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"Believe it or not--at least if you go by my local drugstore, which I promise had snowglobes and stockings on display by October 24 (a record, I think)--holiday parties aren&amp;#x27;t all that far away. And when you&amp;#x27;re watching what you eat or have diet restrictions, those aren&amp;#x27;t always the easiest to navigate--even when it comes to manners. It&amp;#x27;s obviously no secret that Thanksgiving meals and holiday treats are total caloriefests, but not everyone is keeping track of fat grams or carbs--and there are lots of people who don&amp;#x27;t want to. And if you&amp;#x27;re watching what you eat, this isn&amp;#x27;t the time to be a killjoy--telling the hosts that what they&amp;#x27;ve got on the menu is too fattening or whatever won&amp;#x27;t fly. This Reuters article (via Yahoo) has some good ideas to being proper while sticking to your eating plan: Don&amp;#x27;t: Say something like, &amp;quot;I don&amp;#x27;t eat dead animals&amp;quot; or launch into how your mind was changed watching Forks Over Knives. Do: Beforehand, if you&amp;#x27;re comfortable with them, you can let the hosts know that you&amp;#x27;re a vegetarian. Otherwise, it&amp;#x27;s pretty easy to make a meal out of meatless side dishes. Don&amp;#x27;t: Not put anything on your plate. You&amp;#x27;ll be hungry. And the host will definitely notice. Do: Have portions of whatever item works best with your eating plan but put a little bit of everything else on your plate, too. The host will definitely notice. Don&amp;#x27;t: Make a big deal about not drinking any alcohol. Do: Drink something else! I was newly pregnant during the holidays but couldn&amp;#x27;t tell people about it yet, so I just drank sparkling water mixed with a little cranberry juice. Festive! Are you already planning on watching what you eat over the holidays? What are your etiquette tips to sticking to your plan? More on health and manners: * Skinny Secret: Why Good Manners Can Make You Svelte * Health Do or Don&amp;#x27;t: Declining a Handshake to Avoid Germs * Just Asking: Is Fat a Bad Word? More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Add us to your iGoogle homepage Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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