Eating What I Want on Thanksgiving

There is a similar post going on right now about this! I CAN'T WAIT TO PIG OUT! It's one day!!!! I'll be thinking about all our MFPers, hoping everyone isn't guilting themselves out of a great Thanksgiving.

I am right there with y'all. I figure there are a few days out of the year that are worth it to eat whatever I want and not feel bad about it! What's really sad though, is I am hosting Thanksgiving, and am in complete control of what the entire meal is. Am I going to make it healthy? Absofrigginlutely not!! :laugh: I am planning on savroing every bite of the meal. I already told my MIL that NO ONE is taking the turkey home! I plan on sending away all the desserts and sides, plus whatever is leftover from the ham she is insisting on bringing. The turkey is mine though dammit! LOL

I am not going to be counting all of my calories for Turkey day. I know that I am going to be bring a shrimp ring and a vegtable tray so that will help me not eat as much. I am finding with each day that I don't get as hungry as I use to do.

I am to the point now that I am forcing myself to eat. I am really hungry at breakfast and by the time lunch gets there I am not hungry much. I am not really sure why this is happening. I do have my snacks during the morning and afternoon. I guess my body is trying to tell me something.

I am just not sure what it is telling me though.

pigging out these days looks much different than it used to. so yes, i will be among those who are not counting calories this Thanksgiving :bigsmile:

happy thanksgiving everyone!

I got this idea from a magazine article- and I swear it works for famil dinners and holidays and potlucks etc...

I make 1 regular (not heaping or huge) plate full of the things I want, 1-2 normal sized bites of each thing. Then I sit down and talk and eat slowly, eating each mini serving in very small bites. This helps me to savor the things I want. Plus, I really think there is only so much damage I can do on one plate.

On thanksgiving I might also have a dessert plate with a few bites of dessert.

I too am eating what I want, in moderation. I'm not going to count calories for that day, or the rest of the weekend for that matter. It's not going to kill me, I'll just get right back on track on Monday.

I am totally for eating what I want to eat on Thanksgiving. Its one of the holidays dedicated to food. I am not gonna load up on the butter, but I am gonna enjoy my stuffing! and turkey and cranberry sauce and sweet potatoes etc etc etc.

Happy Thanksgiving!!:drinker:

You know-- for me, this journey is not unlike the journey of being a Christian-- as a Christian, I can do whatever I want-- it's just that over time, God changes my "wanter." That's how it is here, too-- I can eat what I want on Thanksgiving-- but, my wanter has changed.

I'm going to enjoy my pecan pie, don't get me wrong. But, personally, I don't want to have that, "I can't believe I ate the whole thing" alka seltzer feeling I get every year. I'm going to indulge, but not overindulge.

right there with ya M'Friend regarding things have changed....food doesn't thrill me like in the past:drinker: ...guess I'm learning other things I much more prefer.. I've worked very very hard this past year to get healthier and more fit...I don't want any food that I can have (if I really chose too) anytime of the year to click me in the backwards direction, please understand I"m speaking for myself here only.

But Holidays....they're very different for me....than it sounds like for most of you.... Food isn't what I think about when I think of the Holidays.... this time of year makes me very sad... So food is not even something on my mind.....I"m tryin to hang on by a thread right now in life in general....:drinker:

SO I hope that those of you that celebrate Holidays this time of year....enjoy your family time please never ever take it for granted...cause one day someone you care about may not be there.....:brokenheart:

SO I hope that those of you that celebrate Holidays this time of year....enjoy your family time please never ever take it for granted...cause one day someone you care about may not be there.....:brokenheart:

Bless your buttons, you dear lady-- God bless you.:flowerforyou:

Heck yea! I'm having TWO Thanksgivings--one this past weekend, and one on Thursday--and I ate what I wanted on Saturday and I'm doing it again on Thursday! I actually ate fun food for two days this weekend, and gained a grand total of one lb (most of which was waste). My workout today was amaaaazing. My workout after Thursday will also be amazing. It's not like I'm going to magically lose 10 lbs of fat by NOT eating what I want on Thanksgiving, so it's really not worth it to me to deprive myself at all! :bigsmile:

I'm jumping on this band wagon!! :happy:
My plans are not to worry about counting calories but I do plan to run 5 miles that morning, that just helps not feel as bad :ohwell: