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10 Secrets for Holiday Diet Success - Especially for Thyroid Patients

By Mary Shomon, About.com

Updated: November 29, 2007

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A Simple Easy Way to Start...

As thyroid patients, many of us are trying hard to lose weight, or at least maintain where we are. This makes the holidays, a time of food and festivity, particularly challenging. Even more so when you consider that the weight we gain during the holidays may turn into what fitness expert Lynn Bode calls, "the unwanted gift that can't be returned!" Here are the things that I am going to do -- EVERY SINGLE DAY between now and New Year's -- to help keep myself healthy, and start the New Year, if not a little lighter, than at least not any heavier!! Will you join me?

1. A Simple Easy Way to Start...

I'm not asking you to eat less, or do anything else. Just get yourself a notebook or journal that fits in your pocket or bag, or print out my worksheets. And every single day, starting now, write down every bite, crumb, and drop of everything you eat. The taste of gravy, the cookie you grab as you pass the reception desk, the candy cane, the latte at the mall. All of it. Simply writing down everything you eat, and knowing you will have to write it down, can help you remain mindful about what you are eating and reduce how much you eat.

Keep track of your daily indulgence in my PDF Holiday Diet Success Tracker now. (Download Free Ebook Now (PDF))

Or, if you're the "everything online" type, then I highly recommend you check out wonder Calorie Count Plus site, which has wonderful tools to help you log and track your food intake, calories, nutrients, exercise, and more.

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