Christmas Damage Control

I have been a bad, bad girl. Santa should take back my gifts!!

Okay, so the holidays tend to bring out the best and worst in me. What can I say, other than, I will try to do better next year!! It may have been a bit naive of me to think that I could jump back on the dieting wagon just before all the major eating holidays. Well, live and learn!! In this spirit of self forgiveness, I am posting today's Daily Dose from the NS website. It's really a good one!!

Don’t regress. Progress!
Holiday Tip #26: Learn from your mistakes and move on.

The leftovers are boxed and in a fridge far, far away. The presents are being enjoyed. The house is finally quiet again, and you’re getting back to the grind. So how did you fare? Did you participate in the smorgasbord, mindlessly shoveling into your mouth everything that crossed your path? Or, did you put into practice what you’ve learned, allowing yourself to sample only your favorites without overindulging? Hopefully you celebrated the holiday in high style, maintaining control, but if you’re shaking your head at yourself (noting that your pants fit just a tad more snugly today), have your moment of regret and then LET IT GO! Don’t put your energy into feeling guilty. Nothing good can come of that!

Don’t succumb to that inner critic and allow one minor slip-up to ruin weeks of hard work and dedication. (And if you did claim victory over that chocolate soufflé, let out a loud YAY!)
There’s less than one week left of 2006 and it’s time to really psyche ourselves up for the coming year—so let’s get started! Regardless of what happened yesterday, or the week before that, or the week before that, let’s rededicate ourselves today by vowing to enter into the New Year with guns blazing and weight loss goals in sight.

You can’t change yesterday, but you can definitely triumph tomorrow!