Forgiving Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years
bama6977
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I suggest that "My Fitness Pal" declare there will be no updates of food logs for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years!! I mean lock it down, then come back the next day with quotes like "now it's time to pay", "do you know you ate a weeks worth of food yesterday ?", "yesterday is going to kick your *kitten* at the gym today", "you can forget logging for the next week or two". I I tried to log my food for today and the web site almost shut down. 
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how does that motivate a person?0
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Not a bad idea. All I know is that I considered tracking today and I couldn't even keep a straight face. I'm also feeling sick from the excess. Guess I learned something. Now it's time to get back on track and eat like a sensible person. And working really hard not to feel guilty. I always say that it isn't our feasts that make us fat but that we eat every day like it's a feast.0
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Well, not everyone on MFP celebrates all three holidays, so how would that work for them?
In the long run, one day is not going to derail you completely. Just get back to work when it's over.0 -
It is difficult though. I tried to both eat mindfully today while not obsessing. I'm so in the habit of logging now but found that I couldn't even guess the quantities or ingredients of food so I just Quick Added 1400 calories. I'm over it and moving on but when you get used to logging correctly (or mostly), it is kind of weird to eat without having any idea of portion amount or number of calories!0
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When I was logging, I loved logging the feasts.0
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I ate pretty well at dinner, pretty sensible and stuff but when it came to dessert I totally let go and now I feel so sick and guilty. I'm glad I'm not the only one. At least I ran a 5k today haha. Can't wait to get back to the grind tomorrow. Hope you enjoyed your holiday! Next feast will be saved for Christmas for sureI'm also feeling sick from the excess. Guess I learned something. Now it's time to get back on track and eat like a sensible person. And working really hard not to feel guilty. I always say that it isn't our feasts that make us fat but that we eat every day like it's a feast.
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As an Australian, I'd be a little put out if I couldn't log on a random day in November!0
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Did all I could this Thanksgiving dinner to stay under my daily calorie goal. No alcohol; No dessert; No potato, No cranberry; I brought my own butter spray (for Italian bread) & balsamic spray (for salad) and Fat Free Turkey gravy. Ate small for breakfast.
BUT I went bread-carb crazy and was worried I had gone too far with 1 ¼ cup of bread stuffing and about 7.5 ounces of turkey breast (no skin) and 5 slices of Italian bread throughout the day and a Fiber bar.
After I mentally added 15% for possible errors, I still managed to stay under goal – so I was very satisfied with the numbers…now for Christmas. Of course, my next weigh-in will tell the real story.
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Did all I could this Thanksgiving dinner to stay under my daily calorie goal. No alcohol; No dessert; No potato, No cranberry; I brought my own butter spray (for Italian bread) & balsamic spray (for salad) and Fat Free Turkey gravy. Ate small for breakfast.
BUT I went bread-carb crazy and was worried I had gone too far with 1 ¼ cup of bread stuffing and about 7.5 ounces of turkey breast (no skin) and 5 slices of Italian bread throughout the day and a Fiber bar.
After I mentally added 15% for possible errors, I still managed to stay under goal – so I was very satisfied with the numbers…now for Christmas. Of course, my next weigh-in will tell the real story.
bolded part makes me sad …why can't one just enjoy the holiday and not word about calories …i ate 5500 today and I don't give a damn...0 -
OP - please clarify your original post as it is nonsensical ...0
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I ate less potatoes this year then I have ever eaten. That's all I can say.0
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Did all I could this Thanksgiving dinner to stay under my daily calorie goal. No alcohol; No dessert; No potato, No cranberry; I brought my own butter spray (for Italian bread) & balsamic spray (for salad) and Fat Free Turkey gravy. Ate small for breakfast.
BUT I went bread-carb crazy and was worried I had gone too far with 1 ¼ cup of bread stuffing and about 7.5 ounces of turkey breast (no skin) and 5 slices of Italian bread throughout the day and a Fiber bar.
After I mentally added 15% for possible errors, I still managed to stay under goal – so I was very satisfied with the numbers…now for Christmas. Of course, my next weigh-in will tell the real story.
bolded part makes me sad …why can't one just enjoy the holiday and not word about calories …i ate 5500 today and I don't give a damn...
You don't have to overeat to enjoy a holiday, also Thanksgiving food is very "meh" in my opinion, so fortunately it's never been much of a problem for me.0 -
I like having the accountability. It gives me motivation to stay on track.
It is tempting to want to go overboard for holidays.0 -
I hope you were joking OP.
Because this would totally not work for everyone - as Alaterial said, many people in many places ((indeed, everywhere except USA?) just has your thanksgiving day as a random ordinary working day and of course wants to log as usual.
And not everyone celebrates Christmas or New year either - on the other hand other people celebrate other days - perhaps the whole world should stop logging on Jan 26th too ??
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Yeah cuz that's a great idea, especially for those on this site trying to recover from eating disorders..0
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Alatariel75 wrote: »As an Australian, I'd be a little put out if I couldn't log on a random day in November!
Same. We don't celebrate Thanksgiving in England.
By all means, don't log on those days, no-one is forcing you to!
Not everyone stuffs their face for like 2 weeks over Xmas either.0 -
I forgive you my children.0
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Flogging!!! I do not care how ridiculously far over my cals I go on a rare holiday...
I've sinned, I liked it, and I am definitely going to do it again and again
I know that I know that I know that I can and will maintain my healthy habits after the splurge... I also have enough of a grasp of the math to know that at worst it might add 1 or 2 weeks to the time it will take me to reach my goal, so what?
On the other hand, if you aren't that confident yet, have an eating disorder, or if that 1 or 2 weeks is really important to you then by all means stick to it on holidays and such.0 -
not everyone goes crazy on thanksgiving. i don't want mfp scolding me for something i didn't do.0
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There are lots of Americans that do not do Thanksgiving -- hubby and I had a quiet day at home. For us, it was Thursday.
And forget about Christmas.0 -
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sheldonklein wrote: »
Apart that it celebrates the taking of land from the natives and forcing them onto reservations?
Or the fact that some people just can't afford it?
Or that some people simply don't want to?0 -
I used to live on a reservation when I was younger.
Thanksgiving was NOT observed.0 -
I pre-logged my food for the day. I found it helpful because I had a plan. I didn't suffer any anxiety or guilt over my choices. I actually went back and deleted food I didn't end up eating because I was full.
The food diary is a tool. If you don't want to log on holidays then don't.0 -
It's not about over eating. It's about not eliminating everything that you love and bringing sprays to dinner. That's just excessively restrictive.Sevendust912 wrote: »Did all I could this Thanksgiving dinner to stay under my daily calorie goal. No alcohol; No dessert; No potato, No cranberry; I brought my own butter spray (for Italian bread) & balsamic spray (for salad) and Fat Free Turkey gravy. Ate small for breakfast.
BUT I went bread-carb crazy and was worried I had gone too far with 1 ¼ cup of bread stuffing and about 7.5 ounces of turkey breast (no skin) and 5 slices of Italian bread throughout the day and a Fiber bar.
After I mentally added 15% for possible errors, I still managed to stay under goal – so I was very satisfied with the numbers…now for Christmas. Of course, my next weigh-in will tell the real story.
bolded part makes me sad …why can't one just enjoy the holiday and not word about calories …i ate 5500 today and I don't give a damn...
You don't have to overeat to enjoy a holiday, also Thanksgiving food is very "meh" in my opinion, so fortunately it's never been much of a problem for me.
Respectfully, I disagree. There is a thread on here having a contest to see how many calories they can eat on Thanksgiving. My friends and family are the same way, just until you can't move and have to take a nap. How is that not overeating?
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What's to forgive? I don't have any holiday hang-ups or weird emotional relationships with food, so this idea doesn't make sense for me. Plus, not everybody celebrates the same food holidays.
I think OP is joking...right? 0
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