Freedom from diet-stress for the holiday season

An interesting strategy for managing the holiday overeating

by Brad Pilon
Eat Stop Eat

My little brother is back in Ontario visiting for the week. To
celebrate, my parents hosted an 'open house' on Sunday

where neighbors, friends and family got together and we all

had a chance to catch up.

We also ate.

Actually, given the way I was eating, I'm not sure if anyone else
even had the chance to eat.

I was a glutton. I'm not sure why, but I think I subconsciously
decided to either start training to be a professional eater, or was
just trying to see if I could make my stomach explode.

It was THAT bad.

Personally, between you and me, I blame my sister-in-law-to-be's
Xmas cookies. They are amazing, and they are what caused me to
"break the seal".

To use lingo from my alma mater (the University of Guelph) - I
crushed it.

Xmas cookies, walker's chocolates, muffins, some AMAZING meat balls
(thanks Mom!), more muffins, more Xmas cookies, pastry, even more
cookies....and a stick of celery ;)

It wasn't until my stomach actually started to hurt and BEGGED ME
TO STOP that I realized I had gone WAAAAY overboard.

But this is what happens when you hit the holiday season. You over
eat and when you do, there is a chance you overeat BIG TIME.

But here's some interesting info for you: At the height of my
stomach busting gluttony, about 1 hour after my eating frenzy, I
tested by blood sugar.

5.5 mmol/L (about 100 mg/dL)

Average.

Not even postprandial (the amount you would expect from an average
person after an average meal).

Thank you 2 years of fasting and weight training.

I ate sugary cookies and pastries until I could barely keep my eyes
open and still had a normal blood sugar reading.

Here is another great thing I want to share with you. On the drive
home, I obviously knew I had overate, but I also knew it wasn't a
big deal.

I knew I wasn't going to wake up 5 pounds heavier on Monday (I
checked yesterday morning..just to make sure)

And since I knew I could fast twice this week I still had
everything under control.

So here's my point - We all mess up. And chances are if it's gonna
happen, it's going to happen during the holidays. Yes I could have
been a little better, but (AND HERE IS THE IMPORTANT PART)

there is no need to stress out.

Devoting your entire life to losing fat and not taking time off to
enjoy the cookies every once in while is a recipe for a very boring
life.

Don't let your quest for weight loss get in the way of what truly
counts.

Food, family and friends.

Brad

Eat Stop Eat

PS - Freedom from diet-stress comes from knowing that

you CAN eat less. That your metabolism won't slow down and you

won't lose muscle just because you decided not to eat for 24 hours.

Just as you can overeat every once in a while and not need to stress out

you can also under-eat without stressing out.

Eat Stop Eat - Experience freedom now.