Focus on Health and Happiness This Holiday Season
By Tara Gidus Collingwood, MS, RDN, CSSD, ACSM-CPT
PHYSICAL HEALTH FOR WIDOWS
With all the temptations during the holiday season — leftover Halloween candy, party bubblies, heavy hors d’oeuvres, holiday meals, Christmas candy — it can be challenging to keep that weight off over the course of the season. Compile that with the grief that we all experience, especially over the holiday season.
It’s often reported that the average weight gain over the holiday season is 5-10 pounds, and while this may be the case for some people, research suggests that the average American gains just one pound. The problem? Gaining that pound year after year can add up to a good amount of weight over many years.
Ask Why
One of the simplest things you can do this holiday season is to ask yourself “why?” Before you put food or drink into your mouth, figure out WHY you are eating it. This will help you to differentiate eating based on biological hunger and emotional hunger.
Emotional or comfort eating is the major cause of weight gain over the holidays, so before y…
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