You know that feeling when you finally collapse into bed ready to melt into the mattress like a human puddle, only for your brain to suddenly crank up like a leaf blower?

Just a few weeks ago, you were ready to set goals and change direction. Now you can’t make it through the day without wrapping yourself in a blanket burrito and wishing you never had to cook, clean, exercise, or socialize again. And it’s only February.  What’s the deal?

Let’s be real: it’s mid-January, and  those New Year’s resolutions you made with gusto a few days ago are looking shakier than a Jenga tower in a windstorm now.

Here are 8 ways to deal with uninvited guests over the holidays.

Underneath all the traditions, all the fun, and all the stress, the holidays are all about… hormones, really.