Hints for Surviving Over Eating Christmas Day

Snack on veggies with a bit of dip then fill your plate with salad and veggies, turkey potatoes grave only get one corner of the plate then repeat

One day out of the year, or for that matter 8 or 9 days scattered throughout the year will not hurt long term progress. Enjoy your time with those you love, and forget the calories for the day. Then get back at it the next day and the days following. If you do that, over the month it will not make a significant hit to your overall loss. It is far more important who you are with at during that day than obsessing over the calories you are consuming.

As for a hint, eat slowly and drink lots of water while you eat. It will give time for you to realize you are full.

Enjoy the holidays with your family and friends. If this means eating a bit or a lot more, so be it. It's only a day or 2 of extra calories. Add an extra walk or workout if you want to. Eat, log and move on.

I am already convinced it will happen and will get back to normal after.

I've already given in to the temptations of the holidays....the goodies, the drinks...all of it. I fully plan to eat all the things on Christmas day, too. I'm glad I'm almost at goal and not starting out, so I feel I can give myself this little break and then get back to being serious after Boxing Day. I have been trying to limit the damage of all the dinners and potlucks by loading up on a lot of basic green salad and supplementing it with a little bit of each other dish. Still higher calorie than I'd normally eat, but not as much as I would have eaten this time last year. I have the same plan for Christmas dinner....lots of salad and turkey, but not going to deny myself a few perogies and dressing. I've also kept up my gym schedule, so I haven't fallen completely off the wagon. My skinny pants still fit, so I can't have done too much damage over the last couple weeks.....some damage, I'm sure, but not too much.

Relax and enjoy Christmas dinner. Get back on track when it's over.

No reason why Christmas dinner can't be healthy. Turkey is pretty lean and fill up on veg and just a couple of roasts. Eat light but delicious snacks for breakfast and supper. A splurge one day won't undo your good work but depriving yourself can lead to you eventually falling off the wagon. Have sunburned sensible is what I plan to do

Just eat everything then get back on it on the 27th. That's my plan. Best not look at the scales for two weeks unless you're not easily depressed. Continue training throughout the Christmas period. (If your gym's closed, do bodyweight stuff at home.)

You don't need to go overboard, just have normal portions.

We're having chicken and veg for dinner, with stuffing and pigs in blankets. I'll probably have egg for breakfast and cheese on crackers for for lunch, maybe a mince pie after dinner, and a glass of wine. Nothing I'm worried about!

Apart from that, I've had a couple of mince pies and some truffles so far, over the past few days, and today we're having a little get-together with cheese and pâté on crackers, quiche, crisps, olives etc. My gym is only closed for 2 days.

We don't have thanksgiving in England, so this is the one time of year I eat what I like, so there's nothing to stress about.

DawnieB1977 wrote: »

We don't have thanksgiving in England, so this is the one time of year I eat what I like, so there's nothing to stress about.

Imagine being an American Chinese. You'd have Christmas, Thanksgiving and Chinese New Year.

I'm intending to do a 30 day shred day - it's only 20 / 25 minutes and I am doing it as a Christmas present to myself.
As for food, I will eat in moderation and not eat until I want to explode but I will go with what my Granny used to say "a little of everything does you good. Except sprouts. They are proper evil.