12 Days of Giving #9

READY FOR SOME FUN? Stand up straight, feet together, chin held high…

Give yourself a physical break.

Tis the season to overindulge and under exercise, but today, I'm challenging us all to do one thing different. Have one less scoop of potato salad, one less cookie, one less glass of eggnog–and can we just talk about that stuff for a minute please? It's so horribly good. I have a total love/hate relationship with eggnog, not even considering the fact that adding rum to it is easy. When there is eggnog in our fridge, I use it to sweeten my coffee, I add it to regular milk, I put it over ice with the confessed rum addition…

Of the devil, I say!

Anyway, the challenge is to stop being mean to our bodies during the holidays. If you've been run off your feet all day, instead of challenging you to go for a walk, how about stretching for 15 minutes? If you've sat at a desk all day **whistles innocently** then get off your butt and take the dog for a walk.

And I'm sure you've heard all the tips on ways to get through the holidays parties and meals without overindulging. I've heard them all, and love hearing them, but damn if I can DO them all! Lol.

So I up my workouts this time of year, but the one thing I can do food wise–here's my tip for you–one helping only. Yeah, I fill my plate at the family dinner, but I don't take seconds. (I also only take the stuff I like. I'm old enough that the 'take one spoon of everything' rule–forget it. I'm going for the good stuff!)

What's your one tip for surviving the overindulgence season and/or what are you going to do today to get active? One commenter will get a $10 Amazon gift certificate!