When your office is overflowing with holiday cookies, candy and snacks, a great way to counter all of those extra calories is to brown-bag your lunch. Why add to the calories with a fast-food lunch?

When you're packing a brown-bag lunch, you'll almost always do better, calorie- and fat-wise.  The more home-cooked meals you have, the better," says WebMD Weight Loss Clinic "Recipe Doctor" Elaine Magee, MPH, RD.  More information on bag lunches can be found at WebMD.

This will also certainly come in handy after the holidays too when you want to lose some of the holiday bulge that we all put on.  

Sandwiches are a great option--just remember to "adultify" the sandwich you used to bring to school as a child. Instead of mayo use hummus as a spread or arugula instead of lettuce.  Use peppered turkey instead of regular turkey.

Have a great holiday and remember there are ways to stay healthy despite all the temptations around. You won't have to add "Lose weight" to your new year's resolutions!