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Holiday
Weight
Gains
December
23, 2008 |
Between the Thanksgiving
turkey and the New
Year’s champagne on
average Americans gain
about five pounds during
the holiday season.
“This time of year they
can acknowledge that
it’s okay to have an
indulgence the problem
is usually the
indulgences that are day
after day after day one
day a week of going a
little bit overboard is
not going to put on the
weight,” says Dean
Mantion an exercise
specialist with the Ft.
Myers Wellness Center.
Unfortunately research
shows most Americans
never really get rid of
those holiday pounds.
For many the weight gain
isn’t reversed during
the spring and summer
months, which means
people continue to gain
weight long after the
holiday season is over.
“If you gain weight
starting at any time of
the year and don’t do
anything about it you’re
going to hold on to that
weight.,” says Dean.
There are simple things
you can do to prevent
this cycle from
affecting your health.
“A lot of times great
successes can be made
starting with small
steps and keeping them
going. A wellness
center is good for those
people because they
usually have medical
concerns or they’ve
never really exercised
and we have an educated
staff that will not
overprescribe anything
that will put them in a
harmful way,” he says.
If you know holiday
treats are going to be
too tempting to resist,
plan ahead. You can eat
sensibly outside of
holiday events and send
your guests home with
the leftovers from
holiday dinners and
parties. Since alcohol
can lower your
inhibitions it’s
recommended to limit
yourself to two
cocktails. This could
prevent you from heading
back to the buffet for
seconds and thirds.
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