How are you going to avoid holiday binging?

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  • mmm_drop
    mmm_drop Posts: 1,126 Member
    Everything in moderation and if I do decide to have ALL the foodz one day I don't let it ruin my week. If you don't think of it as a diet or something you HAVE to do, but think of it as your new healthier life it will be easier and feel less restrictive.
  • illuvatree
    illuvatree Posts: 185 Member
    I guess it's simply going to have to be all about the willpower. I think on Thanksgiving and Christmas I might actually have a lot of different things, but maybe smaller portions. I guess it's also important to be mentally prepared to resist eating a lot of everything. Or have an off day, within reason.
  • momofGD
    momofGD Posts: 110 Member
    I won't avoid it. I plan on most likely over indulging over the holidays but I hope to do it more sensibly than I have in the past. So instead of eating more buns with butter and cookies...I will eat more turkey....etc. And if I do gain a pound or so...that's life. I just get right back up again and keep working at it. A day or two of bad eating won't undo everything.
  • piratebear1
    piratebear1 Posts: 88 Member
    I agree - I dont call it cheating if I log it because I have admitted to it and will hopefully make up for it :-)
  • garbagedog
    garbagedog Posts: 31
    I plan to work on alternate snack recipes, like the 2-ingredient cookies (2 bananas + 1 cup oatmeal for 15 minutes at 350 degrees), so that, even if I do binge, it's not quite so bad. :) I have a list of cookies and snacks I plan to try. I will share once I'm done putting them all together.
  • RoseTears143
    RoseTears143 Posts: 1,121 Member
    Portion control, self control, and extra time in the gym to allow myself more wiggle room to enjoy more food.
  • tindy5799
    tindy5799 Posts: 221 Member
    Fill up on salad and protein. Usually there is some form of both available at most holiday events.

    Sometimes I eat a snack (high on protein and/or fat) before I go to things where there will be lots of tempting things, that way I'm already kinda full and just want a bite or two of each thing.

    Wine/drinking is gonna be the holiday thing I have to be conscious of and really work hard on. Alcohol does a lot more to disrupt weight loss than just provide empty calories, there's a lot of research showing it promotes fat storage.
  • jenifr818
    jenifr818 Posts: 805 Member
    My plan is to not avoid the binging at all. I look forward to it and will embrace it fully. 1 horribly self destructive day in November and December wont have much of a long term impact and I am good the rest of the time and deserve a holiday treat.

    3rds covered in gravy here I come!!!

    I like you! :smile:

    OP: I've never been able to do more than 2nds, because by the end of the 2nd round I'm so stuffed I think I'm gonna puke, but hey, Thanksgiving and Christmas are 2 days out of the year, and I can moderate the other 363 days. 2 days won't undo the weight loss from the rest of the year. Don't avoid holiday gluttony, embrace it! :laugh:
  • rowanwood
    rowanwood Posts: 509 Member
    I'm getting healthy and fit (and consequently thinner) so I can enjoy my life, holidays included. If there's no room for turkey and cookies, why would I be doing this?
  • Sarahcuda
    Sarahcuda Posts: 76
    For Thanksgiving and Christmas I allow myself to indulge a bit while minding my portion size, and paying attention as I eat. I have found that I can mindlessly eat foods without even enjoying them because my attention is elsewhere. So when it is something I really want (a rich desert) I take a small piece and then SAVOR EVERY BITE. This seems to trick my mind into thinking I ate a lot more... I end up satisfied without feeling guilty afterwards.

    If I don't want to indulge (like at a Halloween Party last weekend) I made sure I was full and satisfied BEFORE I went to the party. I took a big bottle of water to sip on, and only ate things that were allowed (aka raw veggies). I packed a snack just in case I got hungry. I was able to avoid the candy, pasta, PIZZA! and all the yummy adult beverages. I didn't feel deprived because my body wasn't hungry and I focused on the interactions instead of the food I wasn't eating! :)
  • Greenrun99
    Greenrun99 Posts: 2,065 Member
    I'm not ;-)
  • Topsking2010
    Topsking2010 Posts: 2,245 Member
    I am going to lose weight this holiday season!!!!
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    I plan on avoiding "binging" by eating what anything I want in the first place.
  • ktsimons
    ktsimons Posts: 294 Member
    I am overweight specifically due to a binge mentatlity, I will literally eat until I feel sick. It is a bit disgusting and I have a very difficult time with it during the holidays. If the food is not there, i don't crave it and I will not eat it, but once it is in the house it seems to be fair game. I do believe that one holiday meal isn't going to set me back, but the leftovers WILL!!

    The person who said it is a HoliDAY, not a HoliWEEK might hold the key to my success this year. I believe I will adopt this attitude and throw in a few extra long workouts during the week and see if I can manage mind over matter this year...
  • sabified
    sabified Posts: 1,035 Member
    I usually zigzag my cals so that helps a bit- just try to account for the days you know you'll be over by being under a few days that week. I'm also planning on working out hardcore before and after- not only does that give me extra cals to work with but sometimes it also makes me not want to indulge too badly just so I don't completely negate what I did.

    Always open to more suggestions though!
  • ncahill77
    ncahill77 Posts: 501 Member
    I intend to embrace Holiday binging!
  • Followingsea
    Followingsea Posts: 407 Member
    logging relentlessly and cutting a steeper deficit into days surrounding a binge, p much
  • LuLuChick78
    LuLuChick78 Posts: 439 Member
    By declining all invitations as I do each year. I catch up with family and friends after January 1st

    That sounds a bit extreme, don't you think?!? Sounds like a sad holiday season for no good reason...
  • perfect_storm
    perfect_storm Posts: 326 Member
    As mentioned portion control, I plan on staying away from sweets tho, cause I actually do not care for them my weakness is real food. So I portion wisely. No need to over do it you do not have to go away from the table feeling like the stuffed turkey.
  • HollisGrant
    HollisGrant Posts: 2,022 Member
    Last night, I went to a friend's house. I did nothing but NUM UM UM. It was not even a holiday. But when you are having fun with friends and the food is right in your face. Everyone is snacking on something. What can I do? :drinker:

    I don't have moderation/self control skills. I eat first so I'm not hungry at all (and keep that to myself). Then I eat something small and take forever to eat it.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I always assume I'll overeat on holidays or parties or other occasions. I don't binge (as in out of control eating) though. I just enjoy myself. It's usually alcohol that puts me as much (or more) than food. How much I go over is usually controlled by how long it's been since I did it last. Through Nov - Dec, there are so many parties and occasions that I usually gain weight. About 7 lbs on average. A good deal of it is water weight and goes quickly in Jan, but it's usually all gone by mid-Feb.

    My goal is to not gain this year. But I'll just have to exercise more, because I love parties.
  • supra_driven
    supra_driven Posts: 90 Member
    I started intermittent fasting, so that means that I will use the holidays as a cheat day. I just have to move my eating window from the AM to the PM hours. It will be easy as cake!
  • ItsCasey
    ItsCasey Posts: 4,021 Member
    Last night, I went to a friend's house. I did nothing but NUM UM UM. It was not even a holiday. But when you are having fun with friends and the food is right in your face. Everyone is snacking on something. What can I do? :drinker:

    I avoid overconsumption when it's NOT a holiday, so I don't really have to think about avoiding it on holidays.
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
    I plan to overconsume myself, and looking forward to it.
  • JulesAlloggio
    JulesAlloggio Posts: 480 Member
    I think if you stick within moderation, then you should be fine.

    I don't understand why you would work so hard and then blow it on holiday food??? just seems pointless
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
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  • hananah89
    hananah89 Posts: 692 Member
    I'm running an 8k on Thanksgiving morning.
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    I don't avoid it. I realize that those days are maybe two percent of my total diet, that what I do in aggregate is what matters, and then I enjoy it.
  • LvLite
    LvLite Posts: 102 Member
    I am planning on bringing some healthy but yummy dishes and pre planning my day - how much and what I will have. My health and new lifestyle is too important to me to give myself reasons to binge when I want to look amazing for New Years and beyond.

    Turkey trot is also a great motivation. My family typically eats fairly well and we have a tradition of a long Thanksgiving walk and football after dinner
  • ShaSimone
    ShaSimone Posts: 270 Member
    I'm just going to stop eating when I feel full. And then have pie and cake later on when I feel hungry. I plan to do a 5K the morning of Thanksgiving.

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