Active

While the holidays are here with the big meals and calories just waiting for you, which is why people diet in January, why not nip this in the bud?

It seems that people over indulge then hurry up and go back to the gym to lose the weight. Why not slow down on the meals. Then there is not the panic to lose tons of pounds.

Take a walk with your dogs as the turkey or ham cooks. Could you maybe walk after the meal? If your family is driving you nuts this may be the break you need. It could also burn off that extra diner roll you had.

If you can't get out to take a walk with too many people to entertain, then when they go home, take a power walk. Not in the mall, on the street. Did you get those shape-up sneakers you wanted? Then use them. I have mine, bought them in the spring, and I wear only those when I walk the dogs, it helps.

Going to buffet? I have been going to a lot of Sunday brunches, and still losing weight. Pick up some fruit and salad, seafood also helps. Oysters on the half shell only have a few calories, so they are a good choice.

Keeping an active life style means more than hitting the gym once in a while. Just getting up from the TV and walking can help. It helps brighten your mood and helps keep the pounds from adding up. Why be like some many others that eat turkey in front of the ball game? Hopefully you hit the slopes or the beach before the meal and can now sit and watch the ball game.

Find ways to keep going, whatever you do, don't just sit there. Shopping does not count as cardio.