Sometimes it seems like December is one giant party. You might have holiday parties at your work or your partner’s workplace. Friends and neighbors often have get-togethers. You might be hosting or going to family holiday parties, and New Year’s Eve is one of the biggest party nights of the year.

All those parties can be fun, but they can be bad news for your waistline if you are not careful. You might be offered egg nog or another drink the second you walk in the door, and bowls of candy, nuts, and crackers may be set out already. Platters of fatty, doughy, and greasy appetizers may not be far behind, and all that happens before you even get to the main course and dessert.

Aside from skipping the party, how do you cope? Do you have the willpower to walk around with a glass of ice Water as you focus on socializing instead of food? Are you able to choose a few slices of ham, some cheese, and a fruit skewer while staying away from the cocktail franks and Cookies? Do you stick a Protein bar in your pocket or purse to depend on during the party?

Please share your holiday party strategies with us. We can all use some advice for having fun during this time of the year, without doing too much damage to our hard efforts the rest of the year?

Not go to any and use it as an excuse.

Because I am still on liquids my strategy is to avoid all holiday festivities this year. But I will be ready come 4th of July!!!

K ♡ HW 394 • RNY 361 11/28/16

CW 355 • GW 190 ♡

I like to put my Water in a wine glass or cocktail glass! Also eat before so you are not the least bit hungry, that way it will be less tempting to nibble.

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Stay away from the food table... and drink lots of fluids. That's my plan anyway... Probably will eat before any parties. That worked for me when I was on Atkins.

Straight 2 the charcuterie platter.

But also, eat beforehand if I don't think there will be options for me. And stand around slaying in a better outfit than everyone else while holding my 1 drink.

Get one drink. Don't drink it. This has been a practice for many hundreds of years for people who do not want to lose self control or situational awareness in any given setting. You just pretend to drink it. It takes al little work, but I have been practicing this for a long time before I started in on my WLS program.

I have my Bunko Christmas party this Wednesday. Like @@higher, I will head to the charcuterie platter. Plus, high Protein appetizers and deviled eggs will be my main course. I won Bunko last month but I am still putting it out in the universe that I will win again!