Anxiety over my meal

it is only for 1 day.! have fun with your family but just try to eat in moderation and everything should work out fine! let us know how it went. enjoy!

Nope. That's about it. Savor in moderation and try to enjoy everything.

Please don't be anxious. It's one single day. Enjoy it, and don't let your efforts to lose weight spoil Christmas Day. If you want to exercise moderation, then do so, maybe just have a small taste of each dish or food that you want. But really, any weight you gain will be mostly water weight and will come off again very quickly. One day of indulgence is not going to derail your efforts, unless you choose not to get back on track afterwards.

Same anxiety here... don't want to blow it and not get back on the wagon! I don't know that I can do 'just a taste'. I think it's going to be tough to guesstimate how many calories are in some things... Hubby brought home Timmie's hot chocolate's the other day and I didn't want to say no, (a multitude of reasons, but mostly because I don't want to pass on an unhealthy food related thinking to my 4 boys), so I drank half and gave the other half to top up the kids drinks, and then logged it on here and realized I drank 200 calories in 1/2 a large (14 oz) Tim Horton's Hot Chocolate. Boo.

Just enjoy the meal and being with people you love. It's just a day.

I decided Christmas Eve would be my holiday cheat day. I feel the same anxiety so you're not alone. My advice is to enjoy it. A binge for a regular calorie tracker can be like a normal day for our less healthy friends. Don't sweat it. It's one day. And do not restrict the rest of the week. And don't forget to eat dessert. It's required on Christmas.

Some people do the "cheat day", but I have trouble with that because it makes my normal days feel like I'm denying myself what I really want. I have to make everyday one where I try to stay in target. If I'm off, I'm off, but I go into each day planning to succeed. I eat things in moderation. Today I had some of everything and ended the day close to my goal. Honestly, I didn't even want more, but if I had thought of it as a "cheat day" I probably would have just kept eating. While I was at my family xmas, I overheard my grandpa telling my mom how good I looked and asking how I lost the weight just as I was shoving a deviled egg into my mouth. They looked over as I turned their direction. The egg was literally hanging halfway out of my mouth. My mom just burst out laughing. Clearly, we can still eat and lose the weight :-)


Edit: I just want to add that I don't think the "cheat day" is bad, it just doesn't really fit into my mindset. "Cheat days" make me focus on food. Counting it as just another day means that the only special parts of the day are my family, friends and the fun. If you do "cheat", you will be fine. We all have different things that work for us.

Make a plate...but just one plate. Don't go back for seconds. Make sure there is space on your plate. Meaning don't heap it. try to leave a little space inbetween food item. Pick and choose what you want. You don't have to have everything and don't go back for seconds.

Same with snacks...don't graze. make a plate.

It is always a battle. I get anxious too. Today I didn't eat lunch prior to going to Christmas eve and when I got there the few crackers and cheese I had for hor d'oeuvres was considered my lunch. I had one plate of dinner.

Tomorrow I am baking and I have scaled our dinner way back from our normal traditional family holiday meals.

I agree that it's only one day. Don't let anxiety ruin a good day. It's more important to focus on the important people in your life.

That said, there are a few things you can do. Don't eat the things you don't like. Enjoy your favorite holiday foods -- really enjoy them -- so no mindless eating just because it's in front of you while you're catching up on the family news. Some portion control may actually increase your enjoyment of what you eat and the day -- don't eat so much that you hurt, and keep in mind that the amount you can comfortably eat may have changed. If you want, eat and fill up on the healthier choices that you like first.

Celebrate and have fun -- if that involves having 3 different kinds of pie, it's a special day, but if the 3rd slice doesn't add to your enjoyment of the day, don't have it. You don't have to be a member of the clean plate squad -- that is, just because it's on your plate doesn't mean you must eat it. If you're done eating, or ready for a break, push the plates away for a bit or go sit somewhere you can talk without the food right in front of you. Focus on the other good things, the people, fun activities, etc.

Don't worry about targets and limits. Whether you log or not is your choice. I log even days when I give myself permission to eat differently. Others have found that some of their new habits stick, and they didn't actually eat as much as they expected.

go for the healthier things- Turkey, corn (without extra butter and salt), green beans....skip bread and noodles.

I guarantee you I cleared at least 15k calories over the past 3 days. And that's a conservative estimate. And IDGAF it's a holiday.

Now I'm not suggesting you must binge but I'd encourage you to let yourself enjoy life.

This, very much this.

Enjoy the day - and DO NOT WORRY, it is only once a year so you can afford to let go a bit, I am gonna!!! :drinker:

Please don't be anxious. It's one single day. Enjoy it, and don't let your efforts to lose weight spoil Christmas Day. If you want to exercise moderation, then do so, maybe just have a small taste of each dish or food that you want. But really, any weight you gain will be mostly water weight and will come off again very quickly. One day of indulgence is not going to derail your efforts, unless you choose not to get back on track afterwards.

Absolutely true!! Also, try drinking a protein shake an hour before, it will help with over indulging. Just take a little of everyrhing ( not heaping spoons), and enjoy your day!

Merry Christmas!!

Unless you eat 3,500 calories over your TDEE which is perhaps 1800 or 2000 calories for a sedentary woman, then you won't gain a pound. You may see a temporary gain of water weight from sodium, depending on what you are eating, but that should go away in a couple of days.

I plan on eating whatever I want, just not huge amounts of it. Normal portions so that I'm not stuffed to the gills. And dessert and wine too. Whatever, it won't add up to 5,500 calories.

The ONLY way eating everything you want to eat today will cause any permanent weight gain is if you give into the stupid little voice in your head that says, "You screwed up. You're a failure. You might as well quit." Otherwise, just get back on track tomorrow and the holiday will just be a little tiny speed bump.

Enjoy the holiday.

I'm having cookies for breakfast.