The thing is the holidays come around and all of a sudden that perfect routine goes out

to the window and you find yourself succumbing to the basic traps that everyone else seems

to get caught in because if you can't go to the gym for an hour then why go it all right

and how much does it really help to do a 5 to 10 minute workout at home.

So you skip your workouts and just kind of let things go thinking you'll resume after

New Year's Eve with the rest of the Resolutioners and hashtag New Year New Me, right?

Welcome to the legendary live podcast where it's all about taking control of your health,

losing fat, transforming your body and living the life you deserve with celebrity fitness

trainer and longevity enthusiast Ted Rice. Now back to the show.

Let me ask you, are you tired of gaining weight year after year? Then this is the right

episode for you. You're going to learn about how the holiday weight gain effect is real

and 5 smart strategies to deal with it. These are things that I actually do personally

and things that I actually coach my clients on. So this isn't some fluff and I want you

to take this seriously. So it's that time of year again, the holidays and I got to tell

you the holidays are my favorite time of year. It always reminds me of the best times

of my childhood. Doesn't it remind you of that as well? For me, it reminds me of playing

hardcore hide and go seek with my cousins where we dress up like ninjas and hide in the

several acres of land around the house that I grew up in. And we just had an amazing

time. Also, I would hear stories from my uncles and unwrapping presents and my dad made

the most amazing pecan cornbread stuffing that it was better than the turkey. I mean,

turkey is okay, right? But that pecan cornbread stuffing with fresh herbs was just amazing.

And it's not just important for me. It's an important time of year for most people, especially

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