MYTH: Everyone gains at least 5 pounds over the holidays, so I may as well accept it.
BUSTED: Well, the good news is that the average American gains from 1/2 pound to 1 pound between Thanksgiving and New Year's, but the bad news is they don't ever lose it.

MYTH: I can take a "vacation" from my diet, because come January, I'll go right back on it.
BUSTED: I told her that you can't "vacation" from your healthy diet and expect to stay at your goal weight. Extra calories are just what your fat cells are looking for.

MYTH: I'm going to fast all day, so I can eat all I want at the Holiday party this year.
BUSTED: Wrong. Don't do it. Starving yourself usually backfires, and you wind up overeating at the party. The best strategy for weight control is to think small portions.

MYTH: I can't diet when I go to someone's house for dinner.
BUSTED: Give yourself the power to say "no" tactfully. Many people feel that if they don't partake in the holiday feasting tradition, others will perceive them as rude or ungrateful. Well, don't fall into that trap. You have the right to eat what you want, where you want, and in the amount that you want.

MYTH: My family would miss it if I didn't make the traditional favorites.
BUSTED: Make this a healthy holiday season and change your traditional fatty favorites into delicious, healthy meals. It doesn't have to be so. Don't be a Scrooge with taste, but be frugal with calories--that's how you eat delicious foods without guilt. Review your recipe file and look at recipes with a fresh eye.

Don't forget; the holidays are not an excuse for "cheating" on your meal plan. Going out or staying in, you get to choose what you will eat, how much you'll eat, and when you will eat. Don't skip meals, keep exercising (in fact, make it your business to get the whole crowd out for a walk after your big meal), and remember that there are no "good" or "bad" foods. Think of food as fuel; it may be good for your engine, or it may clog the fuel line. Foods may be fatty and full of sugar, but that's often what makes them taste so good. >>>> EDiets.com

The daily rigors of work, such as tight deadlines and long hours, can lead to job burnout, a state scientists are beginning to link with serious ailments. Studies have shown that workplace stress can lead to an increase in rates of heart disease, flu virus, metabolic syndrome and high blood pressure. One study found that stress can negate the heart-healthy aspects of a physically active job, leading to thicker arteries in physically active and stressed workers compared with active, non-stressed employees.
A new study of 677 workers in Israel showed those who experienced job burnout were 1.8 times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes, in which a person's body becomes resistant to the sugar-regulating hormone called insulin. The results held even when factors like age, sex, exercise and obesity were taken into account.
Some studies have found stress can cause unhealthy behaviors, such as eating poorly or drinking more alcohol, which can then lead to health problems. In the new study, the researchers suggest stress can have a more direct effect, disrupting the body's ability to process glucose, leading to diabetes.
The results show that burnout could boost the risk of illness by a "magnitude similar to other risk factors, such as high body mass index, smoking and lack of physical exercise," said study lead author Samuel Melamed of Tel Aviv University in Israel.
When work stress becomes unmanageable, job burnout can lead to a combination of three symptoms:

• Emotional exhaustion
• Physical fatigue or exhaustion
• Cognitive weariness (slow thinking)

This state differs from a temporary malaise that passes after a period of rest. Causes of burnout include chronic stresses, such as lack of rewards, job insecurity, regular physical abuse and sexual harassment, as well as daily hassles and sudden traumas. >>>> MORE >>>>

RECOMMENDED LINKS:
E-1 STRESS RELIEF
VISUALIZATIONS FOR SELF-HYPNOSIS (de-stress time)

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