Is Christmas going to be a free day for you?

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  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
    the real questions is:

    WWJD?

    Probably cry, burp, and poop that wonderful baby tarry stuff.
  • lizzybethclaire
    lizzybethclaire Posts: 849 Member
    lol, than everyday would be Christmas!
  • tiffany5839
    tiffany5839 Posts: 104 Member
    Oh yeah, I'm piggin out :)


    Me Too! lol
  • azjenny72
    azjenny72 Posts: 43 Member
    Christmas Eve I will eat light all day and then that night we go to my cousins and I will be probably consuming alot of calories in alcohol but since I don't drink often I'm going to enjoy... Christmas day shouldn't be too bad but I will be having our traditional Chinese take out...

    New years Eve I will eat light again all day and then we have a tradition with my son to eat appetizers for dinner so I'm not going to log that either... plus a glass of wine

    I'm not worried about those three days because I will do my best to get my exercise in and eat well the rest of the time
  • Katie22222
    Katie22222 Posts: 31 Member
    I'm preparing lots of different, delicious but healthy food so that I don't have to count calories but it's still not a cheat day.
  • 714rah714
    714rah714 Posts: 759 Member
    the real questions is:

    WWJD?
    Are people suppose to know what WWJD stands for? Starting to hate acronym's
  • sarahharmintx
    sarahharmintx Posts: 868 Member
    I plan to eat at maintenace from Sunday 12/23 to Sunday 12/30. I will log but not be strict (or stupid about food). We are doing Christmas stuff 12/23-12/25 then hunting out of town 12/27-12/30 so my options are going to be limited.
  • Amberonamission
    Amberonamission Posts: 836 Member
    Not a chance. I am going to be more careful than any other day of the year. I need to prove that I can make even a day like Christmas not about food.

    But, I am a food addict. Having a binge on Christmas would be like getting drunk or smoking a swisher. Not doing either this year.
  • SherryR1971
    SherryR1971 Posts: 1,170 Member
    Good idea, usually when I take a day off I don't even log but I am going to just to see how I do.
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    Going to eat all the things.
  • Amberonamission
    Amberonamission Posts: 836 Member
    the real questions is:

    WWJD?
    Are people suppose to know what WWJD stands for? Starting to hate acronym's

    What does that mean?
  • ninjakowski
    ninjakowski Posts: 158
    Going to eat all the things.

    this!!
  • terrymbradley
    terrymbradley Posts: 52
    I thought Thanksgiving would be bad but it really wasn't so I will do the same eat normally and log everything.
  • Nelliebird1430
    Nelliebird1430 Posts: 108
    Not for me!! I am trying not to let food be a celebration item or a reward. I am a totaly foodie but I am trying to change my thinking of food to FUEL, not something that tastes good. Not saying that I don't have the occasionly bad day, but to pre-plan to be bad, I can't let myself do that anymore because it starts the downhill slide..... :ohwell:
  • celamantia
    celamantia Posts: 6 Member
    I managed to stay in my calorie goals on Thanksgiving. Christmas is a bit harder because it is more sweets=oriented than Thanksgiving which is more starch-oriented; it's easier for me to say no to starches than to sweets! So I will protect myself by making low-calorie oatmeal cookies and planning ahead what I am likely to eat. I may not stay within my calorie goals but as long as I stay under my BMR I should be okay. Completely letting go will set me back a week, just in time for New Year and my birthday not long after that, so taking it as a completely free day would likely set me back a month.
  • Shayztar
    Shayztar Posts: 415 Member
    Going to eat all the things.

    this!!

    Double this. Times infinite.
  • tiffany5839
    tiffany5839 Posts: 104 Member
    It took me a year to lose 60 pounds and I'm not going to gain 60 pounds in 2 days! I'm not logging anything on Christmas because I would still like to enjoy life and feel like a normal human being instead of being obsessive about it like I was in the past and that got me no where and made me feel deprived or resentful.
    I've tried to do good leading up to the holidays so I would atleast maintain my weight and it was worked so far. I love holiday food WAY too much to restrcit myself. Besides after christmas I have a whole 365 days to lose the last of my 10 lbs! To me the couple days enjoying myself is worth a week set back. I won't even weight myself until a week later since most will be water weight and if it's up a few pounds then oh well! Atleast I can say I enjoyed myself and all the food everyone made. Like someone here said, it's what you do between Jan-Nov that matters.
  • MsLilly200
    MsLilly200 Posts: 192 Member
    I don't do free days, and I always logg everything.

    But I'm also not very strict with my diet, I figure as long as I'm not over my maintenance I'm doing awesome. And a candy bar or extra piece of chicken or whatever usually fits in between 1200 and 1700.
    And I tend to be full on 1200 unless I eat candy or ice cream or something.
  • jgandy13
    jgandy13 Posts: 24
    I am going to still watch my calories and workout, I have all plans of staying within my goals on Christmas Eve and Day, however, New Years will probably be the day I don't do so well. For one I drink an awful lot on New Years so that will really be the downfall and because of all the festive drinking I will probably not workout. But who knows, maybe I will surprise myself this year. lol!
  • jennaworksout
    jennaworksout Posts: 1,739 Member
    It won't be a free for all day, but I will enjoy more than usual....I will defenitely still try to make better choices and keep my portions small. If I go over my calories thats ok, I am still going to log it all. Will still get a workout in on Christmas day too.
  • 2wiceOver
    2wiceOver Posts: 38
    Nope. Go get a 1500 calorie workout and should be fine.
  • Jim1960
    Jim1960 Posts: 194
    I may go over, but probably not by much. My family is really supportive and my son (who is the main cook when he's home) will take it as a challenge to prepare a feast that is appropriate for my diet. I'm doing low carb so roasted meats and healthy low carb veggies isn't too hard to do. Bacon and butter makes all things better - if you're doing my kind of diet....

    Dessert - well - I need to figure that one out. I expect that is where I'll mess up.
  • justal313
    justal313 Posts: 1,375 Member
    No, but Christmas Eve is. My uncle makes the feast of seven fishes and I will be eating every fish!

    All the fishes!!!
  • taiyola
    taiyola Posts: 964 Member
    I'm working Xmas day, so I might bring in pizza to heat up and some apple pie/mince pies =)
    I think any 'xmas dinner' will be on boxing day round my friends after work.
  • taiyola
    taiyola Posts: 964 Member
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  • beachbumdoug
    beachbumdoug Posts: 171 Member
    going to be a free day for me.. One day should not be that bad.. I hope..lol
  • taiyola
    taiyola Posts: 964 Member
    the real questions is:

    WWJD?
    Are people suppose to know what WWJD stands for? Starting to hate acronym's

    What does that mean?

    What Would Jesus Do?

    We have a theme night in my city called WWJD.
  • Cinflo58
    Cinflo58 Posts: 326 Member
    It's good to keep a log every day. I plan on keeping track of my intake, eating a little of everything but more veggies and protein and drinking a lot of water.
  • tiffrnee
    tiffrnee Posts: 1
    I think it will be both for me. I will watch the portions I take, but at the same time I will eat something I don't eat everyday. I will log it later, because I wont be home that night to post what I ate that night. :heart:
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    Nope working and no friends and family here so it'll be a same ol same ol day for me.

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