Holiday Dieting Tips

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These great weight loss tips can assist with weight loss no matter what time of year, or the occasion - from vacation to the holidays.

1. Keep reminding yourself that for every pound gained, it will take about 1/2 week to get rid of it via reduced-calorie dieting.

2. Opt for foods closest to their natural state. Although sweets and cool foods generally abound during holidays, vacation times, birthdays and special occasions, you don't want them following you for months to come.

3. Go shopping! You'll be so busy shopping that you won't even feel like you're exercising. And use the old standard - parking your vehicle 'a ways' from the building and walking.

4. Salads always make a healthy choice until those little high-calorie additives start piling on. Watch out for bacon, cheese in any form, croutons, crackers, bread sticks and salad dressing which can range from 25 calories per serving up into the triple digits.

5. Wear a belt or a tighter fitting garment to help discourage over eating and to create awareness of your current figure.

6. Opt for any and all outings as these help burn energy (calories). Do any of the following, depending on where you may live: ice skating, sledding, skiing, horseshoes, bowling, dancing, hula hooping to The Jingle Bell Rock!

7. Build a snowman if you live in the northern regions amid the colder weather of course. If you live in the southern regions, get out the rake and bring along some friends. After you've raked up a big pile - well, you know what to do!

8. Stay away from the alcoholic beverages.

9. Bake some homemade holiday bread. It's great exercise due to the kneading of the bread.

10. Don't leave room for regrets. Too many times, a dieter has experienced a miserable trip or holiday season due to their current restricted diet. You don't have to jump overboard when it comes to having fun, but you don't need to be so restrictive that your trip is miserable, either. All rests well when things are in balance - from our daily diets to our activity levels.

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