{"id":43269,"date":"2023-11-20T11:58:26","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T19:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/?p=43269"},"modified":"2023-11-28T14:49:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T22:49:57","slug":"holiday-temptations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/holiday-temptations\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Temptations: Assessing the Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"43269\" class=\"elementor elementor-43269\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c253cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c253cc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f148d2d\" data-id=\"f148d2d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f00453 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f00453\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ghosts of Christmas Gains, Maintains and Losses<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad8de65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad8de65\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0f35ee\" data-id=\"e0f35ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0db5689 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0db5689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The data doesn&#8217;t lie. We know for a fact that tracking and healthy habits seem to fall by the wayside around the holidays. For good reason, celebrations and merriment typically trump workouts and meal prep and <a href=\"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/goal-set-like-a-boss\/\">goals<\/a> tend to take a back seat from Thanksgiving to New Years.<\/p><p>We&#8217;ve mapped out a few different scenarios to give you an idea of what your path might look like when you completely throw in the towel, or conversely if you adhere to your plan and stay the course.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44823c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44823c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45c0d57\" data-id=\"45c0d57\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cef9f16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cef9f16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Beth<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ebcdac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ebcdac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b78f87\" data-id=\"6b78f87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c73053 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c73053\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the purpose of demonstrating the impact of different lifestyle choices over the holidays, we have created a fictitious persona named Beth.\u00a0<\/p><p>In August, Beth decided she wanted to lose ten pounds before the New Year. It&#8217;s the beginning of December now and she&#8217;s established a solid routine over the last four months. She typically exercises 3-4 days a week, logs her food in Cronometer and is (almost daily) in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/nutrition\/calorie-deficit\">caloric deficit<\/a>.<\/p><p>It&#8217;s the holiday season now which presents a few hurdles to reaching those goals. Beth&#8217;s choices can result in an array of different outcomes, which we explore below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce855ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce855ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ab092a\" data-id=\"3ab092a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef434e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ef434e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d110a6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d110a6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Approach 1: Fun Times Ahead<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69a9518 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69a9518\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6624af7\" data-id=\"6624af7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9d447a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9d447a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-09-at-10.47.48-AM-1024x677.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-43338\" alt=\"Holiday goals celebrate\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-09-at-10.47.48-AM-1024x677.png 1024w, https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-09-at-10.47.48-AM-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-09-at-10.47.48-AM-768x508.png 768w, https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-09-at-10.47.48-AM.png 1262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35c76c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35c76c7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c525eb2\" data-id=\"c525eb2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6150baf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6150baf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Like many of us, Beth loves the holidays. She wants to immerse herself in the celebrations, without having to worry about the impact on her diet. Beth replaces her nightly gym routine with social events, but she is confident she will resume the exercise routine come January 1st.<\/p><p>With little time to spend on her phone, and no interest in seeing the calories adding up from holiday treats, Beth stops tracking in her Cronometer account.\u00a0<\/p><p>Those 300-400 calories typically burned per night at the gym, 3-4 nights a week are now replaced by extravagant dinners accompanied by desserts, holiday treats and a glass of eggnog. This tacks on a lot more than she bargained for; averaging out to the tune of an extra 600 calories per day.<\/p><p>If Beth keeps up this routine for roughly 30 days, she will likely see a gain of about 5.14 pounds. This adds up in a set back of over 50% of her original goal.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06680e5 elementor-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"06680e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-lightbulb\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPro Tip\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhether you stick to your diet\/health goals or not, we encourage people to keep tracking. It's still useful to know which nutrients you're getting (or lacking) over the holidays! You're also much more likely to say no to that extra treat if you hold yourself accountable and commit to adding it into the app. \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-334631b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"334631b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06cce7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06cce7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Approach 2: Little of A Little of B<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aac0ce5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aac0ce5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5b730f\" data-id=\"d5b730f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-333a244 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"333a244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this scenario, Beth is conscious of her goals but still wants to enjoy big celebrations. She creates an action plan before the holidays that will satisfy both. By putting herself into a slight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/nutrition\/calorie-deficit\">caloric deficit<\/a> during the week (which means ignoring those baked goods brought into the office), she budgets for big meals over the weekend.<\/p><p>Not wanting to stray too far from her goals, she tracks Monday &#8211; Friday. Beth also wants the freedom of enjoying the weekends so doesn&#8217;t touch Cronometer to log her eats on either Saturday or Sunday.<\/p><p>Since she doesn&#8217;t want to lose any of her hard earned progress, she relaxes her gym schedule. She still manages to workout a few times a week, but gives herself the flexibility to skip those 7:00 AM spin classes.<\/p><p>Because she&#8217;s reduced her intake during the week by 200 calories a day (5 x 200 = 1000) she has created a &#8220;budget&#8221; of 1000 extra calories to enjoy at those parties.<\/p><p>At the end of the holidays, Beth hasn&#8217;t progressed, but she hasn&#8217;t taken a step back either. She&#8217;s maintained her weight and fully saturated herself into the most wonderful time of the year!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b1d58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"31b1d58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ece0319 elementor-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ece0319\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-lightbulb\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPro Tip\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIf your goal is to lose weight, our recommendation is to eat what you want so you don't feel like you're missing out but watch your portion sizes! Try to be conscious of how many scoops of stuffing you're adding to your plate and ask for a sliver of pie instead of the usual sized sliced.     \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39943e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"39943e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aaaf1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5aaaf1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Approach 3: Staying the Course<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7195313 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7195313\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a2816a\" data-id=\"3a2816a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6adef92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6adef92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-09-at-10.51.37-AM-1024x669.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-43340\" alt=\"sticking to holiday goals\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-09-at-10.51.37-AM-1024x669.png 1024w, https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-09-at-10.51.37-AM-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-09-at-10.51.37-AM-768x502.png 768w, https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-09-at-10.51.37-AM.png 1286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23872d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23872d2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cec539f\" data-id=\"cec539f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbea972 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbea972\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Beth decides the ultimate Christmas present to herself is to keep her eyes on the prize and realize her initial goal before the end of the year. It might seem like a lofty goal during a time when diets typically get derailed, but she has two pounds left to lose. Overall health trumps the satisfaction of devouring her mom&#8217;s secret family recipe for sugar cookies.<\/p><p>She creates an action plan before the holidays to identify potential barriers to success. The culprits: office parties, the abundance of tempting treats and the reduced hours at her local gym.<\/p><p>Beth makes sure she eats a meal that hits her macro goals before attending any celebrations so she&#8217;s well satiated. She also allows a budget for a small treat or two so she&#8217;s not completely deprived. After all, a sustainable diet is the best one.\u00a0<\/p><p>As for the gym closures, she pivots and laces up for outdoor runs to still get her workout in.<\/p><p>At the end of the holidays, Beth staying on track has allowed her to lose the two pounds, achieving her goal and starting the New Year without vowing to lose weight for the first time in years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb1126d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cb1126d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c0ee95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c0ee95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">No Right or Wrong<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-944169f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"944169f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7265b2d\" data-id=\"7265b2d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6c61ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6c61ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When it comes to the holidays, there is absolutely no right or wrong way to approach your strategy. 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