Moderation and staying in your pant size!

The holiday's are coming, moderation and exercise is a must! Hugs Debbie

Moderation Posted: 10 Nov 2010 03:12 AM PST One of my fav sayings in the whole world: Moderation in all things -- including moderation. I'm pretty sure we (as a society) are not putting the value on moderation that we should.  My example:  the rise of "Extreme" as a marketing tool.  Seriously!  Tonight when you are home watching TV, pay attention to how many times the word Extreme is used in commercials and TV trailers -- Extreme Doritos, Extreme Razors (do we really want our razors to be Extreme??), not to mention Extreme Sports...and the list goes on. We like the end points of the pendulum swing -- they are entertaining.  But as a lifestyle, doesn't it get exhausting to live on the extremes?  Too much food and you are soooo stuffed you can't move (and all you can think about is how much food you ate and the berating of yourself that goes along with that) -- swing over to the soooo hungry you think you just might starve to death before you get to eat again ( and all you can think about is what you are going to eat or not be able to eat). Moderation in eating is a good thing.  If you are eating moderately (think level 7 or 8) most of the time, you can over eat occasionally and it won't matter because your mindfulness training will help you eat less at the next meal (because you will be less hungry...or maybe not hungry at all). We are coming into the season of extreme eating excess (and maybe we don't ever really leave it any more).  Moderation in your eating might be just the freedom you need to get you through the holiday with your sanity and pants that still fit.

Thanks Debbie, this certainly is appropriate and of value, especially at this time of the year when just about everything we do centers around being indoors and food. . .  One of my greatest experiences this past year has been not having to change sizes, though my pants fit a little tighter, I am mindfully eating to get them to fitting the right way, what I don't do anymore is buy stretchy type clothing, except for house hanging winter clothing

That's the key too, wear fitted pants....
Except what happened to me in July with my emergency small bowel obst. surgery....oops, my pants fit tight across the belly, hurts and my tummy would bloat up after eating. I surrendered and went to the Salvation Army and  bought pants with stetch or give. My goal is to get back in my fitted pants and I will get there in time. My tummy just has to decide to stop bloating! LOL

Thank you Debbiejean...another good one!!!!

Hugs...connie d