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Do not skip your meals – No matter what            Exercise for 15-30 minutes every day –
         happens, make sure you eat on time and             With all the excitement and cheer don’t
         never skip a meal. And if you happen to            forget to work out.Regular exercising will
         miss a meal make sure that rest of your            kick your body metabolism into high gear,
         meals are on track. Festivities sometime           helping you burn calories faster and keep
         leads to over-indulgence that can send your        your immunity strong. It will also help
         healthy eating habits for a toss. Hence, plan      you portion control and keep your mood
         your meals ahead. Eating your meals on             uplifted.
         time is much healthier and well-balanced
         instead of overeating or skipping your
         meal. So be mindful.




















                                                            Get enough sleep – Sleep is essential if you
         Portion control is the key – Refrain from          want to enjoy the festivities to the fullest.
         over-indulging in everything at one sitting.       When you are well rested you can function
         Instead, break it down to small portions so        well and stay strong. Even though you are
         that you can eat throughout the day. The           home this festive season, make sure you
         idea here is to be mindful about your food         get plenty of sleep. It plays a big role in
         intake. You can have smaller portion of            boosting your immune system.
         healthy snacking such as a fruit, roasted fox
         nuts, or a handful of unsalted roasted dry
         fruits, a sweet dish made with low-fat milk.
         This way you will satiate you urge and not
         over-indulge.






















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