Thanksgiving Diet Tips

While we always want to know how big the Thanksgiving turkey is, do we bother to weigh ourselves before the big feast?

Often we avoid the scale from Thanksgiving until the New Year so we remain unaware of the pounds we are packing on.

With turkey day right around the corner, consider these simple Thanksgiving diet tips to avoid gaining an excessive amount of weight that will require you to make a New Year's resolution to knock it off:

• weigh yourself before Thanksgiving and after to judge just how much you indulged and use this as a guideline to avoid equal indulgences during the other upcoming holidays;
• eat a light, healthy snack, such as fruit, vegetables or low-fat dairy, an hour before Thanksgiving dinner so you are not hungry;
• avoid second helpings, even if those sweet potatoes are the best you ever tasted;
• stick to one dessert instead of piling your plate with tiny versions of everything available which wind up adding on lots of extra calories;
• take it easy on the butter and gravy - use only a small amount or none at all;
• don't add salt to your meal;
• and take a walk after Thanksgiving dinner to get a bit of exercise after eating.

By following the above Thanksgiving diet tips, you will look great for rest of the holidays and the New Year.