14 White Lies We Tell During the Holidays

YOU DON’T NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT

When we’re not lying to ourselves about our own holiday calorie consumption, we may be lying to others that they don’t need to worry about their weight so much. When a friend or loved one says something self-conscious about needing to lose weight — like after a hearty Christmas feast, for example — it’s quite common to refute their claim whether or not we really believe it, with 63 percent of DirecTV survey respondents saying they’ve told such a lie.