow my low-glycemic eating regime.
Besides, I have more energy when I eat low-glycemic, I feel super, and am more productive.
The thoughts go on and on. I still haven’t created a really good plan. Until the time I do, I think a piece or two a day eaten with a meal is the sanest approach. That way, I can have my candy, and eat some, too. My Christmas presents will last for months but won’t adhere to my hips or sit as residents along my waistline.
Many thanks to all my friends for the gifts of treats and sweets. I appreciate each and every one of you and your thoughtfulness.
Merry Christmas, everyone.
Lucy Beale, author
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Glycemic Index Weight Loss Version 2
The Complete Idiot's Guide Glycemic Index Cookbook
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Eating Well on a Budget
www.Lucybeale.com, http://lucybeale-weight-loss.blogspot.com/
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Monday, December 20, 2010
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