Have you ever read any of those reports which say that you are most likely to put on at least ten pounds during the holidays? But, this need not be true in your case. Let us look into this matter and review a few things that will help you keep your weight in check during the holidays and help lose fat pounds quickly.

A pound of fat consists of 3500 calories. This means that if you want to gain one pound in one week then you would need to consume 3500 calories more than you would usually consume in a single week. If you start to eat some of the high fat traditional food that you usually do during the holdays then you will find it quite easy for yourself to put on those extra pounds.

It is very true that many people think that gaining weight during the holiday period is inevitable just as difficult losing 20 pounds in 2 weeks. It is very difficult for us to resist the temptations that are on offer at our office as well as at the various gatherings which we attend and in our homes as well.

Irrespective of what these reports say, the average weight gain among Americans during the holidays is reported to be a mere one pound.

This year, to achieve your tummy fat reduction goal, try following some of these tips during the holidays and you will see that you keep a very low increase in your calorie consumption and you hardly put on any weight.

You have to try to minimize the amount of fats that you consume daily.

a) In order to do this, you can try using skimmed milk or one percent milk instead of the regular whole milk that you use.
b) Also you should consider replacing low your cheese and sour cream with low fat cheese and low fat sour cream.
c) You need to rid all meat that you consume of any fat that you can see and also make sure that you remove all the skin from poultry before you cook it.
d) Instead of frying your meat you should try to cook it by steaming it, or grilling it, or sauteing it.
e) Another thing that you can do to that will help you a lot is to reduce the amount of oil that you use while cooking.
f) Instead of filling up your cakes or brownies with un-necessary fats you should try using prunes or applesauce that would give them taste and are low on calories too.
g) When you are going to make something that involves the addition of eggs then you should only use the white part of the eggs and leave out the yolk

You have to reduce your carbohydrate intake.

i) You need to cut down on the amount of sugar you consume and replace it with something like vanilla or cinnamon so that the food you cook does not lose out too much on taste.
ii) You can even consider using various substitutes for sugar such as Splenda. These are nice to cook with.
iii) Instead of consuming sugary drinks stick to the sugar free choices.

Pre-plan your holidays.

1) Do not come to party hungry and always limit the amount you eat.
2) Always start a buffet by eating the low calories vegetables and fruits. Only return to the buffet if you are really feeling hungry.
3) If there is any food that is left then you can consider sending them home with your friends or family.
4) Do not stop exercising especially before a party so that you feel healthy when you enter. Add an extra session to your workout or take short walks after your meals so that the extra calories are burnt.

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