Here’s how to manage that holiday stress & anxiety around food!

26 Jul 2023 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, the speaker shares excitement about an upcoming family holiday and reflects on past experiences of feeling anxious and stressed about food before trips, fearing it would sabotage consistent healthy‑eating habits. Acknowledging that many people face the same dilemma, she offers a simple coping tip: give yourself permission to relax and enjoy the holiday meals, emphasizing that a week of indulgence is a small portion of the year and that self‑criticism is unnecessary.

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I'm going on holiday with my family and I am so excited because it really doesn't happen very often these days, uh, but it just made me think about the way that I used to be years ago when I went on holiday. And I used to be just anxious and stressed about food, uh, before I went and how I would deal with it when I was on holiday because I felt that it would just derail my efforts to keep, you know, consistently healthy eating. And I know so many people have the same problem, and I just thought I'd give you a tip. Just give yourself permission to relax while you're on holiday, please. There's really no point in beating yourself up. Just relax, and give yourself permission to enjoy yourself. It's only a week out of the whole year.