Healthy Hacks to Help Keep Your Fitness Goals on Track This Thanksgiving

Whether we're training for a race, aiming to lose weight or working at improving our eating habits, for the most part, we all go into the holiday season with the intention of sticking to our fitness goals.

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But as Thanksgiving creeps closer and closer, more and more obstacles begin to pop up in our paths. Pumpkin and apple pies here, a few parties that get in the way of your workout schedule there... We trust you know how it goes: We've all been there before. It's easy to fall off track.

And then of course, there's Thanksgiving Day. You want to enjoy your favorite foods but you also don't want to go overboard. Just thinking about how to find that balance is stressful for many, and actually implementing a strategy that allows you to do so can be difficult too. Whether you're looking for a way to improve your focus, enhance your intellect or simply just want to ensure your brain stays sharp and healthy now and later on in life, the following healthy habits are proven ways to protect and enrich your mind.

Related: 5 Mental Tricks to Avoid Overeating During the Holidays

There's really no reason to stress over your food intake on Thanksgiving Day, though. Even if you do go a bit overboard in a single day, your goals won't be entirely sabotaged.

Nonetheless, we know you still care about your health and are determined to keep your goals on track, so to find out the best ways to have an enjoyable Thanksgiving without sending your goals spiraling off track, we chatted with Georgie Fear, a registered dietitian, pro nutrition coach and author of Lean Habits For Lifelong Weight Loss.

Below she shares 10 simple and practical tips you can implement on Thanksgiving, all through the holiday season and beyond.

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- Katie Rosenbrock, The Active Times

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