Christmas
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I'm definitely in the same boat. It was Christmas!! But now, Christmas is over and it's time to be sensible again...0
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your not the only one.... im gulity of this too :blushing:0
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Everyone over eats during the holidays....hence the reason so many peoples New Years resolutions are to lose weight, lol.
I sure ate pretty bad...but it's only a few days a year...so I don't feel guilty about it at all.0 -
Yes, I overate also...well...define overeating I definitely did not stuff myself or eat everything in sight. In fact some days I ate less in amounts than I normally have been. But I ate things I have not been indulging in...fudge, chex mix, divinity, cookies. I don't really feel that I have failed either though. I made a conscious decision after a lot of soul searching. I decided to take the entire last week before Christmas "off". Not that I went wild or that I quit thinking about what I was eating. But I did decide to pretty much eat what I wanted and not "count" or track everything. I wanted to enjoy myself with out the extra burden. On the one hand I felt this might be wrong because I truly do intend this to become a way of life for me. However, no one can change everything in one swoop or overnight. I have come a tremendous way the past 10 months. Doing it this way made me feel less guilty...actually I have no guilt. And I think guilt can be a bad thing...it can sabotage us. So, all said and done I have probably put on 4-5 pounds, but I enjoyed a guilt free holiday and am back on track now. I think it boils down to finding what works for each of us...without guilt or condemnation.0
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I wouldn't use the word "guilty". But yes, I have eaten at least twice my body weigh. And sorry, but I loved it. XY-mas in my part of the world is a HUGE thing. Nothing is comparable with it. And food has always been a big part of it. It's tradition to have at least 5 different dishes for X-mas Eve.
I don't feel guilty about it, because it's part of my culture. Could I have done better? Yes. Could I have made better choices? Probably. But my point is ... X-mas is once a year. It's 3 days of terrible eating habits. But I really like it. It doesn't stop me from getting healthier and making good choices during the rest of the year. And that's why I don't feel guilty. I probably gained this week. But it doesn't matter to me, because it is only this week. From tomorrow on I will do again what I did the last 7 months. The scale doesn't mean much to me. What means much more is how I feel in this "new" body of mine. And I didn't lose this feeling, even with eating far too much lately. Of course it will take some self control to get back on track. But to me X-mas was worth a little trip onto the bad side of food. =^_^= Just my two cents ... (as always)0
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