Stay Out of the Kitchen for the Holidays

OK, it's the holidays and many of us spend time off from work and exposed to all that food in the kitchen - or at least more than we would if we were at work. So how, with that free time and all that delish food available, do we keep the pounds off? I found this little list of things to help at 'Living Healthy in the Real World'.

- turn the kitchen light off. Don't even go in there!
- clean: dust, vacuum, tidy the living room, get rid of the recycling, make your bed, wash the bathroom mirror, do the dishes or laundry; just do anything to keep your hands occupied and mind comfortably busy. You get to be productive, get in some exercise, and distract yourself from mindless munching all at the same time!
- brush your teeth. Food tastes a lot worse when you're all minty. (BJ added: You should limit this to not more than 10 to 15 times daily.)
- put on some bouncy music to make you move and dance.
- sew/knit/insert other hobby here
- drink water or tea
- read blogs (I'm serious. Maybe avoid the food blogs though;)).
- primp. Applying makeup, shaving legs, and putting on jewelry can take up a surprisingly long amount of time. And when you look really good, it's not much incentive to then go and stuff your body with unhealthy food. If months have gone by since your last hair cut (crap when did I become a brunette? or stop being a brunette? as the case may be . . . ), then go get that done!
- do an exercise dvd!
- make a list of things you would be so happy to do if only you had the time. Cross some of those things off your list (by which I mean, actually do them- don't just cross them off the list for the fun of it).
- perform step-ups while reading a book or do strength training exercises while watching TV. Be prepared to get weird looks from your roommate for this one and try not to walk into a wall.
- decorate for the holidays!

Until next time,
all the best,

B.J.
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