Oops, I did it again...

I hope your holiday meal was enjoyable & delicious. But, does your scale agree? Uh-oh... If your well-intended diet plans went up in smoke, here are a few "damage" control ideas:

- Eat lighter meals (lower fat, lower calories) than you have been.

- Eat smaller portions than you have been. (As mentioned before, it is not recommended to skip meals or eat less than 1,200 calories per day.)

- Add in extra physical activity than you have been. Longer duration (more time), frequency (more often), or intensity (harder work) may help.

- Some combination

Noticing a trend here???

Depending on your splurge, it may take multiple days to counteract the extra calories.

Some people get trapped by unconscious "all or nothing" thinking (e.g., "Either I'm perfect & on my diet _OR_ why bother... I might as well eat anything & everything.") But, don't give up! While a heavy meal might be a small setback, it definitely doesn't doom your weight loss journey.

Keep up the hard work!