How to avoid holiday weight gain?

Gaining extra weight seems to happen every holiday season. You attend parties and office gatherings to share a few festive moments with family, friends, colleagues which may encourage overeating, sedentary behavior, and consumption of calorie-rich foods.

How to maintain your weight during such a tempting time?

1. Weigh yourself every day during holiday season: Despite conventional advice against weighing yourself every day, a new study found that people modify their own behavior (exercise a little bit more or eating more carefully) based on what they see.
2. Control the risk for temptation: While you won’t be able to control all situations, focus on the many ones you can. For example, don’t keep candy or cookies at your desk or workspace.
3. Watch your portion sizes: Start your meal with a soup or green salad to ease your hunger and use smaller plates.
4. Eat more fibers: Fiber-rich foods, such as vegetables, fruits, legumes, whole grains, nuts, and seeds induce fullness and can reduce total calorie intake, which may help prevent weight gain.
5. Move more: Even if the gym is closed. Create your own circuit workout at home!