Can't Resist The Eggnog? Navigate Holiday Temptation With This Infographic

Tuesday, December 20, 2011 Can't Resist The Eggnog? Navigate Holiday Temptation With This Infographic While the holidays may seem synonymous with over-indulgence, research suggests that the average American actually gains only one to two pounds over the holidays. Before you run back to the buffet table, consider this though: While the holidays will come and go, those one to two pounds are often here to stay. "Really it's about portion control," Keri Gans, M.S., R.D., a nutrition spokesperson and author of The Small Change Diet told The Huffington Post. "It's very important not to use the holidays as an excuse to overeat. And if you do overeat, it's important that people realize to get back on track immediately: no leftovers, no repeat performances." To lose a pound a week, you need to cut out or burn off 3,500 calories. To help you avoid holiday weight gain, we put together a list of 10 classic holiday food vices (click through HuffPost staffers' picks for the most irresistible holiday foods here), and then asked Gans to weigh in on healthy alternatives and the exercise it would take to burn them off. If you can resist these classics, great! If you just have to indulge, we've got your back. Police Sleeping On The Job More Common Than Previously Realized, Study Shows Eat Less, Remember More... And Other Tricks To Boost Your Memory FDA OKs Experimental HIV Vaccine For Human Testing Prostate Cancer Tracking May Be More Beneficial Than Treating, For Some BLOG POSTS Vivian Diller, Ph.D.: Viewing Ourselves Through Tim Tebow -- A Psychological Perspective Just as I listen for the significance and deeper meaning behind what patients talk about in my office, so do I when it comes to Tebow-talk. Deepak Chopra: Type 2 Diabetes and the Circle of Life Type 2 diabetes has become an increasing problem in modern America. Because it is chiefly linked to obesity, as more people become overweight and as the age of gaining weight reaches down into childhood, a largely preventable disease turns into an epidemic. Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D.: 3 Ways to Change a Bad Habit Each year, we see Jan. 1 as a time for fresh starts -- for tackling our bad habits head-on and replacing them with new, healthier ones. No matter what it is you would like to do differently, these simple strategies will help you to finally make the real, lasting changes you're looking for. Ben Greenfield: Fat Burning: Which Workout Is Best? The majority of workouts that advertise themselves as high fat-burning can be broken down into three different categories: cardio, resistance and cardio plus resistance. So of these three types of workouts, which burns the most fat?

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