Diet Crashing on Memorial Day?

Eat what I want, but in moderation.. and work out LIKE A BEAST to make up for it!!

Thanks for the reminder!!! What I do to avoid crashing my diet is try to pack myself some healthy snacks -- baby carrots, some celery, calorie-controlled packs, etc. That way, I can safely graze before the barbeque, which cuts down on the red meat, chips, etc.

Be spot on with the food that I'm eating here at home. Gonna be careful at the cookout, but if I see something I can't live without, it will be in moderation. And, have some kick *kitten* workout sessions most of the week.

Personally I'll probably buy some chicken to grill instead of foods like sausage. I've just worked to hard to just blow it for a whole day and say its a holiday. Holidays will always come and sticking to it for me is the key. If I start going off track I probably wont want to come back. Veggies, chicken, and lean meats are a must for grilling

We are going to smoke a chicken and probably do roasted corn on the cob and grilled zucchini. I am thinking strawberries, blueberries and angel food cake for dessert topped with some redi-whip. I WILL be drinking some white wine though :drinker:

I've been waiting all year for this weekend and am going camping for 3 days to an event with 3 days worth of rock concerts! Between all the alcohol and great food by the vendors~I'm terrified! My plan is for hopes to NOT completely blowing it are:

*Taking my own food and still sticking to my diet kind of foods/meals.

*When I drink~making it shots with diet soda chasers~instead of all that beer. (like I did last year)

*Drink lots of water in all meantimes!!

*Taking my running shoes in case I see an opportunity for a quick jog in the mornings

*Dancing....Dancing....Dancing every chance I get to make up for lack of excersise!


~Hope for the best and have fun. Good luck to you this weekend.

We're grilling up some salmon and trout!! I am bringing healthy snacks with me (i.e. fruit, veggies, special k bars) to help me stay away from the crap as much as possible. But we're camping and that means smores!! So I will definitely be indulging a little It's for sure a lifestyle change so ... a good balance between both worlds is best.

Holidays are good days for good food, just in the next week take long walks and bike rides because they burn LOTS of cals!

I give myself one day per week to eat (almost) anything in moderation of course. It helps keep me from feeling deprived and I usually find that those "bad for me foods" that I couldn't live without just aren't as appealing as they used to be. Fridays is usually my "free day" to coincide with date-night, however if there is a birthday or holiday celebration I shift the day to compensate.

It works for me, how about the rest of you, what do you do?

When grilling, I make my own BBQ and marinade sauces. This weekend a nice, fresh, pineapple chipotle is in order.

mmmm. yummy!

Eat the same as i have been since the first of the year. I'll fire up the grill cook some brats, chicken, baked potato but my meal and caloric intake will not go way up. I'm not on a diet. People that cheat or try to justify overeating just because they can or want won't ever keep there weight off. Lifestyle change is permanent, diets are for yo-yo's.

Uhm no... I havent went over calories in 80 days by more than 100calories. There is no such thing as diet crashing.. I just plan my day a little better than i normally would.. veggie salad for lunch, half apple/low cal yogurt for breakfast, and low calorie snack like a light string cheese (60calorie), or something 100calories or less. and by the time dinner comes ill have an extra 1000+calories i could blow. and if for whatever reason that isnt enough i could throw in some excercise to get an extra couple hundred calories.

Grilling---flank steak--or im sure any steak marinated for 24hours in 1tbls kraft zesty free italian dressing, 2fresh garlic cloves, fresh ground pepper, fresh onion & italian herbs, 1tbls of lemon juice. no salt (dressing already has it).

chicken in the same type of marinade for at least an hour. make extra chicken than your bbq requires so that you can save it for leftovers for salads, etc.

burgers with lean burger instead of cheap fattening pre-made patties--could also do turkey burgers. using herbs and fresh garlic, etc, in the meat. hot dogs u can make but doesnt mean you have to eat.

Salmon fillets (can buy a bag of frozen fish fillet that r already measured to weigh the 4oz serving), with lemon, fresh garlic, and onion... can go right on the grill frozen cuz they thaw really quick when i put them on the stove.

i LOVE a side dish for bbq--greek pasta salad---few cups of cooked whole wheat rotini noodles, cooled with cold water (becareful not to overcook the pasta or else it will turn to mush when u start mixing it together with the other stuff)... then add in feta cheese (1/4cup), half of a red or yellow onion, cherry tomatoes sliced in half, a whole cucumber diced up, black olives-sliced, and about a 1/4cup of the same type of dressing as listed above; more to taste... low cal and healthy.

Whole wheat bun alternatives--could even make homemade buns if u want to go all out and use wheat flour. Lots of veggies added to burgers, a thin slice of cheese (half ounce-thin slice-is 55 calories instead of a thick slice thats 110).

Instead of potatoe salad, could do roasted potatoes--no oil, just spray pam olive oil, no salt, just seasoned with garlic, onion, italian herbs)... or u could do both, and you get to choose what u want---u can make the roasted potatoes on the grill--never done that before, but theres recipes online. just be light on oil

Fruit/veggie trays. Can use chocolate sugar free pudding as a fruit dip, and wishbone brand light ranch dressing--20cal per tablespoon for the veggies.

For a dessert if u want to make something, do something fruit inspired; instead of angel food cake with sugary strawberries, you could do strawberries and fat/sugar free whip cream, with maybe even a chocolate drizzle (can melt ur own dark chocolate).

Roasted corn on the cob, grilled veggies, etc etc etc r all options for the bbq;

if you got roasted potatoes, chicken, some fruit/veggies, desert, and the pasta dish i mentioned, it would be about 500calories or so (complete guess), which idk about u, would be a normal size dinner for me, and id feel happy about how i ate... and if u saved calories, or excercised to get more calories like i mentioned at the beginning, then youd still have an extra 500calories to splurge on a couple beers ;-)

enter in some ideas in your diary the day before and see how things look, play around with it, and decide what you want before you make it. Then if you need extra calories, you will know how long to work out.

Remember that food preperation, cleaning, cooking, etc, all burn calories...

You should also drink a TON of water to flush out extra sodium u might be having.