Leaner Plates
It is not just a myth that it's harder to watch what you eat during the holidays.
Recently, one of the reporters here came back from the White House with a cookie she got after seeing the White House Christmas Tree. She told me to give it to my four-year-old daughter.
Instead, I ate it.
Over the weekend, I went out to dinner with my husband and our close friends. We ate a lot. I was so full by the time the Meyer Lemon shortbread with a chocolate crust blah blah blah showed up at my place setting I should have refused it.
Instead, I ate it.
Do I really need to give you any more examples? You get the picture. Sally Squires, the Post's health and nutrition columnist, says that it's ok, and that I can do better tomorrow. I believe it--in theory. And then I arrive at work and see that the Food section has put out sample treats a mere two desks away. Again I succumb.
There are others who have more will power. Watch their video blogs and read Sally's advice to the Lean Plate Club.
I'll be eating salad for lunch today.
By Liz Seymour |
December 12, 2006; 8:30 AM ET
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