With the holidays just about upon us…stress in every aspcct of life seems larger than usual. It is really difficult dealing with the added stress the holidays add to money, relationships, family and so on…remember to meditate, take care of yourself so the holidays don’t do you in completely.

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The weather is ridiculous for December! I’m in Arizona so I don’t expect it to be terribly cold, however, all I can think about is the HOT summer that is just around the corner. Don’t get me wrong, the weather is nice but it sure doesn’t feel like Christmas. Getting into the holiday feel is more difficult in Arizona but with this weather it is nearly impossible. I have maybe only turned the heat on a few times and just for a very short period of time. We just don’t get a break around here!!! I’m thankful to not be freezing to death as they are in some parts of the country but I certainly would like to feel a bit cold and wear a jacket…

Are you getting ready for the holidays? I hope you remember to do some things to take the stress off of yourself for the holidays. Take the time to exercise, relax, spend time with your family. Make sure you continue to eat right and take good care of yourself.

It’s really important that you don’t let yourself go over the holidays and find yourself fatter and more broke than before. Don’t overspend or overeat. You will have a more enjoyable time before, during and after if you don’t get way off track for the month, so with December approaching, be dilligent in staying on a healthy path. You’ll be happier and feel better in the long run.

The holidays are upon us once again and more than likely we are all going to gain some weight during this time. Why? We mindlessly eat way more than we should over the holidays and pay for it for months, years to come. This holiday season, make a pact, make the effort to not overeat and gain weight. You can partake in some goodies but in very strict moderation. I heard a quote once from Anthony Robbins that has really stuck with me, he said,”Nothing tastes as good as thin feels”. I think of that quote often when I want to overindulge in the wrong foods. Keep that quote in mind this holiday season or perhaps you could even type or write it out and make it visible in places in your house that you will be reminded of it often.

The obesity in America has really gotten out of hand and it is actually at crisis levels. We NEED to take this problem seriously and make some real changes in our lives. Don’t wait until you are diagnosed with cancer to decide to wake up and change some dietary and lifestyle habits.

You can enjoy the holidays without all the weight gain and sluggishness of previous years, put the past behind you and start anew. Don’t wait until the New Year to make some empty resolutions you won’t keep but rather, show some restraint, find some new ways to appreciate and enjoy. Have a happy, healthy, THIN, joyous holiday season and you will have nothing to feel guilty about and resolve to change come January 1st.

How is it that we gorge ourselves on food and call it Thanksgiving? How is that giving thanks? How is that showing gratitude for all of our wonderful blessings? Wouldn’t it be more fitting to fast on Thanksgiving? Fast to show appreciation for all the freedom, food and great choices we have in the United States. Instead, we eat murdered animals, eat piles of all kinds of food until we can’t move and feel ill. Why do people look forward to that? They also do the same thing over and over again year after year. I don’t find that appealing in anyway.

I think it would be so much better to fast or at least eat minimally on Thanksgiving Day. Share the day with friends and family, but not have the fellowship with them be based around food. If you don’t have anyone to spend the day with, maybe you could spend the day meditating, journaling about gratitude, listening to uplifting music and self improvement CD’s. Pamper yourself, spend the day nourishing your body and soul with things other than food. Imagine how wonderful you would feel at the end of the day? Your friends and family will be miserable and you will be well-rested and thoroughly energized! You could also take a walk or hike to feel appreciation for your life and health.

I would encourage people to rethink the way Thanksgiving and Christmas are celebrated completely focused on food. Think about why you do that and if you want to continue to do that year after year. I fail to see why people would look forward to making themselves sick. Does it give you that much satisfaction? How could you spend Thanksgiving to add meaning back into the spirit of what it’s really about? Make new choice, new traditions and feel much better after it’s over. You will feel renewed and energized going back to work and your co-workers will feel like they need some time off in order to recuperate from the holidays.

Wow–Christmas starts way too early these days… I love Christmas music but I think it is a little ridiculous to start playing Christmas music and putting decorations out long before Thanksgiving.. By the time Christmas rolls around, everyone is sick of hearing about it.

 I just don’t understand that …why is it that way? I think for now, we should focus on Thanksgiving and after Thanksgiving, focus on Christmas. The holidays have become way too commercial for me.  I love the spirit of this holiday time but we have really lost the spirit and meaning of Thanksgiving and Christmas. How can we get back to the real meanings of the holidays?