Are you planning on logging food on Thanksgiving?

I am Canadian so we already had ours and yes I logged it all. That was my plan all along.

Even the night before out having fun.

I knew that weekend if i stayed at maintenace or even just a bit over it wouldn't blow it totally for me.

I enjoyed the food (in moderation) and went over 2000 calories that one weekend...but guess what on Average (even after that) I am still consuming an average of 1600 (my goal) every day...

Logging doesn't take much time but you could always write it down and log it later.

No..I'm maintaining and haven't logged in awhile...but last year when I was losing I did not log it either. It is one day...one day doesn't make you or break you...you didn't get to the point of needing to lose weight because of one day or even a handful of holidays and special OCCASIONS. You got to this point because of what you were doing most of the time...which was probably treating every day like an occasion and not moving.

Your health, fitness, and weight are all matters of what you're doing the vast majority of the time...it's not about over indulging on an occasion or missing a workout here and there or whatever...it's about how you're livin' 90% of the time that matters.

Yes and I'll be over on calories that day. And I'll cut back in the days before and after to adjust for it. Not a big deal.

I'm canadian so Thanksgiving has already happened here :flowerforyou:

But anyways, on any holiday I quick log 7500 calories and enjoy EVRYTHING I can stuff in my belly and enjoy every single bite of it :blushing:

I will pre log. My MIL make the same meal every year, so I know what to expect.

1) I don't want to detract from family time by spending time looking up stuff and recording on MFP

What are you all planning on doing?

I will not log, for your reason quoted above. It's the same reason I stopped logging on weekends. I only play on MFP while I'm at work.

I plan on completely blowing my plan out of the water on Thanksgiving! Over indulging once in awhile isn't going to do in my overall plans and goals.

Bring on the turkey, and stuffing! Load up the green bean casserole and biscuits! Don't even think about keeping the pie away from me that day! :drinker:

I'm going to eat what i want. Not counting calories that day or the next!

Gym before - heavy on the cardio, then be a bad little piggy (but still eat plenty of brocolli during the feast, just so's the plumbing don't get clogged), then wake up from a diabetic coma, and hit the gym again on black Friday.

I will probably log, with the understanding that I will go over. But, if I don't log, I'll go WAY over. I'll also get a run in that day (I'm scheduled to do a 4 mile run for my half training program anyway).

I'm planning a "planned indulgence." I will pre-log a quick-added 3000 calories and then just enjoy my day. I do that every so often and it hasn't hurt me at all in the long run.

^this.

I'm having two Thanksgivings (my family's and my boyfriend's family's, and not until Friday & Saturday) and it is going to stress me out far too much to think about calories. I want to enjoy my loved ones and not be overly concerned with the exact calorie content of each food item. I'm not in a competition to lose weight and this isn't a diet, it's a lifestyle change. Denying myself joy at my favorite holiday is a diet thing and hurts the whole lifestyle change aspect. That said, I will be mindful of what I'm taking in and drink a lot of water.

I am going to try to take a guess and log it the best I can. While I know that I will be over on the day, I will still be able to look and see how it affected my weekly average intake. Like others have said, it is only one day. I just want the data to try to keep the week as close to normal as I can.

Nope. I plan to be too tipsy to log, too happy to give a crap, and too full to care.

I'm going to do the best I can, I'll be ok food wise, its the booze that's gonna get me. I plan on hitting the gym in the morning tho, earn a decent buffer, and hopefully a good walk after dinner as well.

Yes, going to log and focus on turkey and the yummy vegetables we are having with the fun sides in proportion to my calories!! Yummm, I love Thanksgiving!!