How are we surviving the holidays??

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  • PolkaDot_Princess
    PolkaDot_Princess Posts: 314 Member
    TOPIC: How are we surviving the holidays??
    I am planning to drink a lot to get through the holidays.

    It's not much of a holiday if we are just trying to 'survive' it.

    Or 'get through' it, with booze.

    Christmas really must suck.
    ^^^^^^^^
    OK first thing is first, you're an *kitten*!! Thanks for adding your two cents. I guess there's always one rotten apple in the bunch ;-)


    Ok now that' that's out of the way.....


    THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR INPUT AND ADVICE!

    My motto is always everything in moderation, however when that turns into days and weeks of "moderation" (really look at my diary i've been eating chocolate everyday!) then it becomes something more.

    My aunt makes the best cookies so i can't stay away but i like what everyone said about how they get through these parties and events without having to roll themselves out of the house!

    I had a light breakfast as well and did my workout this morning so i'm feeling pretty good about it I guess.

    Anyways happy holidays everyone!!
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    see the food....eat the food.....maybe log the food.....work it off after \m/

    QFT!!!! Could not of said it better myself.... :drinker:
  • RealMarkD
    RealMarkD Posts: 92 Member
    I have a crazy sweet tooth, too, but have avoided them pretty well so far. The next two days will be a challenge at the parents house, but they keep a lot of fruit in the house, so I've been filling up on that, drinking plenty of water. I try to not deviate too much from my normal day, but it's tough.

    I keep telling myself "everything in moderation" and "it's all about the big picture." We can splurge, as long as we don't fall in to bad habits. Enjoy the Holiday and just remember to balance things out over the course of the week/month!
  • Whyareyoumad
    Whyareyoumad Posts: 268 Member
    Since I am the cook I get to decide what we serve. LOL, I plan to eat like I normally do and log stuff. Doesnt mean I cant have one of those awesome brownies my wife brought home from her office yesterday. Also going to the gym a little later today since I have not been able to go all weekend. We can eat and have fun cant we? Have a great day everyone.
  • JANETBPRICE
    JANETBPRICE Posts: 3
    Well, i was sleeved on Dec 10. just got on to solids on the 20th (chewed to death solids, but hey it's progress!!). i am actually having a hard time getting in even 30% of what i'm supposed to be ingesting. I DO NOT WANT TO EAT!!! i NEVER EVER EVER thought i would say those words. i started at 357 and today i'm 321 since my process began with the liquid diet the day after Thanksgiving.
    soooo my goal for the day will be to eat more...LOL i've had a bit of head hunger, but when the thought of eating whatever it is my brain thinks would be awesome actually gets to my stomach, she says "ehhhhh NO".
    I'll be eating my two ounces of turkey and 1 oz of sweet potatoes for dinner. :-)

    Janet
  • pattycakes80
    pattycakes80 Posts: 118 Member
    i have behaved decent with the parties throughout the season except this last week was a doozy! dinners out, work christmas parties, lunches. i tried my very best but i will admit i indulged more so than i have since starting MFP in may.

    i recently quit drinking (blasphemy, i know, but had to) and i am trying to navigate through all the changes that sobriety brings at parties, holidays, celebrations. it might mean munching on snacks at functions, snacks that i previously ignored, but again, this is so new i am allotting myself a slight learning curve. i am being so careful not to replace alcohol with food, but i am waving a flag for the holiday season (and my very first sober holiday season).

    i made a vow last week that i am not going to self-induce mania over calories until the day following christmas. that being said, i still follow my previous exercise routine and i am weighing myself once weekly, just as i always did, gain or not.

    hell, i ended my thanksgiving feast with a cupcake in bed and still lost four pounds that week. this is life. live, enjoy and make the best memories possible. i am grateful that i will actually have memories this year, as i usually drank until i could not remember. it is the little things, folks. i am appreciative, i am a slimmer 70 pounds than i was last christmas and i am very humble.

    happiest holidays!
  • sloth3toes
    sloth3toes Posts: 2,212 Member
    TOPIC: How are we surviving the holidays??
    I am planning to drink a lot to get through the holidays.

    It's not much of a holiday if we are just trying to 'survive' it.

    Or 'get through' it, with booze.

    Christmas really must suck.
    ^^^^^^^^
    OK first thing is first, you're an *kitten*!! Thanks for adding your two cents. I guess there's always one rotten apple in the bunch ;-)

    Wow.... Generally, I can't be offended. But, congratulations, you just managed to offend me. So, Since you called me an *kitten*... I guess that means I'm allowed to retaliate any way I see fit. Let's just say, that I offered a sincere opinion... and you replied by attacking me personally. I'd say, I have more !@#$%?! Xmas spirit than you do.

    I am going to repeat what I said before. If Xmas is nothing more than a time to 'survive....' then why bother with it? Ergo, it sucks.

    Merry Xmas to you, too.

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  • FitNurseLex
    FitNurseLex Posts: 66 Member
    I plan to eat, and workout. Period. I decided to adjust my calorie goal to just .5 lb loss per week until year-end so that I could freely enjoy the occasional chocolate or cookie that seems to constantly appear at every corner you turn during this time of year and still be eating at a small deficit. So far, I've been doing well with that. There have been no major binges or slip-ups. However, for today, tommorow and New Year's Eve, I'm going to eat (and drink-HANDS UP for egg nog and spiced rum!), whatever I want and feel no shame about it. I'm okay with just maintaining my weight until the end of year. I'm not planning on losing anything else until Jan 1.
  • chopper_pilot
    chopper_pilot Posts: 191 Member
    TOPIC: How are we surviving the holidays??
    I am planning to drink a lot to get through the holidays.

    It's not much of a holiday if we are just trying to 'survive' it.

    Or 'get through' it, with booze.

    Christmas really must suck.
    ^^^^^^^^
    OK first thing is first, you're an *kitten*!! Thanks for adding your two cents. I guess there's always one rotten apple in the bunch ;-)


    Ok now that' that's out of the way.....


    THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR INPUT AND ADVICE!

    My motto is always everything in moderation, however when that turns into days and weeks of "moderation" (really look at my diary i've been eating chocolate everyday!) then it becomes something more.

    My aunt makes the best cookies so i can't stay away but i like what everyone said about how they get through these parties and events without having to roll themselves out of the house!

    I had a light breakfast as well and did my workout this morning so i'm feeling pretty good about it I guess.

    Anyways happy holidays everyone!!

    I cant quite understand someone who calls people names like a child while simultaneously wishing other people a happy holiday.

    o wait religious holiday
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    One reason some of us may still need a plan to get through is when the indulgence isn't just two days but that whole ~2 week period surrounding the holidays. I've already stuffed myself silly :|
  • JoJo__Fit
    JoJo__Fit Posts: 258 Member
    I just log everything :) & indulge and enjoy :) As long as I maintain or gain a pound or 2, I'm still happy with that :)

    The holidays are once a year, I'm not gonna stop enjoying the foods I love. Moderation is key!!

    So Enjoy :)
  • florentinovillaro
    florentinovillaro Posts: 342 Member
    That's the beauty of MFP, even if you over indulge at a dinner party, you can always burn it off before the day ends and still meet your goal. I simply walk it off until I bring my negative count to 0.
  • Sreneesa
    Sreneesa Posts: 1,170 Member
    Staying within my calories because I want to.

    If I did decide to go over I woulnt feel guilty.
  • aggiegirl121
    aggiegirl121 Posts: 84 Member
    By eating salmon, Brussels sprouts with pancetta, and maybe a glass of white wine. I may have a small side plate of some stuffing and greens, but i refuse to overdo it.
  • jess1992uga
    jess1992uga Posts: 603 Member
    I am "surviving" the holidays by trying to live. I suddenly lost my father 4 weeks ago....and I let my anorexia and dieting and all the calories and numbers steal so many precious holidays between us. So my father didn't survive to this holiday. No one expected it...doubt he even did. So I am "surviving" these holidays by living them as if I won't survive the next. No regrets. Enjoy the moments, forget the food. This is one day...one day I will never get back...one day where calories just don't matter. I will count the memories and let the calories count themselves. This is hard as I just officially gained from 80s into 90s and this will be the most I have weighed since Feb...
  • sloth3toes
    sloth3toes Posts: 2,212 Member
    I am "surviving" the holidays by trying to live. I suddenly lost my father 4 weeks ago....and I let my anorexia and dieting and all the calories and numbers steal so many precious holidays between us. So my father didn't survive to this holiday. No one expected it...doubt he even did. So I am "surviving" these holidays by living them as if I won't survive the next. No regrets. Enjoy the moments, forget the food. This is one day...one day I will never get back...one day where calories just don't matter. I will count the memories and let the calories count themselves. This is hard as I just officially gained from 80s into 90s and this will be the most I have weighed since Feb...

    Very sorry about the loss of your father. Keep him in your heart, and carry on. As you say, 'This is one day you will never get back.'

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