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" Hey Seventeen readers! Nastia here, again! Since my last blog went up, I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and that you&amp;#039;re all ready for the holidays. I&amp;#039;m so excited that they&amp;#039;re almost here! I really love the holidays \u2013 it&amp;#039;s one of my favorite times of the year. There&amp;#039;s something magical about it \u2013 putting up decorations, buying presents for family and friends, and baking all kinds of yummy treats. And we all know that&amp;#039;s where we can get into a little trouble with our healthy diets. It&amp;#039;s so hard to say no to holiday treats sometimes, especially going from celebration to celebration and the cookies are just staring you down...trust me, I know it&amp;#039;s so hard to say no. And you know what? A lot of times I don&amp;#039;t say no...because it&amp;#039;s the holidays! But, I&amp;#039;ve definitely learned one thing from being a gymnast...it&amp;#039;s the importance of having balance \u2013 and I don&amp;#039;t mean balance in the physical sense of the word ;) I&amp;#039;m talking about living a balanced life. That&amp;#039;s what I try to do in every aspect of my life, especially when it comes to eating and staying in shape. We all need to find that balance where we&amp;#039;re being healthy and enjoying life \u2013 without denying ourselves or overindulging. During the holidays, I know I&amp;#039;m going to say yes to food, more than I&amp;#039;m going to say no...so to create a balance, I will try to exercise a bit more so I can eat that piece of pie, that delicious stuffing or that amazing cookie without feeling so guilty. If you eat too much one day, try to eat really healthy the next day. I also try to be more active when I&amp;#039;m with friends and family by doing fun activities outdoors with them. Go hiking, ride bikes, go for walks. Do anything you&amp;#039;d like to do and you&amp;#039;ll see that you won&amp;#039;t need to feel so guilty. The most important things about the holidays are being with your family and friends, appreciating everything you have and enjoying the time you spend with those you love. These things are important to me every day \u2013 and always make me feel confident and good about myself. Happy holidays and have a safe and wonderful New Year! XOXO, Nastia "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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