The holidays are getting closer and closer and with all that comes food. Lots of food. Delicious food. Food that will cause you to put on weight. Oh no! What to do?

Well, with them getting nearer, more and more posts pop up about how to get through the holiday's without putting on a lot of weight, what foods to eat more of, what to eat less of, and the list goes on.

Here's the thing though: If you're on a low carb diet and have been on one, a few days of eating what you want and how much of it you want, really isn't going to cause the apocalypse.

Particularly for those of us on the slow carb diet, it's rather simple to work the weight off. We do it every week after cheat day. So with going against the traditional advice, I say enjoy your holiday and don't worry so much about what to eat and how much of what to eat.

If you really wanna eat that piece of chocolate amazingness, go for it. Want more mashed potatoes? Go for it. Want more eggnog or your preferred winter beverage? Go for it.

Just one rule however: Be ready to jump right back into your diet and get back on track after it's all said and done.

I was browsing Youtube as I normally do and happened to come across an interview with rapper Fat Joe. Fat Joe used to be a really big dude. He talks about how he was able to drop around 100 pounds and what lead him to the decision.

I was browsing around Youtube as I normally do and came across a video with rapper Fat Joe. Now, Fat Joe used to be seriously, well, fat. He managed to drop around 100 pounds and he shares his thoughts on how he did that and what brought him to make the decision.

Didn't lose or gain any weight and lost .2% body fat. Had a pretty good week and had a couple times where there were issues with my blood sugar, but correcting them didn't seem to have an affect at the weigh-in this morning.

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These last 10 months have been pretty great in regards to diet and health. For so long, I stuck to the minimum and while that is good, things have likely not gone as well as they could have been, but just recently a few weeks ago, I started running.

See running isn't for everyone, but I believe if you're capable physically, then its definitely something to do. From a diabetics standpoint, I've been very surprised at the effect it has had on my blood sugar.

I'm down overall, in fact, I've had several missteps the last 2 weeks from my blood sugar getting low! This never happened before and only on rare occassions before starting running. This shows me that, while annoying to get my insulin usage right without screwing up a day or two or three from it getting low, how beneficial more exercise is.

The kettlebell swing is great, though I've always wondered if we are all lying to ourselves in some way, thinking that its enough. Has helped me gain more strength in my upper body and legs which has been especially helpful since am now running, but it alone isn't enough to create a better physique.

What things are you doing exercise wise besides the bare minimum?

Before I wrap this up, someone I've connected with online is doing a Couch To 10K obstacle course November 12th to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Stewart is also a fellow 4hb'er so if you can, please show your support by donating here.