New Zealanders worked bloody hard this year. Longer hours than any country on earth. We have pushed ourselves to the limit. We've been good, tidy, contributing Kiwis for nearly 11months. It's been hard and painful and we deserve a break. Luckily the summer holidays start in just four days. 'Joy to the World'.
We spend most of the year beating ourselves up for not being perfect. Lose weight, get fit, learn something new, be nicer to workmates. As a result we never fully enjoy ourselves. Sure we find time to over eat and drink but we don't celebrate it. Some fight it. That kind of self flagellation is fine Feb through Nov but the festive season is about being festive. Christmas and New Years are an officially sanctioned time to service your desires. A time of sloth, gluttony, lust, love, giving and family. Christmas is an official holiday hall pass to do what you want. As Andy Williams sang 'It's the most wonderful time of year'.
So first things first. Throw all your fitness and weight loss goals out the window till Feb. You're not going to meet them anyway so let yourself off the hook right now.
If you are running a low carb diet, do the opposite. Treat yourself to a yuletide carb load and we're not just talking Christmas Day. Do it everyday. Dip your potato chips in potato and gravy, pack pasta into your sandwiches, butter two fat pieces of white death and shove a mince and cheese pie in the middle. Deck the halls with carbs - you deserve it.
If you've been running a low sugar operation this year. Now is your window to throw that out the window. Tis the season to sweeten everything. Eat your sugar straight out of the bag with a spoon. Pour it into your sugary 2 litre bottles of fizzy till it turns to sludge. Stuff your turkey with it. Bath in it. Smoke it. Spread it on your sheets and sleep on it. Whatever you feel like doing with sugar the next few weeks is the time to do it. As the songs goes 'Bring us some figgy pudding and bring it right here'.
