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Don’t Let Holiday Weight Gain Stay With You in the New Year

For some, the hectic pace during the holiday season means foregoing exercising, and forgetting the importance of a balanced meal. By eating smart and by making up for the exercise eliminated during the holidays, you can shed the pounds you gained and attack the ones you failed to lose last year, and the years before that. It’s time to concentrate on a strategy that puts you on track with a weight loss regimen that is not only good for the post holiday bulge, but for the pounds you can lose the remainder of the new year.

Whether it’s post party season or not, the same rules apply. If you know you will be enjoying a lavish meal at the end of the day, don’t deprive yourself all day to make a withdrawal from the calorie bank that night. You’ll be famished by the end of the day and tend to overeat. Instead, choose smaller, lower calorie meals throughout the day.

More Slimming Strategies for the Year Ahead:

1. Avoid alcohol or restrict your consumption by having a glass of water between drinks.

2. Build an extra work out day into each week's exercise regimen. Try adding 5-15 minutes to your routine and being active one more day a week.

3. When snacking, choose the lowest calorie options. Snack on raw veggies, but watch out for creamy dips. (Make sure it’s low in fat before you dive in.)

4. Eat slowly and chew your food thoroughly. You’ll feel satisfied sooner.

5. While watching television, keep your hands busy by knitting, filing your nails, or playing a game of solitaire. This avoids the need to munch.

6. When feeding the kids, serve only what you think they will eat. You can always offer seconds. A plate of leftovers can tempt you to finish what they did not.

7. If a co-worker brings cookies to your next meeting, take one and set it aside to savor when you return to your desk. It is too easy to lose track of how much you eat when your mind is on the agenda.

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