Plan To Give Yourself An After-Christmas Present

Planning and setting goals will help insure you make it through the holidays without abandoning your healthy eating routine.

Plan now how you're going to approach the holidays and set that as your goal. You may decide you want to lose weight, maintain you weigh, or even gain "only" 3 pounds. Write your goal on a piece of paper.

Now decide on a non-food reward for yourself and put a picture of it on the same paper with your goal. Put the paper in a prominent place where you'll see it everyday.

After the holidays are over and you’ve met your goal, present yourself with your reward. And feel darned proud of yourself, too.