Reframe the holidays
Heard a news report warning that you’ll put on 5 or 10 pounds from Halloween to New Years? Not true. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that the average person gains just over a pound during the holidays. So don’t dust off the elastic-waist pants just yet: Instead, take a hard look at what really pushes your buttons to overeat now is it parties, difficult relatives or the endless bowls of candy at work? Look at each party as a separate event; tell yourself, I’m going to enjoy myself tonight, but when the party’s over, I go back to healthy eating and exercise.