THANKSGIVING DINNER

I live in the UK so no thanksgiving to tackle but Christmas day im planning on just upping the veg... If your full up on boiled carrots and parsnip the rest will be easier to avoid...
though i do have it a little easier than most, i dont like turkey, or roast vegetables, or christmas pudding, or wine, or cream... Stuffing is my only down fall... i could live off stuffing quite happily
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Hey my friend...My fiance and I decided to host Thanksgiving in our new place this year for our parents so, thankfully, I have FULL control over the menu! :laugh: I've been scoping out some healthier veggie options and turkey options to substitute...there are two staples that I can't substititue....Meat Pie and our family's meat stuffing, but I will just take smaller portions of those and amp up on the veggies...But, I'd love the link to the article. I'll inbox you. :laugh: :laugh:

Last year I did awesome on thanksgiving. Filled my plate with tons of white meat turkey, small tastes of the bad stuff, a big salad with light dressing, and a bite of my husbands pie. I don't drink alcohol so that helps too.

This year, as I'm basically on maintenance... I will be going ALL OUT on thanksgiving this year! Then sweating it out the following day with Shaun T.

Thanksgiving is about traditional foods, so I'll be making some healthy tweaks, but nothing drastic - as evidenced by the bacon wrapped turkey I'm cooking. You can also find some good recipes at the whole foods website.

Thanksgiving is my absolute favorite holiday. I will not be worrying too much about what I eat that day. I do plan on going for a run in the morning, but then Game on! I love spinach dip and crackers. I love the entire thanksgiving feast. And I love dessert. I'm not going to skimp on my favorite holiday. It's only 1 day...and I'll be walking it off the next day while shopping!

I'll be giving myself a free pass for a week. We travel to see relatives and it's a whole house of great cooks and amazing food. I'll enjoy it, continue to work out while I'm there and then get back to eating healthy and sticking within my calorie goals when I get back. I'm doing this for life...anything I wouldn't be willing to give up for life, I'm not planning on giving up now. I know that I'll want to enjoy the food at Thanksgiving for years to come so I might as well learn how to chill out and pick back up where I left off after the holiday.

So my extended family won't be around and therefore no Thanksgiving dinner at my house. Like last year, my parents will probably have a movie marathon and order Boston Market or something. I was going to go to my boyfriend's again, but his mom decided she couldn't host 54 people at her house and so nothing is going on there. Then his job decided to stay open, so since he works in retail, he has to work anyway. I thought I was going to have a tempting day with his family (they are all Hispanic and Italian and cook such delicious food), but it turns out I won't have a tempting day at all. I'm planning a good workout in the am to be on the safe side, but I'll be able to watch what I eat so much easier now.

Just eat all the foodz!! It's one day, you'll be fine

I'm not going to overdo it, but I'm enjoying a nice dinner; plenty of turkey, a little stuffing, fresh cranberry/orange salad, baked sweet potatoes, a variety of grilled or steamed veggies, smashed cauliflower (rather than mashed potatoes) and certainly a nice, large slice of pumpkin pie. Thanksgiving dinner will be the first time I actually treat myself since March 30, 2012! I'm looking forward to it. I deserve a little treat. But, my feeling is that as long as you don't go overboard and get right back on track the next day, enjoy yourself!!!

Thanksgiving is JUST around the corner. One of my favorite days of the year. Where I can fill up on 2 humongous plates of the usual; turkey, stuffing, corn, mashed potatoes, butternut squash, and of course pumpkin pie & vanilla iced cream.

But today on Pinterest I found an AWESOME guide from Health Magazine that gives some great alternatives for a healthier dinner... I have recently lost 26 lbs and am indecisive about opting for the usual - or going the extra mile and putting in some hard work and effort to make this a new kind of Thanksgiving.

Will YOU be giving yourself a free pass for the day or opting for the more healthy, low calorie, options? Please share!



ALSO: If you are interested in the link (dont want to spam this post) to the healthier options from Health Magazine/Pinterest then inbox me. Also check out my profile for a link to my facebook page where I share awesome recipes for low calorie meals and pictures along this weight loss journey of mine.....

That doesn't look like a plate of Thanksgiving dinner at all. :noway:

My first year of healthier eating I ate really small portions of TDay food and stayed good.

Then I decided that sucked balls and last year I ate whatever I wanted. It didn't have any long term effect on me other than giving me an awesome TDay dinner to think back on and love. So that's what I plan on doing this year too.

I dont "splurge" on a day to day basis. I dont really have cheat days or meals. Thanksgiving wont be much different. Im not a junk food junkie on any level and I dont cook holiday meals that arent healthy on every / any level. I dont make things like candied yams, or tons of desserts or pies et al.

I DO make a killer turkey dressing and a butternut squash that'd make ya slap yer grammaw....we have several vegies so the kids each get their fave and then they take home any leftovers. This year may be a tad different because Im now single and living alone again. Im not sure how that's gonna go over just yet.......but I AM a SURVIVOR!! Next to being just about the best damn Mom in the world, it's what I do best :drinker:

I just got back from a 3-day trip to Vegas, so my "cheating" for the month is done. I'm going to do turkey breast, small side of potatoes and some veggies with no butter. I may have a small slice of pie because I plan to work out that morning, so I should be good.

Oh man I was struggling with this one and have been for a couple weeks. I have decided I am gonna just ENJOY this day with my family and eat what I want. I am gonna have portion control and I will be doing a HUGE calorie burn before I sit down to have dinner.

I dont tend to have any problem eating healthy at thanksgiving, my family has always offered really nice items appetizers generally are shrimp cocktail, deviled eggs, prosciutto wrapped asparagus, pickle tray , raw veggie and fruit platters, dinner is obviously going to have turkey and we either have a ham or roast with that, garden salad, sauted brussel sprouts with walnuts, baked acorn squash, ... so far so good and yes we do have the other stuff, mashed potatoes and stuffing, rolls, a variety of pies, cheesecake and cookies. I pick only one of the carbs I prefer stuffing over potatoes since I dont tend have that any other time of year I love it and dont deny myself a normal portion. I will eat a small piece of pie. Those are about the two things I treat myself too but the rest is very healthy. I dont drink alcohol so that wont add calories there either. I just take a nice long walk before dinner and usually workout extra the day before to cover any overages the next day.