The no-weight-gain holiday guide – Diet Do’s and Don’ts
Last December I was tempted to ask one of my friends if she would mind electrifying the perimeter of the buffet table at her annual holiday brunch. As I saw it, the only thing that would keep me from noshing away on her famous baked brie would be a zap or two. My trouble is that while I love parties, it takes me a few minutes before I launch into conversation. My companion during the settling-in period? You guessed it–the food.
Obviously, I’m not the only one with holiday eating issues. “There’s just far more opportunity to eat then than there is the rest of the year, and it’s socially sanctioned,” says Edward Abramson, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist in Lafayette, Calif., and author of Emotional Eating: What You Need to Know Before Starting Another Diet (Jossey-Bass, 1998).
Too much food and stress weighing you down? Here are 10 ways to sidestep temptation so you don’t pack on pounds.
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