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Are you going to log Christmas day?

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  • stephenatl09
    stephenatl09 Posts: 186 Member
    Hell no.

    That's silly.

    If I looked like that I wouldn't either..hahaha !!! but since I don't YET, I will log it.
  • TheLongRunner
    TheLongRunner Posts: 688 Member
    Most definitely. It won't be any different than any other day for me in terms of eating and exercising....
  • stephanie_salvi
    stephanie_salvi Posts: 46
    Gotta give yourself room to enjoy life. I didn't log on Thanksgiving. I won't log Christmas either. I will, however, log New Year's Eve. I don't want freebie days to be too close together.
  • lkwalker71
    lkwalker71 Posts: 131 Member
    I am planning to. Breakfast will be easy, I will be busy cooking and getting the house ready for the second group of family so lunch will probably be a protein bar but dinner will not be easy to log, most of what I will have is homemade. I guess I will do a quick calorie add and estimate what I will be eating. If I go over my calories I will not worry about it or beat myself up over it. One day is not going to kill me, I have gone over before and was fine.
  • StephFork
    StephFork Posts: 182 Member
    I will but like most of you said.. I won't be worrying about staying under my normal 1200 calories. We start off Christmas with pigs in the blanket and mimosas in my family! :)
  • jilliebk
    jilliebk Posts: 252 Member
    I would, Christmas is a reg day for me.... I have no children as yet to make to make that day special, or exciting. I would wake up n still work out.
  • piebird79
    piebird79 Posts: 201 Member
    I will - but I'm not going to focus on every little calorie. I plan to use Christmas Day as a cheat day - I'll let myself enjoy the foods I like, without going crazy and overeating. But I'm going to log everything so that I have a realistic idea of how much I put into my body, just to hold myself accountable and keep myself informed. It might help me get back on track afterwards, too, instead of using that day as a slippery slope to eating poorly a few days later.

    Exactly what I was thinking. I logged Thanksgiving too as best I could.
  • AnnaK812
    AnnaK812 Posts: 48 Member
    I always log everything, even when I go over massively.

    That's the way to do it- then it reminds me the rest of the week how much I over did it and how hard I have to work to make up for it!
  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
    Absolutely .
  • Ephena
    Ephena Posts: 610 Member
    Yeah, I'm not gonna freak out about it but I want to log because I have found I tend to make better decisions if I have to log them where others can see and judge. I won't freak out about going over but I am hoping not to over do it too bad, I want to be able to have "cheat days" without undoing a week or more worth of work.
  • shantelleclarke
    shantelleclarke Posts: 43 Member
    Yup, I need to keep honest with myself. I am still going to endulge but I am going to prepare myself for the results and the numbers. I also said that I will cook Christmas dinner so I can control what I make and what goes in it (thank you Skinnytaste.com!)
  • msmimi
    msmimi Posts: 238 Member
    Heck yeah! lol I logged Thanksgiving and I'm so glad I did. I estimated about 4000 calories for the day. I was wrong. I ate 2777 calories total for the whole day! I thought that was really good considering I had breakfast in the a.m. and beerS at night. I even lost 1.5 lbs that week. I plan on doing the same thing I did for Thanksgiving....eat what I want, only get one plate of food. No seconds. Measure everything since I'm still learning what a true cup looks like :-)Have desserts and beers later. I think another factor was staying under 1300 calories a day & exercising the whole week.
  • msmimi
    msmimi Posts: 238 Member
    Accidentally posted TWICE. Sorry
  • bethdris
    bethdris Posts: 1,090 Member
    Hell no, I'm just going to enjoy, enjoy, enjoy and any damage done can be fixed in 2012 :laugh:

    AMEN!!! There is a silver lining to being on maintainance LOL :)
  • bethdris
    bethdris Posts: 1,090 Member
    Yup, I need to keep honest with myself. I am still going to endulge but I am going to prepare myself for the results and the numbers. I also said that I will cook Christmas dinner so I can control what I make and what goes in it (thank you Skinnytaste.com!)

    I LOVE that site!! I cook a lot from there.
  • bonnynblithe04
    bonnynblithe04 Posts: 123 Member
    Yes, planning to track.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,445 Member
    The only thing I'm going to log is the birch I put on the fire.:wink:
  • Scoobies100
    Scoobies100 Posts: 82
    Hell no. If I felt inclined to log on Christmas day I would begin to worry!
  • ShapeUpSidney
    ShapeUpSidney Posts: 1,092 Member
    I think I may not. It will be the first day I haven't logged in nearly a year.


    Pfffffffft....logging Christmas day. Pshaw!
  • KLDunford
    KLDunford Posts: 41
    Nah. Using my 1 day, eat within reason, but not terriably too much over, a week rule. Besides Gym on base will probably be closed. Definitely working out hard the day before & the day after! But I will still log, maybe quick add calories though.
  • darsh11
    darsh11 Posts: 98
    Yes I am going to log Christmas Day. I want my new bike and I pay myself $5 for everyday that I track. I need the money
  • runs4zen
    runs4zen Posts: 769 Member
    Yep. Even if I go over the calories, I want to know so I can adjust the rest of the week. I don't see holidays as excuses for food orgies anyhow...
  • runs4zen
    runs4zen Posts: 769 Member
    Yes I am going to log Christmas Day. I want my new bike and I pay myself $5 for everyday that I track. I need the money

    I :heart: you!
  • Radcliffe83
    Radcliffe83 Posts: 82
    going to log but not going to be worried if I go over.
  • Loverj79
    Loverj79 Posts: 65 Member
    i am going to log and try and get a workout in. thats going to be a gift to myself. as strange as it may sound.
  • chrissi_k
    chrissi_k Posts: 175 Member
    I will log it, but have to really guess how much calories it will be since I cannot really weight how much I am eating. I just know it will be a lot of calories since we will eat cheese fondue with baguette. Since I only get that once a year I won't dwell on the calories too much and just work out some more during the day - if possible - and the next days.
  • godroxmysox
    godroxmysox Posts: 1,491 Member
    absolutely! i always log, even if i know i'll be over
  • Justjoshin
    Justjoshin Posts: 999 Member
    I log my food everyday. Just because it's Christmas doesn't mean I wont make sure I hit my macros.
  • Drunkadelic
    Drunkadelic Posts: 948 Member
    not a chance
  • Shanna_Inc86
    Shanna_Inc86 Posts: 781 Member
    Yes, I really won't eat any differently. I gave my, "but its Halloween...but its Thanksgiving...but I'm moving" excuses and I gained 5lbs

    SO...lol...the "but its _____" is no longer going to be applied
    I'm taking the right away from myself
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