Summary: See also: Taste for Truth Christian Weight Loss Podcast. <a href="https://barbraveling.com/christian-weight-loss-podcast/">Click here</a> for more info! <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/taste-for-truth-weight-loss-encouragement/id1203994286?mt=2">Click here</a> to view on iTunes.<br> It’s that time of year again–the time when we throw caution to the wind, ignore all of our boundaries, and eat, eat, eat! It comes right before the New Year’s resolutions season–when we vow to lose weight, get back on the wagon, and then suffer, suffer, suffer, trying to get those pounds off again.<br> <a href="https://barbraveling.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/MG_3286_.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-9311"></a><br> Here’s my question: is it really worth all that eating when you think of the consequences? Or would it be better to avoid holiday weight gain and stick to our boundaries?<br> That’s what we’ll be talking about in this episode of the <a href="https://barbraveling.com/christian-podcast/">Christian Habits Podcast</a>!<br> <br> * To listen and subscribe on iTunes:<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-christian-habits-podcast/id899589208?mt=2" target="_blank"> click here</a><br> To listen on Stitcher: <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=51757&refid=stpr" target="_blank">click here</a><br> <br> In today’s episode, we’ll be renewing our minds with the Holiday/Vacation Eating questions and a couple of the Bible verses from the I Deserve a Donut app. I’ve included the questions and an example of how I might answer them below as well.<br> 11 Questions That Will Help You Avoid Holiday Weight Gain<br> <a href="https://barbraveling.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Avoid-Holiday-Weight-Gain-11-Questions-That-Will-Help.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-9055"></a>1. Do you want to gain, lose, or maintain your weight on this vacation/holiday?<br> I don’t know about you, but I’m usually thinking about what I’d like to eat over the holidays, not what I’d like to weigh! This is an important question to ask, though, because it reminds us: Oh, that’s right. If I eat what I want, I won’t end up weighing what I want. Maybe I better be a little careful.<br> 2. What will you need to do to accomplish your goal?<br> This will be different for each of us, depending on our boundaries. One of my current boundaries (thinking of making it a lifelong boundary) is no sweets unless it’s a social occasion or a holiday.<br> I was thinking of adding sweets for the holidays since I love Christmas cookies. Then I did this podcast, answered the questions and thought, Wait a minute. If I start adding in cookies, I’ll get out of the “no sweets” mindset and it will be really hard to get back into it. <br> So I’ve decided to stick to my regular boundaries. Taking the time to renew my mind (while working on the podcast) made me see the logic of following my boundaries, and now I actually want to follow them.<br> 3. Will eating as much as you want make the holiday more fun? Explain, taking all factors into consideration.<br> No. It may be fun in the moment, but it’s not fun to a) gain weight, b) dread losing it, c) not fit into clothes, d) feel crummy from all that food, e) be tired all the time, and f) feel discouraged about ever being able to lose weight and keep it off.<br> 4. What usually happens when you eat as much as you want on holidays and vacations?<br> All of the above, right? When we adopt an “it’s the holidays–let’s eat!!!” mindset, we don’t usually stop at moderate. Instead we eat far more than is good for us and end up discouraged and five or ten pounds heavier than when we began.<br> 5. Do you want that to happen?<br> No. I don’t think we do. Do you?<br> 6. Will you need to modify your boundaries during this vacation/holiday to ...
