Reward Yourself - Santa has a nice set up - he brings gifts, he gets cookies.It never hurts to get a head start on a project and at least write out the steps you need to take to get there. It’s why I start my holiday shopping in August. I’m a big believer that it’s never to early to prepare for something. Plan Ahead – Once Christmas is over, Santa starts the whole process again.They say, “a goal is a dream with a deadline” and it’s true! You’re far more likely to get something done if you give yourself a finite amount of time to do it in. Have a Deadline – Come hell or high water Santa has to get all the toys out by Christmas day or he’s going to have a lot of disappointed kids to deal with.I’m sure Santa goes by region or alphabetically.
That’s why Santa spends a whole year working to make all the toys and get all the orders correct. Break up your list into bite-sized chunks to make it more manageable. Little by Little – Big events like Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s take a long time to prepare.Make a habit of checking back over your to-do list through out the day to make sure you don’t forget anything. Make a List (and check it twice) – Making a list is easy, getting everything done is the hard part.On her blog, The List Producer, Paula shares some thoughts on what we can learn from Santa (And although these points may apply to Christmas, I think we can easily adapt them to the holiday season as a whole.): And of course, there is no better time than the holidays to make them. Thanksgiving, and then Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa, and then the New Year brings tremendous festivity, yet, can easily be overwhelming, not to mention more stressful than the rest of the year.įellow author and friend, Paula Rizzo, tells us in her book “ Listful Thinking” that making lists are a surefire way to reduce stress, increase productivity and boost happiness. Try to eat 5 or 6 smaller meals throughout the day, keeping you satiated, but helping your stomach adjust back to its normal size.Īs we turn the corner into November, the inevitable is looming: the holiday season. There’s a good chance that your stomach expanded a little over this Thanksgiving weekend, potentially making it think it needs more food to feel satisfied. Eat lots of veggies, fruits, whole grains and lean proteins. Eliminate sugars, fried foods and overly processed breads and other foods. This will help flush the toxins (sugars, alcohols and food chemicals) out of your system, making your system more efficient. O Drink extra water (10 – 12 glasses a day). O Aim for higher intensity aerobic activities so that you burn more calories per hour. O On those days that you choose to do aerobic exercise, increase your duration for an extra 10 minutes to help burn off some of those extra calories. O This week, get back to your fitness plan and aim at doing an extra day or two of exercise (If you normally exercise 3 days a week, try to get 5 days in). No need to beat up on yourself, for that is what the holidays are all about: Food, family and fun! Here are a few tips to get you back on track to your healthier lifestyle (at least until the next holiday!) Chances are that during the Thanksgiving weekend you may have had a couple of extra servings of your holiday favorites, a few extra glasses of wine and no chance to get to the gym.