How to work off a Thanksgiving meal

(CNN) – It’s the time of year when we tend to indulge ourselves.

One doctor says there are things you can do before, during and after a Thanksgiving meal to help with the holiday bloat.

Today’s Health Minute discusses how you can work off that Thanksgiving meal.

Dr. Sarah Sams with American Academy of Family Physicians, says, “We often use food as a celebration and, and overeating is a typical thing that people might do that day.”

Sams says preparing for a heavy holiday meal starts with breakfast by eating something small and not skipping this meal.

We tend to overeat with an empty stomach.

Next, Sams says to eat slowly, to space out different parts of the meal over a period of time so you’re not eating as much all at once and to stay hydrated.

Sams says, “Make sure that you put you