· Max Lowery · Podcast Episode · 3 min read
#90 How to Enjoy Christmas Without Undoing Your Progress
Mindful eating isn’t about restriction. It’s about enjoying your food without guilt or losing control
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Enjoying Christmas Without Guilt: How Mindful Eating Can Transform Your Holiday Relationship With Food
What if Christmas food didn’t leave you feeling guilty, out of control, or starting over in January?
What if you could enjoy your favorite holiday foods and feel calm, confident, and satisfied?
In this episode, Max Lowery breaks down how to navigate holiday eating without restriction, shame, or the “I’ll just start again later” mindset that so many women fall into at Christmas. If the festive season usually leaves you feeling stressed about weight gain, cravings, or self-control, this conversation will feel like a deep exhale.
Instead of rules, calorie counting, or “being good,” Max introduces mindful eating as a powerful, practical tool to help you enjoy food more while naturally eating less. This isn’t about perfection. It’s about awareness, and learning how small shifts can create lasting change in your relationship with food.
In the episode, you’ll hear:
Why Christmas can trigger food stress, guilt, and emotional eating
How perfectionism around food creates anxiety and leads to overeating
The “fuck it bucket” mindset, and why it causes mindless eating spirals
How a scarcity mindset makes cravings and loss of control worse
What mindful eating actually looks like (and why it’s not restrictive)
Max also shares simple, real-life tips you can use immediately during the holidays, including:
How eating smaller portions can lead to greater satisfaction
Why slowing down and engaging your senses changes how much you eat
How cultural practices like hara hachi bu support natural appetite control
Why long-term weight loss success comes from awareness, not willpower
This episode is especially helpful if you’re over 40, tired of dieting, and want to enjoy Christmas without the usual food guilt or January regret. You’ll walk away with a calmer mindset, practical health tips, and a new way of thinking about eating that works with your body, not against it.
The goal isn’t to be perfect this Christmas.
It’s to feel present, in control, and at peace around food, one meal at a time.
If you are tired of repeating the same December cycle and telling yourself “January will be different,” I want to be direct with you: change will only happen when you finally choose a different approach. My calendar for January is now open, and I am taking applications for Food Freedom Breakthrough Calls. We work with a small number of women at a time, so spaces are limited. If you want to break emotional eating for good and step into the New Year with clarity and confidence, book your call now.