Christmas dinner just a few days away, here are 3 strategies that will help you stay awake at the dinner table and not feel painfully full and tired thereafter!

1. 3 Strategies to Prevent Overeating at Christmas
Well, it's that time of year where many of us
get together with family and friends and overindulge in a stuppor of
food. Yes - it tastes great but what good is it if you're so full that you
fall asleep at the table! Believe I'm speaking from experience.
So with Christmas dinner just a few days away, here are 3 strategies
that will help you stay awake at the dinner table and not feel painfully
full and tired thereafter!
STRATEGY #1 - Use a digestive enzyme
This alone may be the most meaningful thing you can do to help your
body breakdown and digest all the food that you're feeding it.
Remember, cooked foods (ie. turkey, mashed potatoes, etc...) no
longer contain enzymes which means that your digestive system has
an added burden of trying to digest these foods with its own limited
supply of enzymes.
Supplementing with a digestive enzyme helps your body do its job
much more effectively. Take 1 or 2 capsules before the meal and 1 or
2 during and/or after dinner/lunch depending on how you feel. You will
be amazed at how you feel afterwards! Give it a shot.
STRATEGY #2 - Drink water before your meal and then start
with a salad (if available)

2. Studies have shown that drinking water (lukewarm) before eating can
reduce your appetite by up to 25%. Drink a glass of lukewarm water
(with lemon for added benefit) about 10-15 minutes before the
onslaught begins. With the water in your system you won't feel the
need to eat as much.
Then, before the big meal try to have a salad. Fresh salad contains
living vegetables which means added enzymes for your body. This will
help with digesting the upcoming food while simultaneously reducing
your appetite even further.
STRATEGY #3 - Be grateful for your food and fully enjoy it!
Save the guilt for another time.
Now that the food is in front of you, you must fully appreciate it. Give
thanks for your food and then fully appreciate every bite. Feelings of
stress and guilt shut down your digestive function making food
assimilation near impossible.
Therefore, if the food is on your plate you might as well enjoy it -
unless you decide that you're not going to eat anything! Feeling love
for your food puts your body into receiving mode allowing it to more
readily accept the foods you put into it - even if they aren't the
healthiest.
So there you go. These just came to mind last night and I felt that
they would be helpful for you. So put them to use and enjoy your
festivous meals.
Happy holidays!
Yuri