1. Avoid carrot sticks.
Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the holiday spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving fudge!

2. Drink as much eggnog as you can and quickly.
You can't find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into an 'eggnog-aholic' or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it!!!! Have one for me....Have two. It's later than you think.

3. If something comes with gravy, use it.
That's the whole point of gravy. Gravy does not stand-alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano.
Repeat.

4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or whole milk.
If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports car with an automatic transmission.

5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control your eating.
The whole point of going to a holiday party is to eat other people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello???

6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year's.
You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.

7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like frosted cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position yourself near them and don't budge.
Have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention.

8. Same for pies.
Apple, pumpkin and mincemeat - have a slice of each. Or, if you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day?

9. Did someone mention fruitcake?
Granted, it's loaded with the mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have some standards.

10. One final tip:
If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party or get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention. Reread tips: Start over, but hurry,
January is just around the corner.

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What's Life Without A Little Magic!

All very good advice. I like PIE. Definitely one of the best inventions---EVER

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Mike
"Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you." - Mother Teresa

lol thats great. i think i'll keep that one!

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Wow, Merlin, you and the ladies at my Weight Watchers meeting seem to give me different advice... Now I just have to decide which one of you to listen to! I must admit that I like the way you sound...

P.S. Carrots are good for the reindeer, at least.

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Just tell em your friendly neighborhood wizard took aaaaaaaaall the calories out of the stuff!

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Merlin,
What's Life Without A Little Magic!

Right... I like that... can you send a calorie destroying spell this way... I have 4 places I have to eat this christmas...

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Thankgod for my young healthy metabolism

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you knock that off young lady!

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My name is Liz
Do what's best for the animal, not what's best for you.

If you could really do that, Merlin, you'd be a very rich wizard!! Tell you what, you perfect the spell, and I'll help you market it, for a share of the endless profits...

(Back to my apple...)

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