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from walking.about.com

Shopping, decorating, baking, entertaining - does this all eat into your walking and exercise time? And could this be why an extra pound or two might sneak on before New Years? Selina Sills lists ten ways

Is your stress level rising as shopping and preparation time diminishes? Are you the first person family, friends and co-workers turn to when they need a favor?

If you said “yes” to either question, social psychologist and best-selling author Susan Newman recommends another word—“No”—in her book, THE BOOK OF NO: 250 WAYS TO SAY IT—AND MEAN IT AND STOP PEOPLE-PLEASING FOREVER (McGraw-Hill; 2006).