Christmas food plans!

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  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    kkenseth wrote: »
    I keep it simple...I eat the foods I enjoy within my calorie goal.
    I do this. I measure everything, log everything and stick to my calories or just a bit above, but never above maintenance cals. No deprivation or stuffing (unless it is turkey stuffing!).

  • Strawblackcat
    Strawblackcat Posts: 944 Member
    On Halloween, I have to work. I plan on dressing up for work, and maybe buying a bag of lollipops to hand out to customers at the counter, but that's about it. Maybe I'll buy myself a nice chocolate bar. I don't eat much candy, so it isn't a problem for me anymore.

    Thanksgiving, I'll probably roast a chicken and make some of my family's favorite whole-wheat dinner rolls. I can't eat them anymore since I don't eat gluten (or milk,) anymore, so I'll probably buy some bread equivalent for myself somewhere else. Boiled potatoes and green beans are currently on the menu as well, and so is cranberry relish.

    And Christmas? I'll probably do another roast chicken, some more dinner rolls, with mashed potatoes, and some kind of dessert. Currently, I'm considering trying to convert my chocolate-peppermint cookie recipie to be gluten free, so that I an have a few. ;)

    Overall? I plan on eating at maintence. No matter how yummy something is, it isn't worth having to run for miles to burn it off later. Plus, you can always have it later -- that's what leftovers are for!
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    I'll just eat a normal-sized meal and a normal-sized dessert and have a couple of drinks like I do every day.

    Christmas is about family and fun, not food to me.
  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    There's no way I'm counting my calories on Christmas Day! :]
    If I'm only allowed ONE day a year when tracking isn't a priority, then christmas day it is :)
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    We usually do appetizers at my parents' house on Christmas eve, then breakfast at my house Christmas morning. We probably will also have dinner with my in-laws. My parents and I are very health-conscious, so we pretty much are used to healthy foods. It's the drinks that kill me! Last year at my in-laws I stuck with some roasted turkey, salad, and all of the veggies.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    cupcakesplz wrote: »
    Halloween is not a thing in Australia so I don't need to plan for that. We do have some chocolate at the door for that one person who comes knocking. Like once every 3 years!

    We don't hand out candy but we have special Halloween themed dinners at my house.

  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    cdudley628 wrote: »
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    I fail to see the problem

    It's no biggy ...I honestly don't get the panic

    Everybody has different traditions. Just because it's "easy" for you, doesn't mean it's easy for everybody else. Christmas day for me is a breakfast, a roast at my grandparents, and Chinese food/finger foods at my great aunt's after. And Christmas Eve it's a lasagna dinner with my immediate family, with lots of pie afterward.

    I typically eat three 350 calorie meals and snacks adding up to 250 calories. So for me to be able to the breakfast, the roast, and Chinese food (with sweets mixed in along the way) and stick to my 1300 calories would be difficult if I weren't weighing everything. Also, I'm not preparing all the food so I can only estimate, and without my scale I am very poor at determining portion sizes.

    It's one day. Just eat it, and enjoy it. Who cares if you go over your calories for one day? You wont gain weight, and you'll enjoy the fact that you kept your family tradition.
    I don't get why everyone is so stressed out about this one day. Why say it's hard for you? You're the one making it hard.
  • rankinsect
    rankinsect Posts: 2,238 Member
    On Halloween, I'll just give out candy and leave any leftovers at work on Monday. I don't really like candy that much anyway. I don't hate it but I typically have little desire to eat it.

    On Christmas, I will attempt to log but I don't have a calorie goal, like how I handle all celebrations. My only rule is eat in moderation - I shouldn't be slamming down more food than everyone else.

    I'll probably have too many gingerbread cookies, but it's one day. I'll move on and be ready to go the next.
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    I have no plans. I don't overeat during a holiday because I'm more interested in what's going on at an event than in what is being served.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    I don't plan to eat outside of my way of eating (very LCHF) but I do plan to eat more.

    For instance we just had (Canadian) Thanksgiving a couple weeks ago, and had another later thanksgiving a week ago with other family. I ate a lot but it was still LCHF for health. For appetizers we had cheese, raw veggies and meats (I skipped the crackers, fruit and chips). For dinner I had turkey, turnip and carrot casserole, green beans with onions, bacon and mushrooms, a bit of gravy and salad. I chose to skip tha mashed potatoes and stuffing, and had a couple of slices of a sugar free crustless pumpkin cheesecake instead.

    Christmas will be more of the same. Lots of LCHF foods with low carb desserts. I'll overeat some, but I won't go nuts for days.

    Halloween.... I'm hoping to give away as much candy as humanly possible, and then I'll get hubby to hide the rest.
  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
    I'm dreading Thanksgiving and Christmas because of family issues. The food itself is the only thing I'm looking forward to.
  • Nachise
    Nachise Posts: 395 Member
    Christmas Day will be a roast turkey day. Our turkey is a free range turkey that is not shot up with salt water, or injected with oils. Roasted as is, it is simply amazing. We also have a cornbread, apple and chestnut dressing to go with it. Gravy is made from the pan drippings and stock, which is prepared from the giblets and the neck. I make mashed potatoes with Yukon golds, garlic, and fat free yogurt, instead of sour cream. We also have corn, baked potatoes, and a variety of green vegetables. My daughter makes fresh baked bread, and we stuff ourselves, then get the dishes done.

    When we wake up from our coma the next day, I go the gym and get back on track. Come on! It's Christmas!
  • Glampinupdoll
    Glampinupdoll Posts: 234 Member
    kkenseth wrote: »
    I keep it simple...I eat the foods I enjoy within my calorie goal.

    Yep!
  • scorpcookie
    scorpcookie Posts: 113 Member
    Christmas isn't a day for me, it is a season, one that I've been preparing for since coming on MFP. December 1st is when I hope to have reached my stretch goals for my weight loss, yet even if I hit them, I will try to stay at my deficit throughout the month of December in hopes that it can help mitigate the inevitable weight gain that will happen when I do indulge in food from Christmas parties.

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