Are you one of many North Carolinians who gain between one and five pounds every time the holidays roll around? It may not sound like much, but most people who gain weight during the holidays never manage to return to their pre-holiday weight.
The Eat Smart, Move More…Maintain, Don’t Gain! Holiday Challenge is a free online resource that can help you stuff the turkey, but not yourself this holiday season.
Rather than focusing on trying to lose weight, this free six-week challenge provides participants with tips, tricks and ideas to help maintain your weight throughout the holiday season. The challenge will begin Nov. 22 and run through Dec. 31. Online sign-up will be open throughout the challenge at www.MyEatSmartMoveMore.com.
Each week, participants will receive free weekly e-mailed newsletters with tips to manage holiday stress, ideas for fitting physical activity in during the busy season and resources for cooking quick and easy meals when time is in short supply. A calorie counter, food log and activity log are also available for free download to help track your progress.
In 2009, more than 5,200 people from all 100 North Carolina counties and 47 other states took part in the challenge. At the end of the program, 82 percent reported maintaining their weight. Join us and don’t let holiday weight gain get you down!