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Best Way to Lose Weight This Winter
8 Reasons You’ll Lose Weight This Holiday Season
Forget trying to fend off a little extra flab. Take control and drop pounds with these simple strategies
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Eat, Drink, and Still Shrink!
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Because You're Going to Eat Turkey
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Because You'll Actually Eat Your Vegetables
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Because You'll Warm Up with a Cup of Tea
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Because You Can Only Attend So Many Holiday Parties
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Because You Can Get Great Deals on Yoga, Pilates, and the Gym
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Because You Get to Sleep In
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Because You'll Consume More Fiber from Peas, Corn, and Sweet Potatoes
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Because You'll Have a Glass of Red with Dinner
Because You Can Only Attend So Many Holiday Parties
Keep your weight in check by having cheat days, not cheat months. Three (or even 6) days of overeating during the course of 6 holiday weeks won't result in weight gain, says Kara Mohr, PhD, co-owner of Mohr Results in Louisville, KY.
"We always say people would be much better off if they treated the holidays like days instead of a season," she says. One day of indulgence here and there—on the actual holidays, like Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Thanksgiving, and New Year's Eve, and at a few key parties—will never wreck your diet or physique, she says.
The problem: "Once you start on that slippery slope it becomes easier to give up and think, I'll never get back on track now—so I'll just pick things up in January or after the holidays," Mohr says. Instead of falling into that trap and gaining weight that could put you at a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, and even death, plan ahead: Pack your lunch, prepare weekly meals, and hit the grocery store for healthy foods on days that aren't part of the holiday-scheduled indulgence. You can even get a head start on your New Year's resolution: If you cut just 300 calories from your diet each day for 6 days a week over that 6-week period, you can lose as much as 3 pounds over the holiday season (though results can vary). Eating 300 fewer calories is as simple as dropping two full-calorie sodas, or leaving three bites of food on your plate at the end of every meal.
Ready to burn off some pesky pounds? Get MSN OnPoint for fitness tips on the go.
"We always say people would be much better off if they treated the holidays like days instead of a season," she says. One day of indulgence here and there—on the actual holidays, like Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Thanksgiving, and New Year's Eve, and at a few key parties—will never wreck your diet or physique, she says.
The problem: "Once you start on that slippery slope it becomes easier to give up and think, I'll never get back on track now—so I'll just pick things up in January or after the holidays," Mohr says. Instead of falling into that trap and gaining weight that could put you at a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, and even death, plan ahead: Pack your lunch, prepare weekly meals, and hit the grocery store for healthy foods on days that aren't part of the holiday-scheduled indulgence. You can even get a head start on your New Year's resolution: If you cut just 300 calories from your diet each day for 6 days a week over that 6-week period, you can lose as much as 3 pounds over the holiday season (though results can vary). Eating 300 fewer calories is as simple as dropping two full-calorie sodas, or leaving three bites of food on your plate at the end of every meal.
Ready to burn off some pesky pounds? Get MSN OnPoint for fitness tips on the go.
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