Strategies To Fight Holiday Weight Gain

The average American gains several pounds in the six weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. For people who are overweight or obese, this time can be especially challenging. Trying to maintain a healthy diet-even lose weight during the holidays can be stressful. But holiday weight gain is avoidable. One way to do that is to eat healthier foods low in fat and calories. Fill your plate with fresh fruits and vegetables instead of fried chicken fingers or cheese sticks. Also, don't skip meals in preparation for a holiday feast. Being famished often leads to overeating. Instead, eat a small, low-fat snack first.
Here is some advise for healthy eating during the holidays:

• Eat white-meat turkey, which has fewer calories and less fat than dark meat. A 3-ounce serving of skinless turkey breast has 119 calories and 1 gram of fat. The same amount of dark meat has 142 calories and 5 Grams of fat.
• Put gravy through a skimmer before serving and cut the calories by 80 percent. That's a substantial change: Holiday gravy that's not skimmed contains 60 to 70 calories per tablespoon. A generous helping can add as many as 500 calories to your holiday dinner.
• Don't top vegetables with butter; instead, use nonfat yogurt or low-calorie sour cream. You'll save an average of 100 calories and 10 grams of fat per tablespoon.
• Serve apple pie topped with vanilla topped with vanilla frozen yogurt instead of pecan pie topped with whipped cream. Per slice, you'll save 460 calories and 32 grams of fat.
• Pay attention to what you drink. Two mixed drinks can contain as much as 500 calories; one cup of eggnog, 380 calories.

You should also exercise regularly. Get 30 minutes of moderate exercise most, if not all days of the week. A sedentary lifestyle is one of the major contributors to holiday weight gain.

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