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The holidays are a tricky time, especially for people who are struggling with weight loss. People are seemingly trying to tempt you wherever you go! For some reason, maybe it's the cold weather, people tend to bake and make treats more during the holidays than they do any other time of year. It's also hard to prevent yourself from overindulging at holiday dinners, with so many rich and fattening foods to choose from! There are, however, ways to overcome all of these factors and stick to your diet and exercise program.

With some time, research and common sense, you could have the easiest holiday season you've ever had. This article will provide you with some helpful tips on how to do this.

Make sure you keep up with your exercise program, and even throw it into overdrive. This can help counteract the additional calories that you are taking in. It's so hard to resist all of those tasty treats! It comes down to physics -you don't have to avoid every cookie, piece of candy or helping of mashed potatoes as long as you know you're going to work it off. You can exercise in any number of ways, even if it's only for a few minutes here and there. If necessary, look into some of the possibilities for staying in shape. It's quite common for people to eat a lot more than normal during a holiday meal. Sweatpants are popular this time of year, as they can allow us to forget about how our waistlines are expanding. If you want to control yourself, stick to articles of clothing that fit snugly. If you wear a belt, make sure it doesn't give you much leeway. This belt will be a signal to you, alerting you if your waist starts to grow. As taking off your belt in public would look rather strange, you'll probably opt for the easier route of limiting your intake of food.

You can reduce your intake of food, and also increase your pleasure in eating it by eating more slowly. This allows you to take less food than everyone else around you while still eating along with them.

You also have an excuse not to take more food if it's offered to you. You can say &quot;I still have food on my plate!&quot; Slowing down when you eat can help you gain greater enjoyment from the dish, as opposed to just shoveling it down. That helps to curb the cravings that people often have for big meals. By the end of the meal, you'll feel better than most people, as you won't have overeaten. There are so many things that you can do to help yourself stay on your diet and keep up your weight loss goals. The whole notion of overeating throughout the holidays and then making a New Year's resolution to lose it all is not very productive, and has you starting off the year with an uphill battle to fight. If you implement the strategies we've discussed, you'll find it's not that hard to maintain your diet and actually start next year off looking and feeling great.