Christmas Day food

Demmuscles
Demmuscles Posts: 228 Member
edited October 5 in Food and Nutrition
Hi, is anyone going to try to stick to their allocated cals on Chrissy Day? If so, what kinds of things are you planning to eat? I am not going to worry too much about counting cals on that day, but I DO want to make wiser choices food wise, so thought if anyone has ideas of yummy treats that are lower in fat and cals we could share them here....

Replies

  • espence30
    espence30 Posts: 116 Member
    christmas yes, thanksgiving no. lol.. we really don't make much on christmas. usually a prime rib I share with my son
  • CakeFit21
    CakeFit21 Posts: 2,521 Member
    :noway:
  • justanotherbrickinthewall
    justanotherbrickinthewall Posts: 156 Member
    I'm going to try to stick to my 1200 a day on Christmas and Thanksgiving, but I sort of doubt that I will since there's so much good food. Portion control is key though, and eating lean meats, vegetables, and only having a bit of dessert are what will keep you under your limit.
  • RAFValentina
    RAFValentina Posts: 1,231 Member
    Yup! And go out on a run as a treat! :)
  • shanolap
    shanolap Posts: 1,204 Member
    Ughhhh...this is way too early for this talk. Can I get through Thanksgiving before I have to think about Christmas? :huh:
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    Do you think we could wait until the first holiday meal panic of the year is out of the way before we start in on Christmas?

    You guys are worse than WalMart with your holiday gun-jumping!
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    please no.

    it's too soon.
  • Rayman79
    Rayman79 Posts: 2,009 Member
    We have a big Christmas in our family (families actually), where we have gluttonous amounts of food for breakfast, lunch and dinner), all with different parts of the family and in different locations. Our busy schedule means there is NO time for exercise during the day so I'm going to blast it a couple of ways... I'll have a massive cardio session (I estimate about 1500 cals) worth the day before.

    I'll have a half serve of what I would have had previously at each meal too. Not going to beat myself up too much, I know I'll go over. Just don't want to leave myself with that bloated feeling that makes me want to sit on the couch for the next two days :P
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    whoa%20stop%5B3%5D.jpg
  • Demmuscles
    Demmuscles Posts: 228 Member
    Do you think we could wait until the first holiday meal panic of the year is out of the way before we start in on Christmas?

    You guys are worse than WalMart with your holiday gun-jumping!

    Calm down everyone, I am from New Zealand and we don't celebrate Thanksgiving, I wouldn't even know when that is....we do go all out for Christmas Day tho so planning what to have on the day begins now....
  • sarah_boombah
    sarah_boombah Posts: 124 Member
    I was thinking the same thing about christmas food & if there are ways to make it a bit better for you. Just googled it and I saw this...
    <http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/collections/christmas&gt;

    I'm still looking for more sites to help because I need it!
  • sarah_boombah
    sarah_boombah Posts: 124 Member
    Same here, Aussie christmas planning is well under way!
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    I was thinking the same thing about christmas food & if there are ways to make it a bit better for you. Just googled it and I saw this...
    <http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/collections/christmas&gt;

    I'm still looking for more sites to help because I need it!
    www.skinnytaste.com

    ^ has some good recipes.
  • sarah_boombah
    sarah_boombah Posts: 124 Member
    Thanks :)
  • it_be_asin
    it_be_asin Posts: 562 Member
    Do you think we could wait until the first holiday meal panic of the year is out of the way before we start in on Christmas?

    You guys are worse than WalMart with your holiday gun-jumping!

    What are you talking about? Christmas is the next holiday for me, and most of the rest of the world.
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
    Christmas Day.

    I am planning to go absolutely balls to the wall! One day. I will eat everything and anything i want. Walls Vienetta with clotted cream on top. Liquor chocolates by the box. All the coke i can manage.

    It will be fun logging that! Wonder if i can reach 5 figures for calorie intake? :P
This discussion has been closed.

Categories