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How much should I exercise after eating holiday favorites?

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Question from RachelInNY: If I eat all my favorites — stuffing, mashed potatoes, pie, coffee, etc. — how much time should I put in on the treadmill the next day, or maybe I should be asking about the next week or so?: Answers —Larissa Korde, M.D., M.P.H.: The key to healthy living is not to focus on one particular day or one particular experience, but to focus on keeping up with your exercise routine as much as you can over several months, not just 1 week. So, knowing that the holiday season is coming up, I would just encourage you to stick with your exercise program as you're doing it and not just focus on 1 day.; Diana Dyer, M.S., R.D.: Enjoy your favorite foods, but be thoughtful about portion sizes. Start with small portions of each of your favorite foods and give yourself time to see how full you get and how full you feel before automatically filling your plate so full it's spilling over the edges.

On Tuesday, October 13, 2009, our Ask-the-Expert Online Conference was called Nutrition Through the Holidays. Diana Dyer, M.S., R.D. and Larissa Korde, M.D., M.P.H. answered your questions about what and how much to eat when holiday treats abound.

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Diana Dyer, M.S., R.D. is a registered dietitian in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and a two-time breast cancer survivor.

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