So what is your 4th of July food strategy?

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  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    You want Christmas?

    Germans. Fo sho. ;)
  • Joehenny
    Joehenny Posts: 1,222 Member
    Eat at maintenance or above. Not a big deal either way to me just a day.
  • Boobookittyfq
    Boobookittyfq Posts: 454 Member
    Drink my little butt off and stuff my face its my birthday weekend :drinker: :tongue: :bigsmile:
  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
    My strategy is to eat the food. Not sure what else I'd do with it.
  • arendiva
    arendiva Posts: 177 Member
    I'll probably have a grilled shrimp and veggie kabob, a burger, corn on the cob, and pasta salad. And homebrewed raspberry wheat beer of course!

    I find that if i do the kabob and pasta salad for lunch and the burger and corn for supper (bbq's usually overlap the two meals) my calories come out just fine.

    The trick is to avoid mindless snacking on chips and cheese and crackers.
  • LoosingMyLast15
    LoosingMyLast15 Posts: 1,457 Member
    i have an 8k in the morning (hoping for a PR) then I plan to enjoy myself at my neighborhood pig roast and drink beer. not gonna worry about one day.
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    Drink my little butt off and stuff my face its my birthday weekend :drinker: :tongue: :bigsmile:

    Happy Birthday! I hope you enjoy!
  • StaciMarie1974
    StaciMarie1974 Posts: 4,138 Member
    Same as usual for a day I don't work. Food in moderation - and try to be more active than my days spent at a desk job. :)

    May get together w/ friends for the 4th - grill food. Lean beef hot dogs. Fruits & veggies. Maybe even an adult beverage or two!
  • Boobookittyfq
    Boobookittyfq Posts: 454 Member
    Drink my little butt off and stuff my face its my birthday weekend :drinker: :tongue: :bigsmile:

    Happy Birthday! I hope you enjoy!

    Thanks! :flowerforyou:
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    My strategy is to not be American (edit: or rather continue not to be, I never was to begin with :p)

    (/cry that I don't get to eat lots of nice food with you guys)
    We're right across the pond. Come over!
  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
    You want Christmas?

    Germans. Fo sho. ;)

    Oh, yeah, Germans, too! I AM eating "German" for the 4th--brats, sauerkraut, slaw, and potato salad are "German-like" foods. I drinks the beers, and eats the sausages and things called "salad" that contain no actual "salad". Oh, my German grandparents would be so disappointed in me :( I really don't know what "German food" is, do I? :laugh: :drinker:
  • whitebalance
    whitebalance Posts: 1,654 Member
    Hmmmm... I think I'll eat some food on that day. Yes, I think that's my strategy. Definitely going to eat food. And watch fireworks, and go all Murica! on everyone.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    You want Christmas?

    Germans. Fo sho. ;)

    Oh, yeah, Germans, too! I AM eating "German" for the 4th--brats, sauerkraut, slaw, and potato salad are "German-like" foods. I drinks the beers, and eats the sausages and things called "salad" that contain no actual "salad". Oh, my German grandparents would be so disappointed in me :( I really don't know what "German food" is, do I? :laugh: :drinker:
    German food is fantastically yummy. So is Polish food.

    Man I miss living in Buffalo!
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    I'm half german, and all in on making a dirty joke, but .... probably not the right forum for it.
  • Supertact
    Supertact Posts: 466 Member
    To eat food like normal
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    With 4th of July around the corner, what is your strategy to stay on target with calories?

    -Im going to walk/run a half marathon before heading to the lake with my fiances family so I know I will have a few calories to "bank" since my fueling and after run only uses about half of what I will burn.

    - bringing some fresh veggies to munch on and will sit away from the snack table (I LOVE CHIPS)

    - Just sticking to water, some one has to drive home!

    - Will not use a bun with my brat or hamburger (depending on what I decide to eat)

    - Will not go back for more- one plate rule and it will not be stacked

    - If I do go over my daily goal in calories I wont freak out but will just be better the next day!

    So what are you planning to do?

    You aren't going to freak out if you go over your calorie goal for the day, but you are going to severely restrict your food even after running a half marathon because for some reason more than one plate of food, bread, and chips is just going to be soooooo bad.

    Seems like this is all contradicting and a little sad.
  • martinel2099
    martinel2099 Posts: 899 Member
    I'm going to Atlantic City that week so while I'll still record my food intake I pretty much plan on eating / drinking what ever I want. Free drinks at the Casino and the buffet are calling me...... :P

    There's nothing wrong with taking a break once in a while. I haven't been perfect on my diet but I've been calorie counting hard for a while. A few days of vacation are not going to sabotage my total results. quitting my diet and going back to the way I was eating before over significant time will.
  • _KitKat_
    _KitKat_ Posts: 1,066 Member
    Pure alcohol, not really seeing room in my log for solids :laugh: (if we have plans without the kids)

    Posting as the responsible mother of 2, honestly figure it will work itself out. Memorial day weekend did, if I go over a little...it happens. After I lose the weight I plan on living my life and holidays are part of that. For memorial day I was just very aware of my portions, I even drank and my numbers for the week still worked out.

    ETA I did bring cucumber water with me, so that I had a drink and wouldn't be stuck with soda or alcohol as my only options.... I hate soda.
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    Nothing. The 4th is the weekend before my competition, so I shall be avoiding any and all social gatherings where there will be food I can't have, like the plague. There's always next FoJ to make up for it. :wink:
  • FoxyLifter
    FoxyLifter Posts: 965 Member
    I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I have a family reunion (lunch) and a bachelorette party (dinner) on the 5th. I may have to go for an early morning run. Otherwise, I'm not too worried. Lunch will be stuffed grape leaves so that should be tasty and relatively low cal. I do plan on drinking tho!
  • romancefan1983
    romancefan1983 Posts: 88 Member
    My food strategy is to eat whatever I want...if I over eat, oh well, tomorrow is another. The only excercise I'm planning on is playing outside with the kids.
  • wanttolose40lbs
    wanttolose40lbs Posts: 239 Member
    I'm going on vacation for the week, which means no home cooked meals and lots of drinking. To counteract all that, like last year, I make sure I go for runs every morning and go for a couple 20 mile bike rides. Last year I gained no weight, which was amazing, so I hope that's the case this year as well.
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    My strategy is to not be American (edit: or rather continue not to be, I never was to begin with :p)

    (/cry that I don't get to eat lots of nice food with you guys)

    I could see how an island of tea drinkers might not appreciate our celebration. ;)
    One day we will reclaim what is ours.

    One day.

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