Christmas

blondiebonce
blondiebonce Posts: 47
in Health and Weight Loss
Hey guys! So I reached my first target weight, and have decided to lose an extra 5lbs on top of that :)
Anyway, since losing the first amount of weight I'm very anxious about putting anymore on, and so christmas has rolled around and inevitably I'm eating more. I've been home a week (uni student) and have tracked my calories- not gone over the amount I need to "maintain" but today, even by just predicting, I'll have gone over by about 500. The days after will probably be a few more...I'm scared! It sounds ridiculus but I don't want to put on weight!! Based on the christmas period how much am I likely to gain?
One of my big worries of gaining is that for New Year I'm meeting my bfs friends from home for the first time and I reaaally want to look my best!

Sorry for the rant but times where I worry about my weight cause me to get a little tetchy and very anxious :(

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  • chocolatecroissant
    chocolatecroissant Posts: 155 Member
    I can understand it making you anxious after all your hard work. I think that you're right to focus on maintenance for the Christmas period. Are you able to do any extra exercise where you are to burn more calories? I would suggest reducing calories to your "diet levels" on the other days to compensate for the almost inevitable overeating today and tomorrow. Would that work for you?
  • blondiebonce
    blondiebonce Posts: 47
    Hiya! Thank you so much for the reply! Yeah I think that's the best idea. I've got a day out on friday that will probably burn a few hundred, and Sunday. Just so much temptation! Haha :P Yeah- thanks so much for your suggestions :)
    Hope you had a good day!
  • jlohcook
    jlohcook Posts: 228 Member
    Yep it's easy to put in an extra pound over the holiday with all the goodies and parties. My strategy was continue to exercise, burn extra 100-200, eat less calories in the days that I have a party at night, and be mindful of the amount that I'm eating such that I don't go way overboard.
  • saraann4
    saraann4 Posts: 1,296 Member
    Eat what you want and enjoy yourself. I've probably gained a good 5lbs and still planning on eating more tonight. My Christmas lasted 3 days. 3 meals in one day. Tomorrow back to basics.
  • RoughDiamondUK
    RoughDiamondUK Posts: 151 Member
    You have to eat an extra 3500 cals to gain a pound, so a few hundred here and there won't add up to much. You might find that you bloat a bit/retain water if you're eating more sodium than usual, so it could seem like you've gained more.

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