How to be healthy during Super Bowl party

I've been worried about this too. I LOVE guacamole, chips and Corona. Not too mention chips, dip, cheese and crackers, LOL. I had a plan to run in the late afternoon so maybe my metabolism will still be higher. I can feel it's going to already be a day with a higher food intake though. Anyone else have any good suggestions?

To be healthy at a Super Bowl party, you should have been eating right and exercising for approximately 6 months prior. For some people, more or less, depending.

1. Give yourself permission to eat at maintenance that day if this is really important to you. But LOG EVERYTHING.
2. Plan ahead - we all know what types of foods we'll encounter here so pre-plan and enter into your log the buffalo wings, beer, potato chips, chili, all the things you know you will want to eat. That way you will know the damage and you can budget. Maybe have one less beer so you can have one more wing.
3. Don't knock the celery. Eat vegies with everything. Take a vegetable platter with greek yogurt dip. You'll be surprised at how many people will eat it.
4. Drink water between each beer (or other alcoholic beverage or soda).
5. Don't go to the party hungry. Have a bowl of hot and low calorie soup before you go. It is filling and not damaging and won't take that many calories away from the party.
6. When you are out of calories, say "I'm done" and switch to water/coffee.
7. Last, but most importantly, yell GO BRONCOS every two minutes. It is the secret to burning off Superbowl calories. And be sure to jump up and down every time they score.

ENJOY YOURSELF because this is a lifestyle change you'll need to do forever. Learn how to do it now.

If you're that into chowing down during a Superbowl party why not just save up all your calories for the day for the actual party. That should be enough for any reasonable enjoyment, and if not, you can always cut some off tomorrow and add some exercise.

You're making this way too deep. On day isn't going to do much, unless it triggers days and weeks of abandon.

Don't go to the party hungry! It is the worst thing you can do. Other than that work out and earn some extra calories to enjoy the game.

If you're that into chowing down during a Superbowl party why not just save up all your calories for the day for the actual party. That should be enough for any reasonable enjoyment, and if not, you can always cut some off tomorrow and add some exercise.

You're making this way too deep. On day isn't going to do much, unless it triggers days and weeks of abandon.

No offense, but I can easily eat my entire day's allotment in buffalo wings. Not to mention the beer, chips, dhili. I think you're minimizing the damage that can be done. It could easily undo a week's worth of work if not managed.

Yeah, I've lost close to a 130lbs.

I'm pretty sure I have decent idea how to pull this off. LOL.

But what works for you may not work for others. We are not a one-size-fits-all nation.

So you tell someone to save "up all your calories" implies that they should starve themselves all day until its time to go to the Super Bowl party and then they are free to eat whatever they come in contact with.

You should choose your words a little more carefully.

Everyone should be able to eat anything in moderation. Instead of eating a crap ton of wings, have a couple and eat some celery or some other vegetables and dip like hummus. Just because everyone else is eating it doesn't mean you have to.

Beer. Ok, that could be a problem, but only if you make it. Again, if you want to take this serious, you'll limit your intake. For every beer you drink, drink a glass of water. You'll pee a lot but it helps.

How about bringing your own dish? There are plenty of lower calorie options for buffalo wings and all the snacks available at parties.

Whoever mentioned staying home - pretty sure that is not an option and is the most worthless information ever. As much as I could care less about this years game, part of the fun is just hanging out with friends.

Bottom line is, everyone here has an opinion and advice. If you can't control yourself then you need to figure out what your real problem is and either fix it or find a way to plan ahead and make it work.

If you're that into chowing down during a Superbowl party why not just save up all your calories for the day for the actual party. That should be enough for any reasonable enjoyment, and if not, you can always cut some off tomorrow and add some exercise.

You're making this way too deep. On day isn't going to do much, unless it triggers days and weeks of abandon.

No offense, but I can easily eat my entire day's allotment in buffalo wings. Not to mention the beer, chips, dhili. I think you're minimizing the damage that can be done. It could easily undo a week's worth of work if not managed.

You do realize that;s the point, right? Save the calories for the party, eat at maintenance, track everything. It's not hard. It's actually very difficult to undo an entire week's work, and even if you do, and are aware of what you are doing, one week is a drop in the bucket compared to an entire year/decade/lifetime.

If you're that into chowing down during a Superbowl party why not just save up all your calories for the day for the actual party. That should be enough for any reasonable enjoyment, and if not, you can always cut some off tomorrow and add some exercise.

You're making this way too deep. On day isn't going to do much, unless it triggers days and weeks of abandon.

No offense, but I can easily eat my entire day's allotment in buffalo wings. Not to mention the beer, chips, dhili. I think you're minimizing the damage that can be done. It could easily undo a week's worth of work if not managed.

You do realize that;s the point, right? Save the calories for the party, eat at maintenance, track everything. It's not hard. It's actually very difficult to undo an entire week's work, and even if you do, and are aware of what you are doing, one week is a drop in the bucket compared to an entire year/decade/lifetime.

Thank you.

Can only speak for myself, but when I stopped living under the delusion that one day, or even one week, was enough to derail all my progress, it was incredibly freeing.

And this is why the vast majority of people eventually fall off the wagon, or regain their weight (myself once included). Not seeing the forest for the trees.

Drop the guilt, drop the obsession, stop the delusion that one super bowl party will do much. Your body knows how to handle it. It's only going to become a problem if you let that one day kick of months and months worth of overeating.

And this is why the vast majority of people eventually fall off the wagon, or regain their weight (myself once included). Not seeing the forest for the trees.

^this