About Healthy Monday: Healthy Holiday Eating

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Healthy Monday From Elizabeth Scott, M.S., your About Healthy Monday Editor Food is one of the best--and worst--aspects of the holiday season. The food we find at holiday parties and family gatherings is usually delicious and plentiful, one of the more memorable aspects of this time of year. However, staying on a healthy diet can be quite a difficult challenge to pull off. What's more, when we start the new year with extra pounds, it can be more difficult to maintain motivation to stick with resolutions to exercise more, maintain a healthy diet, and stick to other healthy habits. Today, we'd like to encourage you to spare yourself the stress, and make a plan for healthy eating during the holiday season. We're not recommending a strict diet (which can also be difficult to stick to during this time of year), but more of a set of guidelines for healthier eating. The following resources can help. Enjoy your week! --Elizabeth Scott, About.com Stress Management Expert Eat, Drink & Be Merry -- Without Guilt Here's how to enjoy the holidays in a healthy way--by eating what you like (but not too much) and exercising less (while still maintaining muscle mass). Paige Waehner, About.com's exercise expert, has tips for finding the perfect balance. Read more Search Related Topics:  holiday exercise  avoid weight gain  maintain weight What to Eat During the Holidays It's not just what you eat, it's what you don't eat, and how you eat it that makes a difference when it comes to enjoying your food but avoiding disappointing consequences. Shereen Jegtvig, About.com's nutrition expert, has some healthy guidelines to help you through the season. Read more Search Related Topics:  weight loss  meal planning  weight loss diets 5 Ways to Prevent Holiday Weight Gain With all the tempting food you may encounter, sticking with a strict diet can be difficult this time of year. It is much easier and more enjoyable to follow a set of general guidelines that allow you to enjoy the food without overindulging. Here are some great tips from Jennifer R. Scott, About.com's weight loss expert. Read more More: Six Ways to Eat Healthy During the Holidays Search Related Topics:  preventing holiday weight gain  preventing overeating  portion control Ten Holiday Foods That Will Ruin Your Diet What are the most important foods to avoid if you don't want to completely sabotage your diet? Shereen Jegtvig tells you the worst of the worst. Avoid these, and you're much better off! Read more Search Related Topics:  holiday eating  meal planning  healthy diets Related Ads Healthy Diet Plans Healthy Food Dieting Healthy Meal Planner Healthy Weightloss Healthy You Featured Articles Simplify! Spice Up Your Diet! Cope With Holiday Stressors Get Moving! Get More Whole Grains In Your Diet Build Emotional Resilience   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...> About.com is a proud participant of Healthy Monday SM, a national public health campaign aimed at helping Americans initiate and maintain sustainable health behaviors to reduce risk factors associated with the leading causes of preventable disease and mortality. Healthy Monday is a project of Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Healthy Monday newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2013 About.com   More Healthy Eating Tips Enjoy a Low-Fat Christmas Eat Healthy At Holiday Parties Healthy Eating After The Holiday Advertisement