How to Control Your calaries During Holidays?

Control your eating over the holidays, and you do not have to work so hard to shed extra pounds later.

Some useful tips on how to control your calorie intake over the holidays:
1) Reduce you appetite by eating a healthy snack before you go to parties.
2) Control your portions by using a salad-sized plate for your entree and side dishes. Eat a salad on an entree-sized plate before the main meal.
3) It takes a good 20 minutes before your stomach signals you brain that it is full. Therefore it is advisable to eat slowly and once you start feeling satisfied, stop eating.
4) Reduce the amount of fat in holiday meals. Always use fat-free chicken broth or low-fat milk instead of butter when you prepare mashed potatoes. Bake the stuffing in a separate dish instead of inside the turkey. Skim the fat off the turkey drippings before you use it to make gravy.
5) Do some forms of exercise to burn off the extra holiday calories.