Yay or Nay to this...

Yes
No

Great question and one I have thought about a lot lately. For Thanksgiving and Christmas, I am going to only eat food that isn't part of my daily plan on those days only (not the days leading up to or after). I am going to have a reasonable serving size of everything that i want and will also add in some extra exercise before and after. I think this is a great balance for me. I am looking forward to enjoying the food and festivities, but it won't set my progress back. I have worked too hard to slide back into old routines!

This too is SOOOO my plan, it's only one day each month and I don't want to feel deprived or left out!

Seriously?

Just by asking, you may as well stop your success, pull out the fat pants and go for it.

In other words, eat the food you want. and if you still want to continue your healthy lifestyle, burn it off. If not, wear sweatpants.

I've never dieted through ANY holiday before..so this year will be interesting. I HOPE to plan it out and keep portions under control.

omg your Avi is so cute!
That puppy looks very concerned with the pumpkin *giggle*

Thanks! That's my 125 lb. yellow lab, "Rocky The Wonderdog" (he needs MFP for dogs..lol) He was scared to death of that pumpkin. LOL
Changed my pic now that Halloween is over.

pretty much why i try to add more muscle during winter time... cuz yea im gonna go HAM on all of that food.

^^^Perhaps this is a good outlook^^^... if you are on a weight loss segment... some of us have to be, well... I usually try to use moderation and just know that on that one day.. or two, i will go over my limit somewhat. I try not to go overboard but I'll eat in some level of moderation and try to get in some exercise as well... It really is a good time to build some muscle... We all have January where we can start our cut again...

Okay holidays are coming up. Now not everyone celebrates christmas, thanksgiving etc. but regardless October, November and December are the months of those icky delicious foods we all know we LOVE. So my question is: (actually I have two)

1.) Do you eat whatever you want on holiday dinners or get togethers, or do you portion out even these events?
2.) If you know all the kinds of food you will be eating on these events, holidays, get togethers do you bump up your exercise before eating those things?

1. I eat whatever I want, but I still usually portion it out. Not for any dieting reasons, I just usually want a small sampling of everything. I've always been like that.

2. Why would I bump up my calories? These are days that I might go over, sure. I still log, and if I go over, fine. It's one day. I try to make up for it by either exercising more, or cutting calories more on other days, or earlier in the same day. I'm not going to deprive myself of foods I love, just because I'm eating less calories. This is about self control and a long term lifestyle change and deprivation is only going to lead me to temptation or binge eating. Not areas I want to be in.

This year, Thanksgiving will be on the road, visiting my nephew in college, restaurants all weekend. My strategy for eating out is to assume that they're feeding me twice as much as I actually need. Half of it goes in the to-go box.

We're probably staying home for Christmas. We'll still cook. I probably won't be too strict, but also won't deliberately try to over eat like I used to when it was a holiday meal.

I don't eat any more then I would any other day ..

I've been thinking about this too..

Christmas day I'll eat what I want

But on other get-togethers and diners surrounding christmas time, I'll try eat the lowest calorie options and 'cleanest' looking options that aren't drenched in oil or have been fried ect...
But I will probably have desserts if they are worth it and actually look like something I'd love. If it looks 'average' I'll politely say 'no thanks'

I'll also make sure I'm still working out 6 days a week around this time, and eat especially well during the days so I can enjoy those dinners and not have to worry too much !!

I eat what I want..it's a break after all and does me good to et more, helps having a 'diet' break.