1. Eat dinner once. A lot of times we make these huge dinners to feed an army when we only have a family of 4. Consider eating once and donating the leftovers to the homeless or some less fortunate. Also, don't eat dinner so early, that you're tempted to have a 2nd dinner by the time the 2nd football game comes on. Try healthy snacks for the latter part of the night instead.
2. To-go is a no-go! If you're traveling for dinner don't take to-go plates home with you. Enjoy it once and make the next day "Back Friday," as in get back to business.
3. Eat dinner on smaller (appetizer size) plates. The less you put on your plate the less you will eat.
4. Prepare 1 dessert option. I love sweet potato pie, pumpkin pie, pound cake, banana pudding, chocolate cake, ice cream and cobblers as much as the rest of you, but as a family decide on 1 dessert to prepare and keep the sugar to a minimum. You don't want to be stuck eating all those desserts. Your waist line will pay for it!
5. Play! Most of our cold geographic areas won't allow us to go outside, but for those who have Wii or Kinect games, wipe the dust off and play them during the half times of each game. That's 3 games, at 12-minutes halves per game for a wopping 36 mins of shared family activity.
Finally don't forget to give thanks and give back! Our family has been blessed in so many unimaginable ways. Consider lending a hand or making a donation during this time of year.
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