Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday. You get to see your family and friends, you get to catch up for all the things that happened in the past whole year, you get to taste some very delicious food, and you probably get to skip exercising for couple days.
Going through a diet or an exercise program isn't always easy, especially it is one of those great holidays like Thanksgiving that you want to celebrate to its fullest and that means diet is out of the door!
There are so many different diet crushers (or excuses) in our daily lives that can easily distract us from keeping up our daily diet and exercise routine.
HOLIDAYS: It's holiday season, and most of us will be having so much to celebrate within these two months. Many times, we may forget our diet or exercise program to accommodate holiday agenda. I believe enjoying holidays is absolutely acceptable, we only have to be cautious not to over-consume than our normal diet and try to stay active (like shopping/walking the mall) after a full delicious meal.
WORK SCENARIOS: It could be the pressure (especially the current economic situation that a lot of people are stressed about their work situation) that causes us to simply eat more than we want, or snack every now and then subconsciously. It could also be the idea of having to socialize with coworkers, or going out for happy hour that sometimes make ourselves less cautious on our diet program.
SPECIAL OCCASIONS: Hey, if it is a great occasion, say your birthday or your big wedding, celebrate it and enjoy it! I believe you should allow yourself to enjoy the moments. Just understand that you will get back to your diet program and you will exercise in a more rigid way later, go have some funs!
MOOD CHANGES: This is possibly the most strong crusher of all! You may get into an arguement with someone, you may feel frustrated of not seeing results, you may be tired of the idea of being fit and healthy, and you may just say "life is short" and diet and exercise are not your mortal. Remember, staying healthy is not something you want to do for other people. You don't stay fit to get people to look at you, you don't stay fit so someone will treat you better, you stay healthier and stronger is for yourself! Do it for yourself, enjoy the process and the outcome will come by itself
Of course, there are still so many crushers out there...however, as long as you are determined and you know what they are, you can easily conqur anything and diet is one easy piece of cake.
