From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 25
To avoid “after the party’s over” syndrome, prepare for any event by planning twice.
Besides your careful thoughts on how you will handle the party or gathering, you need to add a detailed plan for the evening or the day after the event.
Here are my answers to the three questions at the end of the lesson.
1. Identify situations where you are at risk for eating after an event is over.
Hosting a dinner party.
Going to restaurants with friends or to someone’s home for a meal.
2. Come up with three self-care things you will routinely do to manage this.
Eat a small snack before the event so I’m not too hungry.
Plan a rest/transition time after a dinner party before starting to clean up. This will help prevent snacking on leftovers, especially dessert!
Do extra self-talk to remind myself to catch the temptation to keep eating afterward.
3. Create a detailed after the party plan for the day (or two) after the event.
Dinner party-
Send food home with guests, including my family
Put away leftovers quickly so I’m not tempted to nibble
Do extra self-care the next day such as exercise, reading and playing the piano.
Note: Click here to read my notes from previous lessons.