It's that time of year when soon you'll be tempted by all that good holiday cooking, like pumpkin pie and stuffing. And that means it's also the time of year when people fail at their diets and fitness goals. According to the National Institutes of Health, the average person gains one pound every holiday season. That may not sound like that much, but the same study shows that most people never take that extra pound back off, so it accumulates each year.

Nine weeks ago Amanda  Dupler had a baby, now she's just trying to get rid of the extra weight that came with him. "It's stubborn, and it won't come off after your third child," said Dupler.

After her first two children Amanda lost the weight on her own, but it took a little longer than she wanted. "It seems to come off in six months to a year," said Amanda.

But this time, Amanda wants to speed up that process. "We have a lot of Christmas parties in January so I want to lose 20 to 30 pounds before then," said Amanda.

That's less than two months but Amanda's trainer Roy Koyama said it's possible.  The key, eat five smaller meals each day, exercise for about an hour five days a week, and avoid the holiday splurge. "Thanksgiving and Christmas comes around and people say lets eat as much as I can because I'm going to make a New Year's Resolution and burn it all off," said Koyama.

The only problem, Koyama said seven out of ten people fail on their new year's resolution weight goals. The best gift you can give yourself,  start thinking about a weight loss resolution now. "If you're really looking to increase your metabolic rate, burn more fat, you want to increase your muscle mass so you can burn more calories, burn more fat and eat the same amount," said Koyama.

That means as long as you stick to an exercise routine that includes some weight training, you don't have to pass up all those holiday goodies.  "Let's be human, lets have some fun. But lets now make eating an event," said Koyama.

Amanda thinks she can say no to the mountains of stuffing and gravy, but it might take some visual motivation. "I'm just going to have to put a picture up and pass," said Amanda.

Koyama said generally, parents don't need to strictly monitor how much their kids eat around the holidays but they should pay attention to what they're doing afterward. Koyama says kids need to get at least an hour of exercise each day so that means parents should encourage them to get outside and play rather than play video games inside all day.