How do you plan on eating right this Thanksgiving and Holiday season?

vinsmomma26

sstout02 wrote: »

Are you throwing out all rules this Turkey day I'm planning on it lol.

damn right!

radiosilents

I am ALL SET for this upcoming holiday. I plan to fully enjoy the day's meal, and in order to still achieve my goal to still lose weight this week, I am eating less today through Wednesday with all food planned out and logged for the whole week. Exercise plans are in place as well. I feel very in control and ready to get it done AND fully savor the lovely spread of food we have the privilege to enjoy. This is the first time I have made such elaborate plans concerning eating, and it feels really cool!

kissedbythesunshine

I don't really care about the food. I care about the cakes and pies. I'm going to try to limit myself though. I'm not with gaining my weight back over the holiday season. I worked for these 18 lbs and I don't want to see them again.

chickiechickie

I am actually intending to stick to my calorie count. I'll probably skip breakfast or have something light, stick to water at dinner, and stop eating once I am full. I'll have more veggies, maybe have a small amount of desert, a tiny amount of potatoes, etc. When I allow myself to binge, there is always a risk of that binge lasting several days so I would rather feel proud of myself afterward rather than like I failed.

tomteboda

I will eat whatever I want to in whatever quantity I desire on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. I may or may not log it. I might be too busy with friends and family (not to mention in a remote, internet-free area) to care much.

The rest of the time I'll as I have every day for the last year. With moderation and concern for meeting nutritional needs.

That said, I have a slight advantage in the "don't accidentally overindulge" category. You see, I'm deathly allergic to peanuts, and allergic to soy as well. There are *VERY* few foods I can eat that are made by other people; I just can't trust their kitchens to be completely peanut-free, or rely on their reading of ingredient labels (even made on equipment that also processes peanuts, or in a facility that also handles peanuts is off-limits for me). So that means on Thanksgiving I'll be good with turkey, mashed potatoes, whole cranberries, the salad I make myself, and very little else. Ditto for Christmas and New Year's. If I want pie, I'm going to have to bake it myself.

mamadon

caroldavison332 wrote: »

I planned and iniput my feast months back. I won't waste calories on things like pie crust, or sweetened beverages, but will have a tiny piece of pumpkin pie. I will also eat pecan pie at the church bazaar where I can only eat one, and leave the rest of the pie there. No one eats it at my house and I would "have" to finish it. It IS a sin to waste food....

Waste calories??? On pie crust??? What language are you speaking lol. For me there is no point to any pie without the crust.

laurajoecrystle

I plan on eating whatever I want on Thanksgiving

68myra

I am making a paleo pumpkin bread to eat while others are eating pumpkin pie.

squeeeyk

mamadon wrote: »

caroldavison332 wrote: »

I planned and iniput my feast months back. I won't waste calories on things like pie crust, or sweetened beverages, but will have a tiny piece of pumpkin pie. I will also eat pecan pie at the church bazaar where I can only eat one, and leave the rest of the pie there. No one eats it at my house and I would "have" to finish it. It IS a sin to waste food....

Waste calories??? On pie crust??? What language are you speaking lol. For me there is no point to any pie without the crust.

Truth.

LuanaBean

Go for a nice long walk in the morning for energy and to clear my head. Eat slowly and enjoy every bite.

OliverMol

I am isolating myself with pre bought snack peas, skype and other stuff.

OyGeeBiv

So, for those who were planning to stick with some restrictions, how'd you do?

I pre-logged the day, and wound up not even eating everything I'd planned. I'm feeling quite good about that! I also got people to take most of the leftovers.

IILikeToMoveItMoveIt

I ate under my calories. My husband and I figured out what we had to have and nixed the rest. No turkey, ham steak instead of a whole ham... I saved my dessert for today because I would have gone over my calories with even a small piece of pie. Our thanksgiving dinner was approx. 4000 calories for 3 servings. I ate a little over a third with some things and my husband finished off the rest later that evening. No tempting left overs. (The pie should take a week to eat. I cut it into a small slices and honestly, I think I'll feel like the calories aren't worth a piece everyday, so if my hubby doesn't eat it in the next few days, I'll just throw it out...)

OyGeeBiv

That's great, @IILikeToMoveItMoveIt. This morning I actually threw out almost a whole cake that nobody wanted to take as leftovers. As much as it kills me to throw away food, what was I supposed to do with food NOBODY wanted?

IILikeToMoveItMoveIt

Good for you! I take food to my neighbor sometimes. They like sweets. I wanted to bake with my daughter and we made cupcakes. We each had one, my husband ate a few and the rest went next door. I don't know if that is something you can do with your neighbors but it felt good. I actually felt like a neighbor from the 60's lol.