How are you going to handle Xmas/Boxing day

Not logging, just eating normally. Not excessively. I am also working both days (I am a carer)...just like any other week day...

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I've lost 55lbs and i'm good pretty much all of the time, so I don't think 1 day of not counting calories will harm me. I don't think i'll go overboard anyway, the worst i'll eat will probably be a mince pie and some brandy butter washed down with a glass of prosecco!

I went to the gym today and i'll go Thurs when it's open again.

Quick add cals 8-10,000, done

as above, and back to normal by the weekend. A few days will do no lasting harm

I am trying to log but some things I just can't figure out the calories so I am either adding more or adding less than I should. I am logging to keep in the habit mainly. I am also planning to wake early and do cardio in the house before everyone wakes. I did it this morning (first night sleeping over at the in laws). I am not so concerned about the calories I would be consuming as I am scared of breaking the habit of logging and exercising. Once I fall out of this routine it is hard for me to get back into it.

I would love to eat whatever, but this is my first Christmas with diabetes so a lot of the really naughty stuff I can't eat anyway - no mince pies, Christmas pudding, Christmas cake, chocolates, ice cream, shortbread, custard etc for me! Can't afford to let my blood sugar get out of control. I expect I am still going to eat over my calories , but with good stuff /- lots of fresh seafood and salads and a little bit of my special tiramisu that I make every Christmas. I will be logging, but I'm also going to be easy on myself. I have been under my goal every single day for the last six months and lost 64 lbs, one day off calorie watch isn't going to kill me.

I'm going to try not to log as I know I'll get all panicked about the cals and like someone said, one day of yummy food won't undo months of hard work so I'm going to try and chill out, enjoy the day and do some extra workouts after crimbo to bring down whatever I gain!

I am going to workout in the morning, and I plan to eat what I want, but I will be logging all of it. Your body logs honestly even when you don't, so no sense in skipping it. If I go over on calories, which I probably will, I won't stress about it. It's only one day, I'll do the best I can. I will try to be mindful of everything I eat, and will enjoy the day with my family.

Whether it is the holidays, birthday parties, or random get-togethers..I'm not as worried as I would have been a year ago...hell, even a few months ago. I'm a lot more confident in myself in regards to making good decisions and watching my portions. All that measuring taught me what portion sizes really were and logging things just before I eat them really helped me re-train my mind.


To add: Because of this continuous process, I am also not afraid to eat something higher in calorie because I know I'll either work it off (probably will have worked hard that day or the few days before to budget for it)...or I will work it into my calorie goal

I am going to eat what I want, exercise as usual and then track it.

I don't care of I go over Maintenance or not for a few days but I do track it becuase I like to see my stats for the week.

Usually, with the extra running I do this time of year, it all evens out.

for me the biggest eating day is today, christmas eve. And I know if I get out of habit I will fall through, and I only have a little bit of time left to lose a couple more pounds before a doctors appointment. So, today I what I did was log all the food I normally eat on christmas (same meal every day) and then I adjusted the portion size a little bit to be reasonable and not too overly indulgent, and that way I know going into it how much to eat (3 slices smoked salmon, 4 shrimp, 4 oz prime rib roast, 1 slice cake) so I get all the wonderful food, and I did this before eating anything else for the day, so I know what to eat, for me everything I wanted to eat would put me at 12 grams of fat over what I'm alotted, so I made sure I worked out long enough to get those calories back.
I'm eating everything I want and I have some cushion room for calories because I watched what I ate the rest of the day (since we just have the big meal as dinner) and exercised a good amount.

Not sure if I will log food. But plan to eat in moderation. Maybe just stick to a few favorite holiday dishes instead of all.

I am not logging. We are having salads and cold meats such as ham and chicken so I think it will actually be quite healthy. I wont eat breakfast/mid morning snack so I think I should be able to stay within 1500-2000 cals.

I don't eat breakfast, will pile on a lot of veggies and am having poached salmon for lunch, which I know is healthy as it is what I have at home, avoiding too much potato/roast parsnip, will have a touch of stuffing and cranberry sauce, and will have one portion of dessert/chocolates or whatever. Also plan on taking a brisk walk at some stage, worked out hard today, and my bf is around so that helps me stay on track as I don't feel comfortable eating too much in front of him.

I, personally will eat my own body weight in turkey, drink too much wine, go to sleep in the afternoon, probably dribble on my OH a bit whilst sleeping, wake up, eat again then go back to logging on Boxing Day. Xmas is but once a year. I intend to enjoy it

I am going to eat, drink and be merry and pay for it in the new year :drinker: :devil: :smokin: :laugh: