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It doesn’t matter if you grew up decorating a tree, lighting a candelabra or optioning out of the whole affair; if you live in the most of the world the holiday season equals more food. At relatives’ homes, at work and often just walking around there is more food in general on hand.
Naturally it’s not cucumber slices or some other health-conscience choice. Most of what seems to creep from under cabinets and on to the counter is doughy, sugary and covered in icing. From the platters of cookies to the Christmas ham, tradition usually dictates some sort of foodstuff that would send a cardiologist into a panic.
Still, it’s not impossible to make it through the holidays without adding a few inches to the waistline. In all reality every type of food is available to many of us throughout the year if we want it badly enough. Granted, it’s a lot easier to pick up a random hunk of fudge when someone else bakes it and sets it 20 feet from your cubicle.
Some people paste up pictures of Brad or Angelina to remind them of the figure to which they aspire. Others are capable of passing up the tray altogether, and still others have mastered that mystifying balance between caloric intake and expenditure.
For most of us though, the temptation to grab a quick treat and then do absolutely no physical activity to compensate is overwhelming. So it might be valuable to remember that they don’t really want that slice of pie. If it wasn’t there in June and no one missed it, why should it be so much more appetizing in December?
The truth is it’s not. It’s just a friendly, even neighborly trap laid out in the name of good cheer. The point is no one, not even the jolliest of them all, will force someone to eat more than they really want.
