With high fat and sugary foods in abundance during the holidays, its easy to overindulge here and there. But the price you pay come Janurary could be an extra 5 to 8 pounds, which is the amount of weight the average person gains during the holidays. Here are some tips to keep the weight at bay.
1. Pre-Diet
To prevent packing on the holiday pounds, go on the offense by “pre-dieting.” It works like this: start trimming off a few pounds of fat before th holidays get in full swing. Make slight reductions in your daily calorie intake, while increasing your aerobic exercise level to burn additional fat. You need to create a caloric deficit of around 3, 500 to lose a singe pound of fat, but the results are worthwhile.
The real easy, no willpower way to stay lean during the holidays is something that most of us should be doing all year but aren't: eating more fiber. dolgachov/iStock
Douglas Taurel
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