What will you do differently to prevent the holiday weight gain of years past?

Blog Prompt for December 7 – 13

I must be planning to fail, because I’m failing to plan. I didn’t have a whole lot in mind, other than trying to take smaller portions and limit my snacking throughout the day, especially ON the holidays. That’s when I have the most trouble. My family is usually up here spending time with us in our already cramped little house and when they bring tons of snacks and food with them, it usually ends up filling the fridge to capacity and overloading my counters. Thus, it makes it difficult to find anything or to cook on the limited counter space, so I usually don’t and end up getting fast food.

So, what I SHOULD do is get everything ready ahead of time and stock up on loads of healthy snacks so my family has no need to bring anything, and I’ll still be able to find the food I’m looking for (and my counter) and make some deliciously lighter meals. I should also be getting up earlier to get my daily exercise in, so that it becomes a habit.