You Can Enjoy the Holidays Without Breaking Your Body
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Somewhere along the line, the holidays became a month long excuse to abandon all discernment. Not just indulgence, but full ingredient abandonment. As if once the decorations go up, the rules of basic nourishment politely excuse themselves until January.
But enjoying the holidays does not require falling into the glutton trap. And caring about what you eat does not make you boring, restrictive, or no fun at parties. It just means you would like to feel human when the calendar flips.
The problem is not the cookies. We have been sold this idea that it is either discipline or chaos. Either you are good all year and then completely unhinged for six weeks, or you are miserable and counting almonds. Neither is normal. Neither is necessary.
Holiday food used to be special because it was better, not because it was louder.
Gluttony Isn’t Abundance
There is a difference between enjoying rich seasonal food and eating everything simply because it is there. Gluttony disguises itself as celebration, but it rarely feels good in practice. It is eating past fullness, past pleasure, past awareness, then wondering why you feel inflamed, foggy, and strangely resentful of your own body.
Abundance does not mean excess. It means intention.
You do not need six desserts made with seed oils, artificial colors, and shelf stable mystery ingredients. One really good dessert made with real butter, eggs, sugar, and flour will do more for your soul and your digestion than ultra processed cheer.
Better Ingredients Make Indulgence Feel Better
Choosing better food during the holidays is not about implementing the small changees CATB promotes.
When ingredients are clean, your body knows what to do with them. Real sugar behaves differently than corn syrup. Butter behaves differently than industrial oils. Flour made from wheat behaves differently than something engineered to survive a year in a warehouse.
The result is that you can enjoy rich foods without feeling like you have been hit by a truck.
This applies to everything. Desserts made at home instead of pulled from plastic clamshells. Cheeses and meats without fillers and dyes. Drinks that do not rely on artificial syrups and colors.
Mindful Does Not Mean Miserable
Being mindful does not mean eating like a monk while everyone else has fun. It means tasting your food. Try skipping the third cookie because the first two were perfect..this is self respect.
The best moments of the holidays are not remembered for how much was eaten, but for how it felt to be there. Laughing, cooking together, lingering at the table, sharing something warm and real.
You do not honor the season by overwhelming your body. You honor it by feeding yourself in a way that lets you actually enjoy it.
So eat the good stuff. Choose better ingredients. Make fewer things, but make them well.
Happy Holidays 🧀 🐻
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