If food starts calling your name louder than ever this holiday season, ask yourself why. Are you enjoying the temptations of the season or eating to mask some emotion? If the later is the case, begin to make alternative plans now that will help you to focus on positive events. Decide to volunteer where you know help is needed. Plan events with friends or family where the mood is supportive and upbeat so you have less time to bathe in negative feelings. By supporting others that need help and turning the negative into a positive, there will be fewer occasions to use food as your love substitute.