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Watch as the stars of ABC talk about their most memorable holiday traditions. This week, Grey's Anatomy's Chandra Wilson, talks about her family traditions.

During the holidays, everything tastes better than skinny feels. Check out these ways to debloat. Dream Cream

When a cream claims to temporarily drain excess fluid from your body for instant bloat relief with strong effects noticeable within a few hours, you can skeptically avoid it - or cross your fingers and slather yourself silly. Look for us in the latter's camp where we'll be covered in the Sunday Riley Liquid Diet's depuffing formula. Too bad this one's also slimming our wallet.

Available at sundayriley.com, $105.

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Um, don't you think surgery is just a tad irrational? Behold Rodial Tummy Tuck Sticks. For two weeks following meals, dilute one serving of powder in water and drink up to enjoy the effects of bloat-reducing green clay, gas-eliminating fennel seeds, and pineapple and papaya enzymes that help speed the breakdown of food.

Available at spacenk.com, $60 for fourteen strips.

Need motivation

entertaining for unexpected guestsSomething kicks in right around Thanksgiving and the urge to attend, and have, impromptu get-togethers becomes unavoidable. You'll feel much better about opening your home to friends, family, or the Christmas carolers you forget about every year if you have just a few staples at the ready. A sign of a true grown-up is a well-stocked cupboard, and will also allow you to relax and enjoy whatever holiday company comes your way.

More from The Stir: How to Save Hundreds on Groceries

(Psst -- If you think a half a bottle of red and a hard-edged chunk of cheddar will get you through unexpected guests, it's time to move past your early 20s and into adulthood. But pass the wine and cheese if that's all you've got.)

1. Candles

The fastest way to make your home welcome and fresh is to light up a great, mellow candle. Don't go for an overpowering scent or your guests with allergies or asthma will have to leave the second they walk in the door. But a lovely, light, fresh scent is

There's plenty of advice available for dealing with turkey troubles -- this post in the Shine food section is great -- but how do you handle a ham? Can you put butter in the mashed potatoes if your guests are keeping Kosher? And what about that impossible pie crust?

Here are a few holiday hotlines to help with some of the other things on your Thanksgiving table:

Baking
Now in it's second year, the Crisco Holiday Hotline offers help with all things pie -- baking help, storage hints, time-saving tips, and the option to talk to a live "pie pro." Call 1-877-367-7438 or visit them online at crisco.com. The staff at the Land O'Lakes Holiday Bakeline is ready to help if you're not sure whether you can substitute salted butter for unsalted, or if you're a new candy maker in a tough spot with the toffee. Call 1-800-782-9606 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. CST, seven days a week, until Christmas Eve, or go to landolakes.com. And the folks at Fleischmann's Yeast Bakers Help Line can handle

Like millions of other people, I've spent most of 2010 trying to avoid shopping in order to stay within my budget. Now, it seems we're practically being shoved through the mall doors with the onslaught of holiday scare tactics.

"Limited Supply!"

"Today Only!"

Retailers will do anything to get us shopping early and often -- talk about pressure! But before you hand a week's pay over to the mall gods, I've got some tips to save you money, time and a whole lot of headache.

Find the Perfect Gift -- We all like to think we know what our sister-in-law likes or what our 7-year-old nephew really wants. But unless they've given you specific instructions, why risk it? I'm all about Family.com's Holiday Gifts Shopping Guide. Cool finds for everyone in the family? Yes, please!

Stay in the Black -- Pulling a Black Friday all-nighter can save you cash, but would you really be freezing your tush off at 4 a.m. if you knew you could get the same deals from the comfort of your own cozy bed? This

Your mother-in-law takes over the kitchen at holiday time. So what? Your brother-in-law drinks too much and sulks in the corner. Big deal! Don't let in-laws ruin your family holiday, multiply your stress, and leave you feeling defeated or angry. There are some simple strategies you can use to get along with difficult in-laws on Thanksgiving and throughout this holiday season.

Doing so will make your holiday get-together more pleasant. But there's an even better reason to make peace with in-laws. In my long-term study of married couples, when a husband or wife fails to get along with the in-laws, it's predictive of marital unhappiness down the road. On the flip side, in the happiest marriages from my study, both spouses reported that they felt close to, or at least got along with, their in-laws.

Here are some ways to avoid adding in-law stress to your holiday season -- and potentially harming your marriage.

[ Rules for the Mother-in-Law ]

Expect the minimum. Don't