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It's 2:00 a.m. and you just can't seem to fall asleep. Your head spins with a never-ending "to do" list: finish shopping, decorate the house, and bake a sugar-free pumpkin pie. With so much going on during the holiday season, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. Many of us take on too much and have a tough time balancing our schedules. As a result, we feel stressed out during what is supposed to be the most festive time of year.

Take A Deep Breath
Often when you're feeling overwhelmed, your heart races and your breathing becomes shallow and rapid. By breathing slowly and deeply, you can calm yourself almost instantly. Try this exercise. Slowly inhale through your nose, expanding your stomach first and then your rib cage. Next, gradually release the breath through your mouth. You'll find this is a quick and easy way to relax. Stress can cause you to stop losing weight. So Relax!

Set Limits
Be realistic about what you can do, and schedule time for breaks. It is important to make time for yourself. Spend time with people whose company you enjoy. Make sure your expectations for the holiday season are realistic and practical. You also need to remember to take all of your vitamins to stay healthy.

Ask For Help
There's nothing wrong with asking for help for those activities that seem unmanageable. Helping one another can help you cut down on the amount of work you must do. Support groups can be vital at this time of the year when so much of it is revolves around food. Do not fall back – Stay focused!

Laugh Away Tension
When all else fails, humor can often save the day. So Turkey during your holiday shopping trip? Obviously something missing in this sentence – So turkey? Maybe meant – So, forgot the turkey… or No turkey during… Don't know Just laugh it off – this will be one holiday you'll always remember! A good laugh gives your body, heart, lungs, and stomach a healthy workout. This burns calories, which in another benefit of laughter. It also lowers blood pressure, heart rate, and muscle tension, and can relieve stress just as well as taking a nap does. Try to look for the humor in stressful situations – tell a joke, find reasons to laugh – and you'll start to feel better.

Too Busy to Eat?
There are a number of consequences one faces when any meal is eliminated from the day. Including unhealthy snacking and overeating at the following meal. Some unfriendly physical and mental side effects are either feeling tired, moody, nauseous, or unable to concentrate. You must get in your protein and water.

Do you feel like you are living in the refrigerator during the holiday time? Come out where it is safe and warm. Attend a support group meeting and share your thoughts about your dealing with food. Hear how others are handling the same situation. Come out of the refrigerator!