Thanksgiving calorie goal?

quiksylver296
quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
What is your calorie goal on Thanksgiving?

I hit about 7,000 guesstimated calories last year before I tapped out. I'm going to try to beat last year's record! :laugh:
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  • RelCanonical
    RelCanonical Posts: 3,882 Member
    debtay123 wrote: »
    I will eat a small breakfast- then just TAKE the hit for thanksgiving- and moveon-- Friday back on plan- NO MATTER WHAt--even if there are left overs- no back on plan

    I'm glad I have a brother to absorb my leftovers.
  • missysippy930
    missysippy930 Posts: 2,577 Member
    A little bit of everything. Probably around 2500.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    RelCanonical wrote: »
    Damn, I'm not even close. Even when I totally go all out I still tap out at like 5,000. But you did just remind me that I need to pick up some alcohol.

    I stopped at the liquor store yesterday for copper camel fixin's.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    ellie117 wrote: »
    I cannot even fathom what 7,000 calories in food looks like! If that fits your goals, that's great. But my deficit/maintenance are both under 2000 so I hope to stick to ~2k tomorrow by fasting until dinner at 4pm.

    :sad:
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    hesn92 wrote: »
    Holy *kitten*. I had a little over 3000 last year and thought that was a lot. I'm breastfeeding this year so maybe my increase in appetite will help me out a little lol

    Last year I ran a turkey trot or whatever so I even ended up right around maintenance for the day which was crazy. I am not running this year so I'll go waayyy over I'm sure.

    Alcohol makes a huge difference. ;)
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    Oh and last year I ate leftovers all weekend because we did it at my house, it was glorious.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    hesn92 wrote: »
    Holy *kitten*. I had a little over 3000 last year and thought that was a lot. I'm breastfeeding this year so maybe my increase in appetite will help me out a little lol

    Last year I ran a turkey trot or whatever so I even ended up right around maintenance for the day which was crazy. I am not running this year so I'll go waayyy over I'm sure.

    Alcohol makes a huge difference. ;)

    Well I'm not pregnant this year so maybe I'll give that a go :D
  • SuzySunshine99
    SuzySunshine99 Posts: 2,989 Member
    So, I'm going out to a restaurant for Thanksgiving dinner.

    Normally, I'd eat WAY more calories at a restaurant meal than I would at home, but I think in this case, it's going to be less than a home-cooked Thanksgiving dinner.

    It's a plated dinner at the restaurant, not a buffet, so it will be pre-portioned and no going back for seconds.

    I'll also drink less, because I have to drive and restaurant drinks are expensive.

    That said....for the soup, dinner, dessert, and one drink at the restaurant, I'm thinking maybe 2,000 calories? Possibly less, though.
  • Luke_rabbit
    Luke_rabbit Posts: 1,031 Member
    Y'all are an inspiration!

    With GERD, I'll likely barely top 2000 on Thanksgiving. Which is about 400-500 above maintenance. I don't expect to be back at a deficit until Tuesday due to leftovers.
  • Sharon_C
    Sharon_C Posts: 2,132 Member
    I don't track but I'm mindful and keep it at around maintenance
  • Luke_rabbit
    Luke_rabbit Posts: 1,031 Member
    bold_rabbit wrote: »
    Y'all are an inspiration!

    With GERD, I'll likely barely top 2000 on Thanksgiving. Which is about 400-500 above maintenance. I don't expect to be back at a deficit until Tuesday due to leftovers.

    Well, I just calculated out my Thanksgiving dinner (entered recipes, etc) and it came to 1460 calories. Not positive that all amounts are 100% correct, but I have a place to start. I wasn't even planning to track, but this and the other thread about it made me curious!

    If this number is accurate, I probably will top 2000 calories for the day!
  • peachvine29
    peachvine29 Posts: 400 Member
    edited November 2019
    Honestly I have never tracked a Thanksgiving before but I'm guessing I'' be at least like 2,500 calories.
  • ellie117
    ellie117 Posts: 293 Member
    edited November 2019
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    ellie117 wrote: »
    I cannot even fathom what 7,000 calories in food looks like! If that fits your goals, that's great. But my deficit/maintenance are both under 2000 so I hope to stick to ~2k tomorrow by fasting until dinner at 4pm.

    :sad:

    Well, I am going to a Friendsgiving tonight and will be eating/drinking until probably midnight. So tomorrow will be more like a 16:8 Intermittent Fasting day, which is doable.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,688 Member
    Usually, on big eating/drinking days, I run out of steam somewhere in the 5000-6000 calorie range, which is 2 x TDEE or a little more. I don't bother to log holidays anymore (too much effort for the accuracy level), since after 5+ years of (mostly) logging, I have a pretty good idea what my TDEE is, and the experience/confidence to realize that this is NBD as long as the overwhelming proportion of my days are near maintenance.
  • RAinWA
    RAinWA Posts: 1,980 Member
    I just ate pumpkin pie for breakfast so I'm off to a good start. I just did a quick add of 2500 calories.
  • VpinkLotus
    VpinkLotus Posts: 849 Member
    That’s a good question...I’m not sure. Maybe about 3,000? I guess I’ll find out soon
  • pancakerunner
    pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
    Let the games begin! ☠️
  • pancakerunner
    pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
    Ending at 200 calories above my goal. Not bad considering most of it was vegetables, cheese and turkey. Now about that leftover pie in the fridge...
  • Luke_rabbit
    Luke_rabbit Posts: 1,031 Member
    With exercise calories, I ended 150 over goal. Better than I expected. Some estimates were needed because I knew my husband (who is very supportive) would've raised eyebrows if I'd brought the food scale to the Thanksgiving table. 🦃
  • Safari_Gal_
    Safari_Gal_ Posts: 1,461 Member
    Happy Thanksgiving all! I did 1300ish calories today.
    Veggies, turkey, berries and some vino.. 😋
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