THANKSGIVING DINNER

I have been doing this long enough that I can shave a lot of calories from my recipes so that no one notices. Example if a pie calls for a cup of sugar no one notices 3/4 of a cup. The product the same. I use egg beaters for all the eggs.
I have never taken the time recalculate the calorie count . I just know it is lower.
After the meal is cooked I just enjoy the day.


But I still struggle with portions.:blushing:

I will be partaking in plenty of spinach dip yummmmmmm other than that turkey and mashed potatoes mmmmmmm

I hate most of the savory traditional holiday foods so I haven't ever had much of a problem avoiding them. I tend to stick to the turkey with a salad and maybe some sweet potato for dinner, which isn't much different from a normal day for me.

The thing that kills me is dessert. I have such a sweet tooth I could probably eat an entire pumpkin pie by myself. That said I'll probably just budget my calories, and try not to worry about the fact that I'll most likely be getting half of them from sugary carbs.

I've been scoping out some healthier recipe alternatives to the traditional thanksgiving day recipes on cookinglight.com. I figure this way it's a good compromise between the thanksgiving favorites I love, and keeping my meal light. That being said, I'm still preparing myself for an intense workout the day before and after thanksgiving...

I have been good about my eating habits since 3/12/12. I am going to eat sensibly for my portion sizes on Thanksgiving, but I will go over my calorie limit most likely. I will make the usual Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy. Vegetable sides that are more healthy. My daughter and I are going to make mini pies (in mini muffin pan), so I will even indulge in dessert. I have not had even a glass of wine since last Thanksgiving, and I plan to have a glass of a good Riesling with my meal.
I am doing a 5K Turkey Trot Thanksgiving morning (walking), my first ever organized event like this.
I am so ready for this day! Looking forward to it!

I am running a 5K that morning. If that isn't enough to allow me to enjoy whatever then so be it. It will be like casting a pebble into the river of my heathy eating and will not change the course.

I'm doing this, too! Get a little calorie burn and hope I don't feel "entitled" to go berserk because of it.

I am making thanksgiving this year and it will be a traditional thanksgiving "dinner". We will most likely eat by 2:00 so we have the rest of the day to burn it off. I don't like to over eat at all anymore so I will eat small portions of everything, most likely have a glass of wine and skip dessert ( only because I am not a big dessert person, particularly after a large meal).

Thanksgiving is by far my favorite holiday when it comes to food. I rarely do cheat days and am almost always under my calorie limit, but that day I plan on just letting myself eat and not worrying about it. I want to be able to enjoy the day stress free and not worry about what I'm eating and how many calories it has. I think if you go into it with the mindset that you are allowing yourself to relax and enjoy a good helping of food and dessert then you won't feel guilty about it. I also, know that I plan on working my butt off in the gym the week before and after to make up for it. It's worth it to be able to have an extra helping of my My mom's cheesy potato casserole and a slice (or two) of my Grandpa's pecan pie.

I wasn't planning on giving myself a free pass, but I wasn't planning on being 100% best. I figure as long as I record I'm happy. That does look good though!

It's just our family and DD's BF who are sleeping all day because they're working black Friday which starts at midnight Thursday. So since it will be a later dinner I'll eat light during the day. Then let the feast begin.