The average American gains five to ten pounds during the holidays which typically leads to New Year’s diet and exercising resolutions.   Even those who exercise regularly can gain weight easily during the holidays.  If you burn off 500 to 1,000 calories while running, a dessert or few drinks counteracts all the good we achieved while exercising.   The best thing we can do is to have a ‘battle plan’ to limit weight gain.  Check out 'Holiday Nutrition' in the 'Running Articles' section of http://www.garycohenrunning.com