Handling Thanksgiving this weekend

cj_browning
cj_browning Posts: 6 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Ham, Turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, pie, fine wine, good beers....the list goes on and on of delicious sinful foods that taste so good, but can easily undo everything that I have worked on for the past week.
Any tips on getting through all Thanksgiving feasts that are happening this weekend?

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  • StephanieL14
    StephanieL14 Posts: 124 Member
    Fill up on veggies and salad first then there won't be as much room on your plate for the more calorie dense foods. Don't go back for seconds. Have a small dessert but don't skip it!
  • onefortyone
    onefortyone Posts: 531 Member
    I am wondering the same, for Thanksgiving! There's always buttery everything, and a mile of desserts! I worry that even eating at maintenance might not work, since just the plate of dinner would be ~1k calories (did I mention that we have deep-fried turkey?), never mind the pies and cheesecakes and cookies!

    I think I'll plan a day-long hike that week, as long as it's not snowing. If I hike all day I reckon I can burn off 2-3k calories, and I can eat normally that day to get my strength back up but bank whatever leftover calories I have for Thanksgiving day :)

    But my goal is to simply 'not gain' that week, and the week of Christmas - a loss would just be a bonus.
  • reachingforarainbow
    reachingforarainbow Posts: 224 Member
    My plan is to make sure I start with a protein packed breakfast... probably a few eggs, scrambled up with a large amount of spinach and mushrooms around 10/11 (start a bit later). Then probably lunch around 2-3, maybe a big bowl of chunky homemade vegetable soup.
    Then probably an afternoon session of 10 minutes cardio to warm up, and an hour or so of weights.

    I also have 2 days of thanks giving dinner. So the day after the first one, I will probably have a some oatmeal with a banana, and protein powder. Probably hold off till 12 for this. Gym might not be open so I plan to go for a run outside for around an hour.

    Then I will come back and probably have a protein shake with pb. Maybe some raw veggies.

    And my plan for the meals themselves. Eat veggies and protein first (makes you fuller faster) and enjoy a small portion of anything I want. And also may or may not eat the pie crust
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    Eat a little bit of everything. Get a good workout in. Carry on the rest of the week as normal.
  • Lorleee
    Lorleee Posts: 369 Member
    My plan is to enjoy our meal but not go nuts. Reasonable portions of meat/veggies, smaller servings of everything else. A glass of wine and a small slice of pie and back to "normal" the next day.
  • Pirate_chick
    Pirate_chick Posts: 1,216 Member
    edited October 2014
    Drink plenty of water, eat lots of veggies then try the tablespoon method. My friend told me about the tablespoon method, eat a tablespoon of everything you want. Don't take any leftovers home.

    But honestly, when our Thanksgiving comes, I plan on eating whatever I damn well please. It's one day. I'll work out leading up to it, day of, and afterward, but I am having the pie...all the pies. >:)
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Maybe take a wider view than just this week. Holidays come and go...special occasions...random BBQs, etc...these are all going to happen throughout your life...and they are irrelevant to the whole. Nobody became fat because of a holiday or special occasion. People get fat when they live a glutenous lifestyle...a handful of occasions aren't a "lifestyle"...they are occasions.

    Also, you don't have to eat until you explode...

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