Treat yourself — a dietitian explains why dessert can help you lose more weight and keep it off

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A woman in soft focus holding a fruit and cream pastry treat toward the camera.
Make room for pastries and other treats to stick to your diet long-term.

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I got laid off before the holidays. My family of 7 depends on my income, but I'm trying not to panic.

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Woman at library
The author has five kids and no stable income.

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I didn't realize how strange my Christmas traditions were until I married an American

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As an Australian, I never realized how weird our Christmas traditions could feel until I married an American and celebrated in the US.

Ash Jurberg

See inside the E-4B 'Nightwatch,' the president's 'doomsday plane' that can survive nuclear war

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An E-4B plane.
Maintainers from the 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare the E-4B for flight as a visiting documentary production team loads onto the Nightwatch to film a local training sortie and air refueling mission from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., May 15, 2024.

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My son died in a ski accident at age 9. He is still part of our holiday traditions.

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Boy playing with nutcrackers
The author's son died in 2019 in a ski accident. She's been navigating grief since.

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I lived in Europe for 7 years before returning to the US. Here are 3 things I did right and 3 I wish I'd done differently.

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The author posing at a fountain in Lisbon.
I did some things right and wrong when I moved back to the US from Europe.

Denae McGaha

My son is too old for Elf on the Shelf pranks, but I do it every year anyway. I think I have more fun with it than he does.

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The author and her son making Christmas cookies
The author has been doing Elf on the Shelf pranks for her son for years.

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I research self-regulation for a living. As a parent, it can be hard to follow my own advice.

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The author poses while in a screened-in porch.
The author studies self-regulation for a living, but admits he can have a hard time following his own advice when parenting.

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America's largest home is a Gilded Age mansion that goes all out for Christmas. Take a look at Biltmore Estate's holiday decorations.

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Outside the Biltmore Estate.
Biltmore Estate's Christmas decorations 2025.

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My dad died 3 years ago. I'm learning how to celebrate the holidays without him.

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The author's father making cookies and putting up blue Christmas lights with her son.
The author remembers her father over the holidays by telling his stories and looking at blue Christmas lights with her son.

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