Enjoy the holidays without
guilt 
By Dr. Narinder Saini. MD Cardiologist
There's no right or wrong way to eat. Healthy
eating is all about motivation, balance, and flexibility.
There will be times when you eat a high-fat meal
or eat beyond fullness, or when your schedule gets
so busy that you miss a workout. This happens. It's
normal. But it's very important that you don't get
down on yourself and abandon your new healthy lifestyle
when this happens.
Begin your healthier lifestyle with an understanding
that there will be days when you will stray from
healthy eating and exercising. Before you begin,
tell yourself that no matter what happens, rather
than abandoning your new lifestyle, you'll resume
your healthy habits as soon as you can; it is
equally important that you feel confident, not
guilty, about doing so.
Whatever the temptation or obstacle is, keep
in mind that it's not wrong or bad to eat fattening
foods once in a while or to miss a workout. Just
remember to resume your healthy lifestyle. If
you keep moving forward and you don't let guilt
and discouragement stop your program all together,
you'll eventually have improved eating and exercise
habits, and will have enjoyed the process along
the way.
A term called "mindful eating" has
been used to reinforce the need to think and feel
before you eat. Think about what you want to eat
and whether or not you are truly hungry. If you
are not, find a pleasurable distraction (reading,
exercising, calling a friend, or another hobby)
instead of eating.
Well friends, thank you for every thing you all
do for the center, I wish you a very Happy and
healthy New year.
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