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10 reasons it's impossible to eat healthy during the holidays

While the holidays are a great time to spoil yourself and enjoy foods you don't usually eat or eat very often, it's also a time when trying to stay healthy is virtually impossible. Here are 10 obstacles many of us face when it comes to staying healthy during the holiday season:

1. The endless supply of desserts and treats

2. “I'll just start tomorrow”

3. You drink your calories away from seasonal temptations

4. There's never a good time to hit the gym

5. The endless parties

6. “One more” eventually becomes 3 … or 4 … or …

7. You use the holidays as an excuse to eat whatever you want

8. Baking turns into a “cookie dough eating contest”

9. Home cooked food is great during the holidays

10. “Eat, drink and be merry!”