More Holiday Tips....

Your Strategy: You stash healthy foods in your desk at work so you're not as tempted by the treats piling up at the office.

More Tricks to Try:

• Try to keep communal office goodies out of view, either in an area that isn't as highly trafficked as the kitchen or in covered dishes.

• Before you splurge, do something healthy, like eating a piece of fruit or walking around the office for five minutes.

Your Strategy: You eyeball sensible portions so you don't end up eating too much.

More Tricks to Try:

• Use smaller plates and serving utensils. Try a salad or dessert plate for the main course and a teaspoon to serve yourself. What looks like a normal portion on a 12-inch plate can, in fact, be sinfully huge. In one study conducted at Cornell University, even nutrition experts served themselves 31 percent more ice cream when using oversize bowls compared with smaller bowls. The size of the serving utensil mattered, too: Subjects served themselves 57 percent more when they used a three-ounce scoop versus a smaller scoop.

• Pour drinks into tall, skinny glasses, not the fat, wide kind. Other studies at Cornell have shown that people are more likely to pour 30 percent more liquid into squatter vessels.