You can thrive, not just survive, and create a wonderful holiday season this year. You keep your expectations rational, take care of yourself, take control of your time and limit your commitments, and embrace your family and friends.
These tips will help you reduce stress, relax, and breeze through the holiday season feeling grounded and in control.
*Keep Your Holiday Season Expectations Rational
The most important contributors to a happy holiday season are the expectations you create in your own mind about the holidays. You can't make them perfect - people get sick, recipes don't always turn out as expected, and family members don't always get along.
People aren't always kind to each other AND you are not going to make everyone happy. You'll be healthier and happier if you keep your expectations reasonable.
You don't have to have the perfect party, perfectly behaved children, or the most beautifully decorated home. Give yourself a break. You'll be happy you did.
*Take Care of Yourself During the Holiday Season
Taking care of your physical and mental health is the single most important aspect of creating holiday health and happiness. Start now so you are ready to go when the holiday season arrives. Eat a healthy diet that gives you most of your calories from vegetables, fruits, grains, and other delicious healthy ingredients .Why? The point is to feel better about yourself. If you eat better, you feel better. You have more energy. You look better and consequently, your self-esteem is enhanced. The higher your self-esteem, the more confident and successful you are. (Get the cycle?)
*Exercise regularly!!!!! A must!!!!
You know the feeling when you have got your workout in!
Gift Wrap Runs~Wrap two gifts, then walk or run up and down your stairs three times or jog in place for two minutes. Repeat five times or until you're done packaging your presents.Read more:
Cookie Push-ups~While you're waiting for the cookies to bake, do five push-ups (knees on the floor for beginners; plank position for advanced exercisers). Then lie on your back with four dish towels (each folded in half) under your head, knees bent, and feet shoulder-width apart. Raise your hips off the floor about six to eight inches, then slowly lower them. Repeat five times.
These tips will help you reduce stress, relax, and breeze through the holiday season feeling grounded and in control.
*Keep Your Holiday Season Expectations Rational
The most important contributors to a happy holiday season are the expectations you create in your own mind about the holidays. You can't make them perfect - people get sick, recipes don't always turn out as expected, and family members don't always get along.
People aren't always kind to each other AND you are not going to make everyone happy. You'll be healthier and happier if you keep your expectations reasonable.
You don't have to have the perfect party, perfectly behaved children, or the most beautifully decorated home. Give yourself a break. You'll be happy you did.
*Take Care of Yourself During the Holiday Season
Taking care of your physical and mental health is the single most important aspect of creating holiday health and happiness. Start now so you are ready to go when the holiday season arrives. Eat a healthy diet that gives you most of your calories from vegetables, fruits, grains, and other delicious healthy ingredients .Why? The point is to feel better about yourself. If you eat better, you feel better. You have more energy. You look better and consequently, your self-esteem is enhanced. The higher your self-esteem, the more confident and successful you are. (Get the cycle?)
*Exercise regularly!!!!! A must!!!!
You know the feeling when you have got your workout in!
Gift Wrap Runs~Wrap two gifts, then walk or run up and down your stairs three times or jog in place for two minutes. Repeat five times or until you're done packaging your presents.Read more:
Cookie Push-ups~While you're waiting for the cookies to bake, do five push-ups (knees on the floor for beginners; plank position for advanced exercisers). Then lie on your back with four dish towels (each folded in half) under your head, knees bent, and feet shoulder-width apart. Raise your hips off the floor about six to eight inches, then slowly lower them. Repeat five times.
*Take Control of Your Time and Limit Commitments
Making too many commitments, failing to keep them, and then experiencing guilt and stress over your procrastination and failure.
*Take Time to Enjoy Family and Friends: Establish Traditions
You have one life with a limited amount of time. Spend the time of your life with people you love. Make sure you don't spend the holidays trying to change your siblings or redressing grievances from years past. Share memories and laughter. Take time for personal reflection. Establish new traditions at home. Traditions change as the people in your life die; make sure you establish new traditions with the family members who remain.
No matter what holidays you celebrate, these tips will make them happier, healthier, and more fun. Please accept my wishes for a happy holiday season for you and yours.
Making too many commitments, failing to keep them, and then experiencing guilt and stress over your procrastination and failure.
*Take Time to Enjoy Family and Friends: Establish Traditions
You have one life with a limited amount of time. Spend the time of your life with people you love. Make sure you don't spend the holidays trying to change your siblings or redressing grievances from years past. Share memories and laughter. Take time for personal reflection. Establish new traditions at home. Traditions change as the people in your life die; make sure you establish new traditions with the family members who remain.
No matter what holidays you celebrate, these tips will make them happier, healthier, and more fun. Please accept my wishes for a happy holiday season for you and yours.
Thanksgiving Cranberry Sauce
- 1 12 oz bag of whole cranberries
- 2/3 cup Splenda No Calorie Sweetener (granulated)
- 1 cup of water
- 1/4 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 dash cinnamon
- 1 dash nutmeg
Directions:
In a medium sized pot, combine water, sugar, and Splenda over high heat until sugar and Splenda have dissolved. Then add bag of cranberries and dash of cinnamon and bring to a boil. When cranberries start to “pop”, stir gently and remove from heat. Transfer cranberry sauce into serving dish and place in fridge to chill.
Each serving = 1/2 cup
1 Serving = 2 Weight Watchers Point +
Cranberry Scones Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 cup all-purpose flour (Use whole wheat flour to kick up the nutrition a bit)
- 2/3 cup dried cranberries
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp table salt
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup egg substitute (I like Egg Beaters)
- 1 cup fat free buttermilk
- 1/4 cup low calorie butter, melted (I used Brummel & Brown)
TO MAKE FAT FREE BUTTERMILK: Mix 1 tbsp vinegar or lemon juice + fat-free milk to make 1 cup & let stand for 10 minutes = 1 cup fat-free buttermilk
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400ºF. Coat a baking sheet with non-fat cooking spray. I used the Pam Butter Flavor kind.
In a large bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar; mix well and set aside. In another bowl, whisk together egg, buttermilk and melted butter. Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients until just combined; fold in cranberries.
Drop 12 equal two-inch mounds of batter on prepared baking sheet about 1-inch apart. Bake until tops just start to turn golden, about 12 to 15 minutes.
Entire recipe makes 12 scones
Each scone = 3 Point + total
Read more: http://www.laaloosh.com/2010/03/09/low-fat-cranberry-scones-recipe/#ixzz1dskFimjw
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