URBAN Dictionary defines Christmas as a “time when an obese, chubby, and hairy man with a body mass index of 'obesity category III' (before cookies) uses the illegal tactic of breaking and entering to raid your home, steal your cookies, and then leave presents that you will most likely be anticipating for the whole night.”
Will that be Danish butter cookies for Santa this Christmas?
Since Christmas’s synonym is stress, there’s a great possibility you’re now stress-eating with Danish butter cookies, the ones in Christmas tins that welcome you upon entering S&R.
That’s the stress caused by dress codes and deciding on what gift is most appropriate for each person on your Christmas list. And also for the exchange gift that may have a theme. Long and pinkish. Short and thick. Curly and undyed. As Brazilian as an airport runway. Wait, are we still talking about gifts?
KISS — Keep It Simple and Sweet — by giving 2026 planners to everyone.
Make sure, though, that you’re not wearing a long gown or tuxedo to a slumber party, or pajamas to a glitz and glam party. OOP — out of place pa more. Oops.
Attending Christmas parties and events in CDO can also mean traveling from uptown to downtown or vice versa depending on where you live and work.
Better bring along the different attires you need from morning till night to avoid going to and fro in the City of Golden Traffic, er, Friendship otherwise you’ll waste the whole day stuck in traffic never able to attend any Christmas gathering.
And make sure the carbs you’re devouring at parties are worth the carbs.
MiMo Cafe’s Christmas specials are definitely worth it: white mocha Christmas tree, bibingka croissant, and tiramisu croissant. My MiMo favorites are the bibingka croissant, butter croissant, three cheese croissant, and canele.
Coach Jowen Racines’s Basque cheesecake is also worth its carbs. You may order through the Facebook page of The Sweet Coach or call/message him through his mobile number 09655345428.
Talking about diets during the season of parties can be detrimental to your debating skills. Should you fight for vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, keto, carnivore, or the Standard American Diet aka SAD? Deciding which to defend depends on where you’re now in your health journey and what has given you the best feeling so far.
Yes, it’s more like “Feelings, nothing more than feelings.”
It’s only after the festivities are over that diets can be discussed. That’s also the time when dieters rush to the gym, more particularly on January 2, since weight loss is usually included in New Year’s resolutions.
But while possessed by the Christmas spirit, binge eating is possible as potential dieters choose, buy, and wrap Christmas gifts which may lead to binge crying if this tradition included loved ones who are no longer with them now.
Food affects mental health. With all the stress that Christmas tends to cause, choosing the right food is crucial.
So, have you ordered lechon and dinuguan for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve? How about the menu for the buffet?
The noche buena and media noche need not be bonggang-bongga, though. Because “All I need is your love tonight.” Ayay. Haha. Makabusog diay nang gugma?
