No Gain No Pain Read Avoid Holiday Weight Gain

There are hundreds of magazine covers and articles that entice you to check your weight at the holidays by planning ahead. They tell you to eat before you go to parties. Never arrive at a buffet line hungry. Eat healthy low calorie foods before you go. What they ignore, however, is the emotions that are so wrapped up in the holidays, they can trip you up faster than a child’s roller skate.

Before watching your weight soar, read Dr. Nancy’s article on how to avoid holiday weight gain. She candidly brings to light all of the triggers that can create a frenzy of emotional upheavals that can cause you to comfort yourself with food. Then she tells you how to deal with these triggers in satisfying, non-calorie ways that will help you feel good about the holidays and yourself. Study these coping mechanisms and avoid, not only extra holiday pounds, but those nasty, unfulfillable New Year’s weight loss resolutions as well.