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By Jenny Everett, SELF magazine

Yum. That was one delicious, gluttonous weekend! But between the turkey, heaps of sides and pies, our jeans are feeling a bit tight this Monday morning. Worth it? No doubt. That said, we definitely want to undo a bit of this midsection madness.

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Here are a few easy ways to battle the post-Turkey Day bulge:

Kick the Stuff-Your-Face Habit During family holidays, it's easy to fall into a routine of eating giant portions, constantly. It's OK to splurge, but you need to make sure you dump the eat-until-you-nearly-explode mentality ASAP post-holiday. Next time you get a craving, use SELF's handy Decision Maker tool to help you decide how much and what exactly you should eat. After a few days, your urge to take down mountains of buttery, whipped potatoes will disappear.

Pick Flat-Belly Foods Work papaya, yogurt and asparagus into your diet. Studies suggest that these items can help improve digestion and decrease bloat

By Cristen Dillon, SELF magazine

When we're on a road trip or running an insane amount of errands, sometimes we have no choice but to pull up to a fast-food restaurant for a quick snack. Hey, a girl gets hungry!

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While fast food generally isn't the best choice in terms of nutritious eats, there are smart orders that keep calories and fat to a minimum while making you feel full and satisfied.

We analyzed nutritional information provided by major fast-food chains to come up with 4 yummy options that won't break the caloric bank. Remember them the next time you pull up to the drive-thru!

McDonald's Fruit 'n' Yogurt Parfait 160 calories, 2 grams of fat (1 saturated), 21 grams sugar, 85 mg sodium If you have a hankering for something sweet, this mix of low-fat vanilla yogurt, strawberries, blueberries and granola is the perfect quick fix. The berries give you a shot of vitamins, the yogurt is a great source of dairy and granola helps you feel

By Jenny Everett, SELF magazine

There's nothing like the holidays to make you feel bloated -- you know, that swollen, gassy, acidy feeling that makes skinny jeans an impossibility.

By Jenny Everett, SELF magazine

Most studies indicate that people gain an average of two pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year's. This doesn't sound like a lot, but the larger issue is that most people don't ever lose the extra weight. In order to keep your metabolism humming -- and prevent thigh and belly bulge -- avoid these 4 holiday habits:

By Jenny Everett, SELF magazine

They're festive, fun (stuffing in a muffin tin!), simple and delicious. Enjoy -- and let us know what's on your menu!

By Jenny Everett, SELF magazine

As the weather turns cold and gray and those outdoor happy hours are officially over, it's normal to feel a bit blue. It's dark when you get home from work and you just feel blah.

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For most of us, this dull sadness is just a passing feeling. However, for about 20 percent of people, seasonal depression is serious enough to warrant an official diagnosis: Seasonal Affective Disorder (a.k.a. SAD).

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According to experts at the Mayo Clinic, you may have SAD if any of the following symptoms come and go at the same time each year:

• Depression
• Hopelessness
• Anxiety
• Loss of energy
• Social withdrawal
• Oversleeping
• Loss of interest in activities you once enjoyed
• Appetite changes, especially craving for foods high in carbohydrates
• Weight gain
• Difficulty concentrating and processing

By Ashley Mateo, SELF magazine

Want to look like a star? Have what they're having! Every Tuesday, we'll tell you what healthy breakfast helps our favorite stars kick off their day. This week, we talked to the stars of TBS's new comedy, Glory Daze!

By Jenny Everett, SELF magazine

If your Monday is looking anything like ours, it's shaping up to be a hectic one. As a result, we're going to be looking for something quick and easy for dinner tonight.

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But we have our standards. Continuing our quest to find the best and worst items in the frozen foods aisle, today we're giving you our picks for the 4 worst dinner entrees. No matter how starving and tired we are tonight, you will not find these items in our microwave:

1. Bertolli Chicken Alfredo & Fettuccine: Yup, that cream sauce will get you every time. Just half of this package will cost you 630 calories, 32 grams of fat, 17 grams of artery-clogging saturated fat and 1200 mg of sodium. That's half of your recommended fat and sodium for the day and 100 percent of your saturated fat intake. Yowza!

2. Healthy Choice Sweet & Sour Chicken: With 440 calories, 2 grams of saturated fat and 480 mg of sodium, this entree didn't seem