It’s easy to let some things fall by the wayside when you’re dealing with all of these other things that seem to take precedence. One thing that seems to be an issue for many of us is caring for diabetes. I’ll be honest, after Diabetes Awareness month in November, being thrust directly into the Christmas season, I’m often burnt out this time of year. It’s understandable.
I have Community Choir concerts, shopping for presents, addressing and mailing Christmas cards, dealing with family things (two Christmas dinners anyone?), and all the emotional baggage that comes with the holidays in general.
Add all of this together and I guess my question is, how do I keep things under some semblance of control? Anyone else have feelings like this? What do you do to keep yourself from going over the diabetes edge?
It seems like when Santa comes into camera view during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, my life goes insane until about the 3rd week of January. Help me (and whatever reader’s I may have) out. Give me some tips, or just share your own frustrations about this crazy time of year. I’ll thank you. I might even bake you a cupcake.
4 comments:
I have no advice! I feel like I could write the exact same post though!
I wish I had something smart and helpful to say. But unfortunately we'll have to settle for "I hear ya!"
All I can say is try to keep the eating & drinking to as much of the same schedule as the rest of the year. But I realize that's really difficult to do sometimes. On the bright side, it's good to have all those goings-on through the holidays! Good luck.
I try to do some preventive, healthier baking. Homemade granola bars with dark chocolate morsels and dried cherries are a favorite. If I eat one of those before going somewhere where I KNOW I'll be tempted to binge eat, I'm a little more full and less likely to go hog-wild. Plus, they're filling!
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