| Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight can be | | | | celebration--the company and conversation. If you |
| a struggle, especially during the holidays. Healthy | | | | keep yourself busy chatting with friends, you'll be |
| diet information is particularly useful at this time of | | | | less likely to invade the snack table. |
| year. | | | | Go Full |
| If you believe the old stories about much weight | | | | You've likely heard the grocery store trick; don't |
| people put on during the holidays, you're | | | | go shopping when you're hungry because you'll |
| right--partially. In a recent study conducted by | | | | only end up buying more. Well, the same can |
| The National Institute of Health, the researchers | | | | work for holiday parties! Eat a lot of raw |
| discovered that, in reality, most people tend to | | | | vegetables, and other healthy foods that will stick |
| only put on just slightly under one pound. But a | | | | with you during the party and you'll be less |
| person who is already overweight will average a | | | | tempted to binge on the bad stuff. |
| whopping five pounds extra after the last horns | | | | Drink Water |
| have been blown. | | | | If you were to add up the calories that you've |
| But it's not all good news for even those who put | | | | probably consumed in sodas, fruit punches and |
| on the minimum because the study also shows | | | | alcoholic beverages at parties, you would likely be |
| that we all tend to keep the pounds put on. In | | | | amazed. You can gulp down hundreds of calories |
| other words, over ten years, those not-so-much | | | | without even realizing it if you're not careful! |
| pounds, could lead someone to being overweight. | | | | Instead of one of these high-calorie drinks, make |
| So, what can we do in order to keep those extra | | | | it a habit to drink water--which in itself will help |
| pounds off? After all, our homes are usually filled | | | | flush out extra water weight. |
| with holiday pies, cakes and other goodies, and | | | | Create An Eating Schedule |
| they can be pretty tempting--even for the most | | | | It wouldn't be fun--or realistic--to try and get |
| faithful of dieters! | | | | through an entire party without at least sampling |
| Here's a few tips to get you through the holidays. | | | | some of the treats. But instead of heading |
| Just A Nibble! | | | | instantly to the food table and loading your |
| Have you ever noticed that when you start | | | | plate--and then suffering the rest of the party |
| eating a rich dessert it tastes so good, but by the | | | | because you want more--try spacing out your |
| last bite, you've had enough? One way to keep | | | | snacks for the entire time of the party. Plan on |
| the pounds down is just to enjoy a few bites | | | | taking a nibble of something about every thirty |
| that delicious cheesecake or chocolate fudge | | | | minutes. Not only will it help you eat less, it will be |
| brownie. No one says that you have to | | | | a fun game that you can play with yourself! |
| completely deprive yourself of holiday treats--just | | | | Most importantly, remember that the holidays are |
| limit how much you eat! | | | | meant for enjoyment. Don't be too hard on |
| Enjoy the Company, Not The Brownies! | | | | yourself, and if you make a mistake, talk an |
| Many people think of holiday parties in terms of | | | | extra long walk to work off those extra calories |
| the foods that they'll get to eat (or have to | | | | instead of beating yourself up over it! |
| avoid) instead of the real reason for the | | | | |