Banking Calories

I want to encourage you to check out this website: http://www.intent.com/
Click all around the thing - it's full of inspirational articles, blog entries, personal aspirations, tips, contemplations and information. The first entry I read made me laugh out loud - it was compassionate as well as funny.

Linda LaRue - the brain behind Crunchless Abs - has a number of great, helpful blog entries on intent.com. There's one in particular to keep in mind throughout this holiday month of eating - it's all about "banking calories" - a really cool concept. Read it!

Naughty Holiday Eating

Hey, check out Linda LaRue's own blog. It's really good! She has lots of good information, and just interesting posts. I find this post really helpful: http://lindalarue.blogspot.com/2008/10/avoid-holiday-hangover_22.html
Tip #2, the one about taking a pre-emptive strike against naughty eating at parties by having a healthy snack before you leave the house, to be SO helpful. It really works for me. I've been finding that when I slow down long enough to think about what foods are going to be best for me (the Souper Slim planner is a great cheat sheet), and then take the time to shop for and prep those foods for myself, it's WAY easier to pass on the unhealthy stuff in social settings. I mean, I didn't used to have self discipline when it came to my favorite foods. But looking at the big picture, and like I said, investing time in MYSELF by food planning makes all the difference in the world!