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To be plenty of snacks and desserts around.

Nbc montanas justin dorsey talked to health professionals and gym goers about ways to avoid putting on extra pounds during the holidays.

10 35 1 1:12 1:32 with all of the holiday food avaliable around this time of year it can be easy to pack on a few extra pounds but not everyone indulges.

Tim "people fall off diets and use it as an excuse to gain weight im using it as an excuse to pull it off so ill go to peoples houses but i will not indulge in the snacks and cakes and the excess overload of food" i spoke to a nutritionist today who knows just how much people eat around the holidays sot - "its important to realize that we kind of tend to over do it so watching what we eat is really important to keep us healthy especially during the holiday season" and she offered some advice about portion control.

Jackie "holiday meals people have huge dinner plates and they stuff it full, i recommend using smaller dinner plates because we can still have a full plate but there is not as many calories but it still looks full to us" standup "and on the main important things you want to remember after you are done eating holiday dinner is you want to try your hardest to get back in the gym to get a good workout and personal trainer linda faraoni recommends just that linda "you wanna start out slow work your way up and just enjoy it, i know people over the holidays have a tough time but once you work out it can actually make you feel better i spoke with jacey cox today and she recommends yoga to begin with because of its health benefits jacey " the posture part of yogo is awesome because the different poses help with digestion or stress energy , they do different things for your organs..

So there is a lot of benefits to yoga" and roller wants you to keep something in mind jackie "be mindful, stay active and have support that is really the top three things, if we are mindful about what we eat and we are watching then we are less likely to over eat, and if we go for walks.

Its as simple as going for a walk it does not have to be an hour workout" so even with all of the holiday food you do not have to sacrifice your good health if you have a sweet tooth you might be reaching for candy canes that we're seeing just about everywhere this