Now Let's Burn

So knowing that it would take 19-miles to work off that Thanksgiving meal, you still overate. Counting leftovers, you probably need to walk 40 miles to burn the calories you consumed.

Even if you don't burn off the extra calories, its not too late to maintain your weight over the holiday season. Mary Ellen Conway, Outpatient Dietician at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, told me today that one mess up isn't license to over eat and over indulge the rest of the season.

She says to always have a plan when going to parties so that the event doesn't control you. First she says don't try to save up calories for the event. She advises her patients to eat three balanced meals a day. When at the party, fill half your plate with high-fiber, low calorie veggies. The other part include a protein and the one food you consider an indulgence.

She says make exercise a priority, but also try to work it into your everyday schedule, such as taking the stairs or doing an extra lap around the mall. Click here for a list of calorie burning activies including driving to the in-laws'.

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You can also figure out how many calories you'll likely consume during the upcoming holiday party. It's like the Thanksgiving one, however, instead of saying I'd have to walk 19 miles, seems I will need to figure out a way to burn the equivalent of walking 30 miles.

Conways also warns about holiday libations. She says wine can have 90 calories a glass, but a mixed drink 250. She says if you have two drinks at 250 calories each, but do that for seven nights, that is easily one holiday pound.