Re: Holiday Eating Suggestions

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Hi ,

Not only was your advice excellent but also very entertaining! I imagined

myself following your advice and I couldn't help but smile!!!

Sigurd

Chriss wrote:

> I know we are all concerned about the start of the holiday season,

> that five-week stretch that seems to involve a lot of eating for many

> people. So how do we CRONies survive the onslaught of " just try a

> bit " , of " oh you're so skinny, you should really have some more " ,

> or " are you sure you won't have some of…, " as we share this time with

> family and friends? I'll offer a few strategies and suggestions that

> have worked for me:

>

> For close family and friends, just tell the truth. No sense in hiding

> or being embarrassed about life style. Try to get them to support

> you, to see that you are happy practicing CR (not to mention

> healthy), then they tend to ease off. My family and close friends all

> respect and understand my diet, even going out of their way to have

> or prepare food that I will enjoy. And consider warning folks ahead

> of time if you know in the past they have made a " special treat " for

> you. No sense in offending anyone, right?

>

> For business and social functions with people you don't know well, I

> use food allergies as an all-purpose excuse as to why I don't eat

> certain categories of food. I've even gone as far as to read entire

> books on the subject, just so I won't say something stupid or

> unreasonable about my eating. CR probably isn't a subject to bring up

> with people you don't know well at a dinner party or other gathering

> whose reason for being is eating. But a wheat or gluten allergy will

> save you from a bowl of pasta, for instance. And a chocolate allergy

> can save you from a lot of desserts, though you might not want to be

> saved from that.

>

> A few tricks that have served me well are:

>

> 1) Consider arriving a little late, avoiding the snacking and hors

> d'ouvres at many gatherings. I know this isn't always practical or

> polite, but if you can, it does work.

>

> 2) Talk. A lot. No one will want to see you talk with your mouth

> full :-). Also, keep a plate with a bit of food on it, or better yet

> a glass of something (sparkling water with lemon is my favorite) in

> hand, to ward off those enthusiastic feeders of skinny people.

>

> 3) Tell people apolgetically that you were at another party earlier

> in the day, so your appetite isn't so large; or if the party is early

> in the day, tell people you are going to another one and want to save

> room for that party, too.

>

> 4) Offer to help prepare or serve the food. Baste or carve the turkey

> (goose, ham, etc.), mash and whip the potatoes, spoon out the

> cranberries from the can. Your host will love you, and you'll be so

> busy helping no one will notice if you don't eat much. I've carved a

> lot of birds in my day, none of which I've ever eaten a single sliver

> of. You can also offer to help clean up, which is often a great way

> to minimize the temptations of dessert.

>

> 5) Do not polish off all the food on your plate. An empty plate is an

> invitation to others to fill it (nature abhors a vacuum and all

> that).

>

> 6) If you are feeling overwhelmed and VERY tempted, get up to use the

> bathroom, to get a breath of fresh air, to check your voice mail, to

> call a family member of close friend on your cell phone, or whatever.

> Once alone remind yourself of what CR is, why you do it, and how

> horrible you will feel physically if you try to eat the way everyone

> else does. If you're new to CR, you may still be able to take down a

> large meal, but if you've been at it even just a few months, you are

> probably not capable of it, at least not without significant GI

> effects. Trust me: don't try it.

>

> 7) Politely refuse any offers to take home leftovers, unless the food

> happens to fit in exactly with your CR eating style. Odds of this, in

> my experience, are very low, so just tell people your refrigerator or

> freezer is already full, or you have so many other plans to be out

> the food will spoil before you can eat it.

>

> 8) If anyone says something like " come on, be a man and dig in "

> or " you gotta put some meat on those bones, girl " , just smile and

> ignore it. Then make sure not to sit next to that person later.

>

> Finally, remember that the point of these holidays is family and

> friends, and not so much food. The food part was important

> historically, because for most of the year people just weren't eating

> much. Nowadays the food part is way overdone, and the true meaning

> (at least to me) of being with people you love and care about, or at

> least whose company you can enjoy for a few hours, is diminished. So

> if anyone really pushes you, just push back with that idea.

>

> Happy CRON eating,

>

> Chriss

>

>

>

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----- Original Message -----

From: " Chriss " <rbchriss@...>

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Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 3:49 PM

Subject: [ ] Holiday Eating Suggestions

> I know we are all concerned about the start of the holiday season,

> that five-week stretch that seems to involve a lot of eating for many

> people. So how do we CRONies survive the onslaught of " just try a

> bit " , of " oh you're so skinny, you should really have some more " ,

> or " are you sure you won't have some of., " as we share this time with

> family and friends? I'll offer a few strategies and suggestions that

> have worked for me:

Hi ,

Thanks for the excellent posting.

I have put up your article on the CrSociety site " Posting of Interest " link

folder for future reference for all.

crsociety

Again, thanks for an excellent review.

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Good Health & Long Life,

Greg ,

http://www.ozemail.com.au/~gowatson

gowatson@...

[Guest guest]

Greg,

Thanks for the transfer. I was thinking of doing that but wondered if

it would be considered redundant. I guess not.

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: " Chriss " <rbchriss@e...>

> < egroups>

> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 3:49 PM

> Subject: [ ] Holiday Eating Suggestions

>

>

> > I know we are all concerned about the start of the holiday season,

> > that five-week stretch that seems to involve a lot of eating for

many

> > people. So how do we CRONies survive the onslaught of " just try a

> > bit " , of " oh you're so skinny, you should really have some more " ,

> > or " are you sure you won't have some of., " as we share this time

with

> > family and friends? I'll offer a few strategies and suggestions

that

> > have worked for me:

>

> Hi ,

>

> Thanks for the excellent posting.

>

> I have put up your article on the CrSociety site " Posting of

Interest " link

> folder for future reference for all.

>

> crsociety

>

> Again, thanks for an excellent review.

>

> ========================

> Good Health & Long Life,

> Greg ,

> http://www.ozemail.com.au/~gowatson

> gowatson@o...