HAPPY BOLIDAYS! I MEAN HOLIDAYS (I keep hitting the B instead of the H - what's that telling me?)

Happy holidays!  and if you know me at all, I do my best to eat well and healthy.  But I always agree with letting loose a little now and then, and what better time then the holidays!  I got this in an email the other day and found it to be quite humorous.  Enjoy!

 FYI - very important!

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 HOLIDAY EATING TIPS

    1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet
 table knows nothing of the Holiday spirit. In fact, if you see carrots,
 leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum balls.

    2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. It's rare... You
 cannot find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that
 it has 10,000 calories in every... sip? It's not as if you're going to turn
 into an eggnog-alcoholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for
 me. Have two. It's later than you think. It's Christmas!

    3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of
 gravy. Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your
 mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.

    4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk
 or whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports car
 with an automatic transmission.

    5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to
 control your eating. The whole point of going to a Holiday party is to eat
 other people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello?

    6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New
 Year's. You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is
 the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table
 while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.

    7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like
 frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position yourself
 near them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the
 center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave
 them behind, you're never going to see them again.

    8. Same for pies. Apple, Pumpkin, Mincemeat. Have a slice of each.
 Or if you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have
 three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day?

    9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the
 mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have some
 standards.

   10. One final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the
party or get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention. Re-read
tips; start over, but hurry, January is just around the corner. Remember
this motto to live by:

And one of my favorite sayings :

    "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of
 arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid
 in sideways, chocolate in one hand and wine in the other, body thoroughly
 used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"

    Merry Christmas!!