One of my less successful goals for 2016 was to lose 30 pounds. Faced with the end of the calendar year, I buckled down and lost 10 pounds through a mixture of exercise and disciplined eating. This happened in the beginning of December. Then Christmas happened. Christmas is a stressful, busy time of year with lots of parties and wonderful gifts of food. As cookies, candies, cakes, and great leftovers began stacking up around my kitchen, my disciplined eating habits fell off and so did my exercise habits. Shortly after that, I found the 10 pounds I had lost. I don’t think I’m alone in th...