Anyone taking a break from watching calories this Christmas??

jbvpn

Is anyone here taking a break from watching calories over the festive period??

The desserts at the grocery stores are irresistible...

Jthanmyfitnesspal

No. I always watch those calories. Never slip, never fall. I am perfect. Hoooyeah.

Fitnessmom82

I'll keep tracking and logging. It may not be within my goals, but I feel like logging will keep me from derailing! It's still fairly new to me, 4 months in, so I am afraid if I go totally off course it will be very hard to get back on!

toxikon

I usually just go by my weekly calories instead of daily, so if I have a big Christmas feast coming up, I'll eat lighter in the days leading up to it. Plus I do IF, so on the day of a big dinner, I'll probably skip breakfast and have a light lunch.

I don't bother tracking big Christmas meals, but I loosely keep track of my calories for the week and try to balance them as best I can.

Nony_Mouse

I'll attempt some vague tracking, purely for data collection purposes, but no intention of worrying about what the calorie count actually is.

malibu927

Yep. I’m logging today and tomorrow, then not again until the 27th.

batorkin

A holiday is a day just like any other day, so no.

Slippery slope for me. Make an excuse for X holiday, then I start making excuses for a birthday, a night out with friends, weekends, etc. No cheat days, no exceptions.

KANGOOJUMPS

I AM EATING IT ALL AND DRINKING MORE.

Need2Exerc1se

Yes and no. I always keep calories in the back of my mind. If I ate with total abandon I'm not even sure what would happen. I do always put on a few lbs over the holidays though. Not a big deal. I'll lose it in January.

cwolfman13

I have not tracked for years, but I don't treat the whole holiday season as a reason to go off the rails. I enjoy the actual holidays themselves and maybe one or two parties along the way...but really, one or two get together parties per month isn't particularly unusual for my wife and I and our friends at any point in the year, so it's not really that different.

I usually put on a bit of weight over the winter, but that is largely attributable to the fact that I'm a wuss when it comes to cold and I don't exercise as much...cycling season is right around the corner though, so no biggie...

Spliner1969

jbvpn wrote: »

Is anyone here taking a break from watching calories over the festive period??

The desserts at the grocery stores are irresistible...

I track the calories, but I accept the fact that on holiday meals I am going to go over. I also accept that a lot of it, because it's home cooked and not always by me, will not be accurate when logged. It's not a big deal really unless you use it as an excuse to go off the rails for months at a time. Think about it, both November and December are holiday months, using that as an excuse can easily throw off all of your hard earned progress. Just watch what you're doing and sometimes you just gotta walk past those treats and not stop.

TavistockToad

I won't log Christmas day, boxing day or new years eve.

Machka9

jbvpn wrote: »

Is anyone here taking a break from watching calories over the festive period??

Yes, of course. Every Christmas. But I increase the amount of exercise I do.

brookielaw

I am, to an extent. I do my best to log but went a little off the rails with my daughter's birthday party this past weekend. I'm human. My goal is to do my best to maintain and not gain too much, staying in my 5-lb comfort zone.

WhereIsPJSoles

Setting my calories to maintenance from Dec 24-Jan 2 but will be logging every day except Christmas Day

AMC110

I'm gonna do my best to log what I eat - there'll be a lot of estimations however for food that someone else will be cooking. I'm aiming for maintenance calories on Christmas Day but I'll up my exercise if I go over that, I don't want to be too strict on myself but also don't want to waste all my effort these last few months!

lorrpb

I find that I can enjoy the holidays and the time with loved ones without gorging myself.

rcervetto

I haven't 100% decided. We're flying across the country to visit my parents and will be there a week and a half. If it's not too much of a hassle I'll try to keep logging but if I can't keep it up I'm not going to beat myself up about it. I'll continue to be mindful of what I'm eating, watch portions and try to stay in a ballpark calorie range. Planning to make it through without gaining.

gracegettingittogether

I'm going to be logging, but will eat at maintenance for several days. That way, I won't lose any progress I have made, but I will have a reasonable amount of treats.

piscesjoey

23rd-25th will be a no go for me.

Nony_Mouse

lorrpb wrote: »

I find that I can enjoy the holidays and the time with loved ones without gorging myself.

No one mentioned gorging themselves. Choosing to ease off a little or not track doesn't automatically equal a free for all. My Christmas day will consist of sitting in the shade of a tree with my niece and her beau, sipping bubbles and eating nibbly things, not the easiest thing to track. But no intentions of stuffing myself. Personally I find it sad when people have the reins so tight they won't loosen them even a little for one day.