Yes, it's holiday eating all over again!
Remember:
- Don't save up all day for the big meal. That just slows down your metabolism and causes you to eat more. This also changes your hunger patterns for a couple days after
- Choose items that you do not get to have on a daily basis. Pick your grandma's famous ________ or your aunt's homemade________.... Skip the foods that you can have on non-holiday meals
- Portion your plate! Try to make 1/2 vegetables and fruits, 1/4 lean protein and 1/4 whole grains
- If buffet or family style, remember that your stomach is the slowest organ to respond. Wait 20 minutes before taking seconds.
- If the food wasn't as divine as you had hoped, you do not have to finish it.
- Oh yeah and the Easter candy. Everything in moderation. You do not have to eat it all at once. You can save it to enjoy a little at a time. We have awhile until Halloween.
Enjoy family versus focusing on food.