{"id":1464,"date":"2013-12-14T07:36:28","date_gmt":"2013-12-14T12:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?p=1464"},"modified":"2014-10-29T11:55:17","modified_gmt":"2014-10-29T16:55:17","slug":"top-10-dos-and-dont-of-fit-not-fat-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/top-10-dos-and-dont-of-fit-not-fat-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;ts for Fit (not fat) Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1466\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1466  aligncenter\" title=\"santa-fitz-200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/santa-fitz-200.jpg\" alt=\"santa-fitz-200\" width=\"200\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>November is here which means the Holidays have arrived! It\u2019s good to be thankful now, but these Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts will help you make it to January as a grateful girl or guy\u00a0who enjoyed every last moment of this festive time without one major regret \u2013 weight gain!<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Do<\/strong> remember that holidays are for family, faith, friends and fun.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t<\/strong> put all of your emphasis on food. There are too many other fun things to do!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do<\/strong> feel free to enjoy a healthy meal and ONE slice of dessert on the big day.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t<\/strong> enjoy indulgent leftovers for the rest of the week. White turkey? Yes! Endless amounts of pie? 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