Am I the only one starting to stress about thankgiving ?

Turkey is your friend! I plan to load up on turkey and any other veggies available, squash, peas, whatever. Skip the rolls and pies and you will do just fine! Have a low calorie day before and after thanksgiving to even it out and try not to stress too much
Lauren

Ooh I gotcha I'm sure you will do great! Are you doing low carb or something?

We are going on Thanksgiving cruise ! Daughter and I are have all ready cased the menue. Breakfast is going to be my weak point (love eggs benedict) Hope we survive and I will just try to keep busy in gym....All good

I'm going 600+ miles to see my family. They all know I am dieting but we will still have a traditional dinner for the 25 others who aren't. I plan to help do some of the cooking so that I can control the 'southern' way of loading everything up with fat and high sodium seasoning. I am sure I will use it as one of my few and far between splurge days of the year - BUT I am already lining folks up to walk with me and/or plan things in a way that I can get plenty of exercise to work off my extra calories and GUILT.

If you don't mind a little more input about someone throwing the expense of dieting into the mix, my husband said it best when he confronted me about cutting back on healthier foods to save money - it cost more in money and risk to see doctors for weight related health issues down the line than it does to spend a little extra at the market each time I go (or purchase a diet that really helps). Because he took the $$ factor out of it for me to erase one of my excuses, I am actually eating many of the same foods I love just preparing them differently.....and buying the healthier meats/fruits/breads/etc.

Anyway....I got off track there -BUT yes, I am stressing and trying to take control now to prevent a spiral that ends up ruining my Thanksgiving and family time. Sounds like you are doing the same. I wish us all luck!

Don't stress out! You can enjoy your food while maintaining the discipline to have smaller portions. You're not going to go out there and put on 5lbs in one day. So you have a little of the food you normally stay away from. No biggie. You will do just fine as long as you keep your head!

Its not as hard as you think. when you start depriving yourself of foods thats when it gets hard to maintain.

I dont know what type of diet plan you are following but if you have a daily calorie limit like on MFP its still easy to eat holiday foods---in moderation. I log my calories on all holidays. I pretty much know how many calories per serving for my favorite foods without looking them up. Bring a food scale or at least a measuring cup ( or a less conspicuous serving spoon that equates one cup) and eat with portion control. I ate 4 oz turkey, 1 cup smashed yams, 3oz stuffing, 2 oz asparagus, and 2oz of pumpkin pie last Thanksgiving. I portion controlled for Easter, too, and still stayed on track. Once it becomes part of daily life then controlling what you eat becomes second nature.

I formulated a game plan. I stepped up my working out and water intake this month. Hopefully that will keep me losing steadily. I also pre=planned the dinner menu with my MIL. I know exactly what I will having. Key is try for portion control. I will continue to log everything. Good thing is my MIL is not the best cook so I'm all good.

2 bite rule on all sweets if you can't resist. 2 bites then toss it.

This has really helped me! I just have a bite or two of my boyfriend's cake/pie/cookie/whatever, that way I still get to enjoy it but not go overboard on the calories. I never feel like I deny myself anything this way.

But yeah, this Thanksgiving will be different for me than all previous Thanksgivings. I would just shove stuff in my mouth without thinking. Big glasses of egg nog, endless rolls with butter, this kind of pie, that kind of pie, 2 scoops of mashed potatoes with 3 scoops of gravy...etc. None of this is necessary! I will have what I want, but I don't need 4 servings of it. I highly doubt my stomach would be able to handle how I used to eat on Thanksgiving anymore anyway.

Also, get some good exercise in the morning. I'm running a 5K in my town, with a giant turkey hat of course.

Like others, I am not stressing because I have a plan. Starting the day off with a pre-dinner Zumba class. At dinner I am going to enjoy those "once a year" treats, like my Mom's homemade stuffing and my MIL's apple pie in moderation. Things like mashed potatoes will be VERY limited if at all because I could have those any day. Telling yourself you "can't" have something is likely to cause that whole rebellion mentality and could potentially lead to a binge. Try to not stress and enjoy your family!

I am currently stretching my stomach in training for the 10 pounds of food I plan on eating on turkey day. Some things are sacred and I'm not willing to ever give up the divine right to gorge myself on thanksgiving. LONG LIVE THANKSGIVING!

Just try to keep in mind that this is one day in the year. If you don't give in once in a while (and by once in a while for me, I mean one MEAL a week at MOST) then you can actually end up making it harder for yourself to stay with your new way of looking at food and you might even end up feeling depressed. This is about changing your relationship with food, not banishing the pleasure of eating from your life. It's ok for eating to feel good and you will find your tastes changing rapidly if you start eating as much whole, organic, and/or nutritious food as possible. My diet still has some processed stuff in it, pretty much daily! But I make it a priority to stay under my calories, fat, carbs and sodium. Last night I was on the road and wasn't going to be able to eat until 10pm and so I ate some chicken nuggets! I don't worry so much about being over fiber and protein. So, don't stress. Enjoy the journey, enjoy food, enjoy life. I've lost almost 60 pounds in just under 3 months, it's working for me. In fact, I'm probably getting General Gau chicken, pork fried rice and crab rangoon for dinner tonight. And there will be duck sauce. Oh yes... there will be duck sauce.