{"id":145569,"date":"2016-12-13T09:31:38","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T09:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=145569"},"modified":"2016-12-13T09:31:38","modified_gmt":"2016-12-13T09:31:38","slug":"celebrate-christmas-without-eating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/12\/13\/celebrate-christmas-without-eating\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Celebrate Christmas Without Eating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In an ideal world we wouldn\u2019t have to use excuses like \u201cI\u2019ll just take it home for later\u201d when we\u2019re really just going to throw it away, or \u201cI already ate\u201d when you simply don\u2019t eat what\u2019s being offered to you again and again. Keeping a healthy weight is important and holidays are the hardest time to manage that. But did you know there is a foolproof way of not gaining weight over the holidays? Just celebrate it without eating!<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How do you do that?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We often use food as something to occupy our hands or as the main event. It doesn\u2019t have to be that way! If you plan in advance, you can structure an evening so that food is not important. You can even ask guests not to bring food or alcohol and remind them to eat beforehand or afterward. Choose a fun activity and make that the focus of the celebration. You might even bring your group of friends or family closer together by doing something new and fun instead of just sitting, talking, and eating. Here are some ideas.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Go on an adventurous snowy bike ride \/ hike<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Spending time outside moving is always a good idea, even more so during the stressful holiday time. Get your group of cycling enthusiasts together and go for a snowy bike ride, it will be adventurous, you\u2019ll forget about your \u201cto do\u201d list, and food will definitely not be on your mind. Another good choice is hiking &#8211; when there\u2019s snow on the ground, you can see animal tracks easily and familiar places will look differently dressed in white. And you can make picking up a Christmas tree your quest too and turn a chore into a fun day out.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BFn6IV5iljo\/<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Go ice skating<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Ice skating is a great activity for any type of group. It will fit nicely into a romantic evening, family time, or just fun evening out with your friends. It doesn\u2019t matter how good you are, everyone will have a big smile on their face when navigating on the slippery surface. And if you\u2019re lucky, there might even be a Christmas-themed skate night with lights and caroling.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Decorate together<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Some people enjoy decorating the house and the Christmas tree, others consider it a chore. One thing is for sure, it\u2019s better to do it while chatting with people you like. You can add some board or card games to that and you\u2019re set for a fun evening. It\u2019s a great way to occupy your hands so you don\u2019t feel the need to snack.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Go out<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Go caroling, go to a performance, or simply go see a movie. Holidays will be packed with interesting events in your area, check them out, you might be surprised what you find. Just a side note, wine and cheese tasting sessions is not what I had in mind.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x84GKqcpY4E<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an ideal world we wouldn\u2019t have to use excuses like \u201cI\u2019ll just take it home for later\u201d when we\u2019re [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":145574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[332],"tags":[369,361],"global-categories":[],"class_list":["post-145569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-and-training","tag-cycling-food","tag-nutrition"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.3 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Celebrate Christmas Without Eating - \u0160koda We Love Cycling<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In an ideal world we wouldn\u2019t have to use excuses like \u201cI\u2019ll just take it home for later\u201d when we\u2019re really just going to throw it away, or \u201cI already\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/12\/13\/celebrate-christmas-without-eating\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Celebrate Christmas Without Eating\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In an ideal world we wouldn\u2019t have to use excuses like \u201cI\u2019ll just take it home for later\u201d when we\u2019re really just going to throw it away, or \u201cI already\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/12\/13\/celebrate-christmas-without-eating\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"\u0160koda We Love Cycling\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-12-13T09:31:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/3311331_313113.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ji\u0159\u00ed Kalo\u010d\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/12\/13\/celebrate-christmas-without-eating\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/12\/13\/celebrate-christmas-without-eating\/\",\"name\":\"How to Celebrate Christmas Without Eating - 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