So I set my max calories for Thanksgiving at........

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ninerbuff
ninerbuff Posts: 48,540 Member
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3,500. And today I didn't go over. Like usual I only eat 2 meals a day and snack the rest of the time. Full enough now that all I'm having the rest of the evening is Diet Cherry Pepsi. Life is good.
BTW, I did weigh my food. Relatives had fun with my scale too.

Anyone else count today?

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  • RoteBook
    RoteBook Posts: 171 Member
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    I didn't weigh my food but used generous estimates (I've been weighing food for 11 months so I'm reasonably confident that my estimates aren't way off). I'm only 200 over maintenance, and I think that's pretty good!
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 9,981 Member
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    2832. Done for the day. On the low end of the range I expected, planned for.
  • leanjogreen18
    leanjogreen18 Posts: 2,492 Member
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    I did.

    I came in at 1292 (I'm old and short) which was 42 over. This included banana bread and homemade bread :). I saved all my calories for lunch/dinner. It's 7pm here and I think I'm going to bed early so I don't eat more:).
  • rennickm1986
    rennickm1986 Posts: 70 Member
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    Easy to go into the 4000s if you eat in abundance and drink alcohol.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 17,959 Member
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    I'm vicariously reading all the "How much/what I ate at Thanksgiving" threads.
  • leanjogreen18
    leanjogreen18 Posts: 2,492 Member
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    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    I'm vicariously reading all the "How much/what I ate at Thanksgiving" threads.

    Ha the new eat without eating diet.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    Haha! That's how you stay under on Thanksgiving! Right on!
  • RemarkablyUnremarkable
    RemarkablyUnremarkable Posts: 63 Member
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    I know my calories were way more than I would like... my family soaks everything in butter I swear! But I made healthier choices with what I had before me, small portions and a sliver of pie. Now back to work.... trying to hit a goal of thirty pound by Christmas :-D I hope you all had a great holiday!
  • ccsernica
    ccsernica Posts: 1,040 Member
    edited November 2016
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    Despite having cooked everything, for the first time since I started logging I have absolutely no idea how many calories I took in today. Might have been 2,000-ish, since the actual Thanksgiving meal was the only one I ate, and since I filled up on one helping (except for the stuffing -- that was 2 helpings) I probably didn't hit 3,000. 2,000 was what I logged though. It's a frank guess.

    In fact, I'm still full 4 hours later. There's no reason at all to snack tonight.
  • SCoil123
    SCoil123 Posts: 2,108 Member
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    I went out and didnt measure. I guesstimated around 3k give or take. I planned for this all week and am not worried about it. All I ate today was the food during the hour and a half we were at the holiday buffet and I got in a work out before going.
  • Kristi26
    Kristi26 Posts: 184 Member
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    I counted and logged but it was a huge guess. I made almost everything, but there were also several things that I ate made by someone else so...I logged my meal at 1200ish calories, which I think is a good estimate for me. I'm very short and can't eat much in one sitting.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,372 Member
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    I logged 2000 for the meal. Probably close enough.
  • melaniedscott
    melaniedscott Posts: 1,311 Member
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    I logged what I made, guessed at what I didn't. Thought I could keep to about 1500-1600...Then my cousin handed me cider and it was all over. :(

    I still wasn't too far over. 2250, but with a lot of cals burned for cooking & washing up and carrying crap around. Walking up the stairs with food stuff. Walking down the stairs. Walking back up the stairs with food stuff.
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
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    Was doing well before the Pinot noir, pecan pie and baileys coffee. It's a new day!
  • 1223345
    1223345 Posts: 1,386 Member
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    I sure didn't. Nothing wrong with taking a day off. I was also so busy cooking and trying to clean as I went I can't imagine trying to throw that into the mix.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,565 Member
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    I guessed 1500. Even took a smaller slice of pie than normal, but probably went over by about 200.

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