...reprinted from the article Ozzie & Harriet's' House it isn't: The Holiday Family Meal and other topics to Binge on... by: Dr. Deborah Russo, Clinical Psychologist @ Remuda Ranch
As the holidays approach, here are a set of skills to empower you for the challenge of going home for the holidays:
- Use limit setting- take my own car and leave if conversations begin going south, hot and heated and negative.
- Take along a supportive friend with me; I don't have to go it alone.
- Practice using rational thoughts and mindful eating.
- Set some reasonable goals for myself that include realistic expectations.
- Pay attention to my feelings and remember to get up from the table and distract myself from desire to binge.
- Use boundaries and stay connected to myself
- Eat in balance, moderation and avoid skipping meals so I am not already in deprivation mode before I get there...finish reading article
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