Wooo Hooo the Lean Plate Holiday Challenge is beginning today!

Thanks to GrrlScout for introducing it to me last year. I found it very helpful last year.

Don't Let the Season Weigh on You
By Sally Squires
Tuesday, November 22, 2005; Page HE01

When you celebrate Thanksgiving later this week, go easy on the cranberry sauce, gravy and stuffing -- but have an extra serving of turkey and indulge in a handful of nuts.

Why? Because a new study finds that these great-tasting foods can not only help reduce blood pressure and blood cholesterol, but also help increase feelings of fullness and satiety, important for maintaining your weight.

And speaking of maintaining your weight, welcome to the fifth annual Lean Plate Club Holiday Challenge.

For those new to the Holiday Challenge, it's not about dieting or deprivation. In fact, diets often fail during this time of year. So for the next six weeks, the goal is simply to maintain your weight. If you do manage to keep your weight the same, you'll be a step ahead when the new year starts, according to a study by scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The study, published in 2000, found that people at a healthy weight put on about a pound during the holidays. But overweight participants -- and let's note that 66 percent of U.S. adults are now overweight or obese -- gain an average of five pounds during the holidays and don't take it off in the spring. Over time, that kind of weight gain could add up fast.

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Thanks for posting that Denise! I hadn't participated in the LPC chat for a while, maybe I'll check it out today. I usually pick up at least one good tip there.