I can see it now…that dreaded buffet table at that Holiday party…stuffed mushrooms, lasagna, baked brie with cranberries and hazelnuts…and let’s not forget the chocolate mouse cheesecake.

All calling your name…Well don’t worry, you can answer ‘yes’ this year. No, it’s not a trick or a dream.

Most pounds are gained, not form that latke loaded with sour cream at the Hanukkah party, nor from that piece of pecan pie piled high with real whipped cream at that Christmas Eve dinner, but rather from ‘treating’ ourselves every day from Thanksgiving through New Years…because ‘Hey’…after all, it’s the holidays, right?

Here’s the way to keep looking great and still enjoy the fun foods: 

1)  Eat your regular breakfast (& lunch, if necessary) the day of the party.

2)   Eat what you like at the party…but go Halfsies with your portions. Even if you go for seconds, Halfsies will keep you under control.

3)   The next day, avoid all leftovers like the plague and go directly back to your regular diet and exercise routine.

4)   Continue this until the next party…and the control top pantyhose won’t even be necessary. It works every time…if you don’t eat enough calories to maintain your weight gain, the pounds won’t remain.

Then you won’t need those tissues in February when you try on that dress for Valentine’s Day…instead, you can hand the tissues to the diet mavens…as you wave goodbye to their diet plans.

So go ahead, enjoy the treats…just go Halfsies!