Is Christmas going to be a free day for you?
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Mutant13
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Just wondering who is taking christmas off calorie wise.
It's not such a big deal in my case seeing as I'm eating a surplus at present anyway, but I'm going to eat some JUNK. Gravy, cake and chocolate come at me! Plus a few beers, maybe some champagne.
Will you log your calories?
I will. Mostly out of curiosity. What about working out?
Is there anything in particular you're looking forward to chowing down on?
It's not such a big deal in my case seeing as I'm eating a surplus at present anyway, but I'm going to eat some JUNK. Gravy, cake and chocolate come at me! Plus a few beers, maybe some champagne.
Will you log your calories?
I will. Mostly out of curiosity. What about working out?
Is there anything in particular you're looking forward to chowing down on?
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Most likely... but it will probably just be for dinner. The rest of the day will be spent with kids and their presents.0
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For my family, the big eats come on Christmas Eve...we're from the South (Alabama, United States) and about 40 family members all bringing their favorite recipes to a table...yeah, I will go over, I wont feel bad about it. Sure, half of it will be fried...
On Christmas Day I will probably eat light and recover, and count the calories I burn from chasing my 1 year old all over the house while he plays with his new stuff.0 -
I'm going to wake up, run 10k and then eat what I like all day. Should minimise the damage and it is only 1 day after all!0
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I usually stick to the meats (chicken, turkey, beef, whatever the fam makes) and the veggie trays. Maybe some taters if someone makes them.... I like to save my cals for the inevitable night of drinking and late night fast food that ensues when my cousins are home from Vegas :bigsmile:0
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I will be skipping the log for Christmas Eve (Feast of the 7 Fishes) and Christmas Day (Brunch w/my family then Dinner w/inlaws). No point in torturing myself. It's a holiday... I'm going to let it be a holiday.0
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I'm dealing with it like I did Thanksgiving-pre-logging and will enjoy myself. I know more about serving sizes now than I did when I joined so I'll be mindful of that as well. If I want to eat it, I will. If I end up going over, well, it's one day and I'll get right back on the horse called being under/at my goal the next day. I'm also planning a nice long run on Christmas Eve when I get out of work so it'll all work out.0
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I usually stick to the meats (chicken, turkey, beef, whatever the fam makes) and the veggie trays. Maybe some taters if someone makes them.... I like to save my cals for the inevitable night of drinking and late night fast food that ensues when my cousins are home from Vegas :bigsmile:
(Maybe I'll throw in leg day on Christmas morning after present time. That should hold me over for a couple days til I get back into the routine.)0 -
no, thanksgiving wasn't a free day either.0
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Yes I will log my calories and I probably won't go over.0
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I will also have a harder time on Christmas Eve than on Christmas. But I know how to eat less and add more veggies to my plate now, so regardless of my count for the day it will be WAY better than any Christmas I have had in the past. I think my kicker will be skipping some of my favorate craft beers and drinking some white wine or wedding beer instead.0
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I am not going to hold back.
Here's my strategy:
1) 16 hour fast
2) weights session towards end of fast
3) eat until sick
4) 16 hour fast into Boxing Day
5) overall eat normally/maintenance but "clean" from 20th December for 14 days.
It will be during my two week diet break, though, so aiming for 2300 calories a day, logging everything. Will continue with IFing and my usual training schedule, though. Seems like a fantastic time to build some more muscle and make use of the fuel.0 -
I'm going to wake up, run 10k and then eat what I like all day. Should minimise the damage and it is only 1 day after all!
Haha, same here! Me and my hubby will be in hotels while visiting family so I'm hoping they at least have a treadmill somewhere. On Thanksgiving I woke up early to do 5 miles, on Christmas I'll try to do 6. That way I can even out all the cookies.0 -
I've worked too long an hard losing it to invite it all back on again.0
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Two Words, HELL YES!! Lol, We've been sick so we missed Thanksgiving, we missed the Christmas Party, we've missed everything. So when Christmas gets here, I'm totally making up for lost awesomeness.0
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Not a cheat day, a continue to log and lose/maintain day. If I eat a gazillions calories, I'll just average it out over the week so that I meet my TDEE.0
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We do a dinner xmas eve with my family and a brunch xmas day with the boyfriend's family so they will be two cheat meals. I will be working out both days though, and told my boyfriend not to put any candy/chocolate in my stocking pretty please!0
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I have only been using this tool since the end of November. I do not deprive myself of any foods but I have noticed that I make better choices and smaller amount. I log my food and exercise every day regardless. If I did not I would feel like I am trying to hide something. I have lost 5.6 lbs since I have started and I feel better and have more energy than I have had in a long time. I hope this will help or inspire you to keep it up. I do have a question anybody have a good substitution for liquid coffe creamer? I did not realize how much calories I have been drinking in my coffee.0
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Nahh, I have actually started eating really well during the Holidays.
What I do is take just a little bit of everything. I mean, I don't need LARGE amounts of food to get the taste and enjoy it, too. I also drink a whole waterbottle before eating and drink one while I am eating. I also eat at a nice slow pace, allowing me to feel full faster.
All this helps me not to gain an insane amount of weight over the Holidays. Plus, there are always leftovers. (:
That's just me, though. Hope you have a very Merry Christmas and Good Luck!!!(:0 -
er, yeah0
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I'm going to be in a whole heck of trouble. We are going back to England to visit my husbands family and have already decided on all the naughty food we have been missing. Kebabs, Crispy Duck pancakes from our favourite Chinese, Indian, and a special trip back to Wimbledon to our favourite Italian restaurant where I will most likely indulge in their amazing spaghetti carbonara, bread, olives and probably bannoffee pie! Yep, not the smartest choices I could make but I don't care!!! I haven't been in a year and a half since we moved and I'm going to enjoy it all!!!!0
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