CHRISTMAS!!!

shelly650
shelly650 Posts: 319
edited September 25 in Health and Weight Loss
Well i know it is months away yet....but i was just curious, how do you all cope with healthy eating over christmas? Do you still allow yourself to indulge?

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  • jaylu
    jaylu Posts: 158
    i went way off the rails at christmas! no self control at all eek it was cheese boards and desserts all the way! i did some real damage and will not repeat the same mistakes this year!!! i've totally learnt my lesson!
  • Kiwijay
    Kiwijay Posts: 216
    By then I am hoping I will have lost enough weight to allow myself some kind of treat that ONE day of the year. :happy:
  • ramseyrose
    ramseyrose Posts: 421 Member
    I started after Christmas, but going by my appetite now I wont be able to over-indulge. I eat far less now and get full very quickly. I will be having it as a few days off though. We still have to live a little.
  • staceywoo
    staceywoo Posts: 56
    I allowed myself to have a couple of treats here and there, but nothing like I usually would. I gained 2 lbs over the Christmas holidays, but I was staying with the inlaws and therefore didn't have control over what I was given to eat so I don't think that was too bad!
  • audjrey
    audjrey Posts: 360 Member
    I think I'd like to start this reply by saying I've never truly had a weight problem. That said, I don't allow the events of any day, let alone a holiday, interfere with my eating or exercise regime, nor do I subscribe to the excuse to 'indulgence'.

    Now of course, I do have little cheats, like coffee with flavored coffee creamer, four to six dark chocolate covered almonds, etc, but these are part of my healthy eating regime.

    I wake up every holiday, just like I do any other day - I eat my healthy breakfast, exercise, eat a healthy lunch and dinner and am ever mindful of proper portion control.

    Personally, I just don't see the point of eating empty calories or eating excessively to the point where I feel bloated and uncomfortable. To me that's just self-abuse. I love myself too much to do that.
  • welcominganewself
    welcominganewself Posts: 283
    I think everything in moderation is going to be my slogan for the holidays and everyday as a matter of fact. Watch what you eat,but don't kill yourself worrying about every detail. If you eat a few cookies one day, spend a little extra time at the gym. I also think that I am going to try and find delicious,but healthier versions of classic foods so that everyone can eat a little healthier and I won't deel left out.
  • lacroyx
    lacroyx Posts: 5,754 Member
    nope. I work during the season and have actually worked the actual day of x-mas the past 3 years. my co-workers tried to get me into the holiday spirit. told me it's the holidays to take a break. my reply: the fat on my body doesn't take time off for the holidays, why should I?
  • louiseei
    louiseei Posts: 254 Member
    It was all the over indulgance last Xmas with wine, office parties, meeting friends down the put etc that got me here in the first place, so I won't be letting that happen again!
  • diverchic73
    diverchic73 Posts: 314 Member
    I will most likely be cooking Christmas dinner so can make healthier options. Also, with regards to sweets, I'll be doing the baking too. I will let myself have more than I normally do but that is because to me, the treats are part of the enjoyment of the holidays - but it will be in moderation. I will also exercise more to try and avoid putting on extra pounds.
    My family have a tradition of giving me a hamper so I will be hinting that healthy/whole foods would be much appreciated instead of the bailey's chocolates etc that were in the hamper last year - even if they did taste yummy
  • shandy32
    shandy32 Posts: 193 Member
    I think Christmas is the one day that you can allow yourself a rest. Its also my sons birthday and he will be 10 this yr so there will be cake lol I will make up for it in January.
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    I'll enjoy it without over-indulging. I dont really like mince pies so it's easy to say no to those, a little piece of christmas cake goes a long way, and there's nothing wrong with a dinner of roast turkey, plenty of sprouts adn veggies, easy on the gravy and spuds.
  • Levedi
    Levedi Posts: 290 Member
    :blushing: I made something like 20 dozen cookies, three batches of chocolate-pecan brittle, and a batch of crab mousse. Then I ate non-stop from Dec 19th through Jan 2. Also there was wine. :drinker: And egg nog. And screwdrivers.

    So...um...my strategy will be to not do that again. If any one has a more specific strategy to actually keep fit during Christmas I would dearly love to hear it. Clearly I need one.
  • Kirstie_C26
    Kirstie_C26 Posts: 490 Member
    i love the xmas treats etc :) so i WILL BE indulging as much as i want, because i KNOW i can work it off afterwards :D this last few months has helped me gain to confidence to indulge once in a while and get back on track straight after
  • Terri73
    Terri73 Posts: 238
    I think i actually tone up over xmas. The hours i spend in town rushing about daily in and out of stores sweating buckets stressing i have enough of everything.
    Our cupboards are busting over xmas with more treats and chocolates than anything but you know what i hardly pick on them at all. Honestly we have more chocolate in our place than the local supermarket and its only once they have gone around feb time lol then i start craving chocolate wierd huh?
  • marber
    marber Posts: 118 Member
    I have been at this life change for over 2 years now so been through 2 Christmases.

    The first one I still over indulged. The last one I found that I did have some extra but if I went over the top I felt uncomfortable and unwell. It does put you off going over the top and meant that I only had one pudding or cookie or a handful of nuts and could stop.

    I went out for a meal on Saturday and for the first time did not finish it or feel the need to finish it and did not want a pudding.
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