Christmas time, don't panic!

quiltlovinlisa wrote: »

You all think Christmas is bad? My twins (turning ten) have their birthday on the 21st, so birthday dinner, cake, all the hoopla and then of course, Christmas eve and Christmas days, we have special foods and for fun, I have a daughter whose birthday falls on the 27th, so another birthday dinner and more cake.

It's a week of FOOD.

Actually, eating it doesn't freak me out and even if I eat at maintenance, I know to just jump back in after that last birthday dinner but it's exhausting!

In case anyone thinks I'm guilty of poor planning, those three birthdays so close, my twins were actually due on Valentines day but had to be delivered 8 weeks early.

Ha, my boyfriend's birthday is also the 21st

kthompson601 wrote: »

Can we at least agree that it is not ONE DAY of overeating? I mean, I've already had two attend two work parties with gobs of food, and have two more scheduled before we finally get a break. Then I have to celebrate several Christmases--with Mom, then with Dad, then with my sister and her husband. And of course there are tons of leftovers. So it's not really ONE DAY of overeating....

As I mentioned earlier ... I'm taking a 2-week diet break starting on a day yet to be selected just before Christmas. so no, it won't be just one day.

However, prior to that (right now), I'm keeping my intake within my allowable calorie limit. Exercising lots helps.

And during that diet break, I won't log and I will eat what I want, but I may not end up going too crazy ... I don't feel like stuffing myself anymore on occasions like this like I used to do + there will be a whole lot of exercise.


But it doesn't matter ... I took a 1-month diet break in June, and did pretty much what I'm planning to do this time. I ate whatever I wanted ... but surprised myself that I just couldn't eat as much as I thought I would. And I exercised a lot. The day after I got home, I weighed myself and I had 2 kg. Shrug shoulders ... about 2 weeks later, it was gone. I've continued with the diet plan and have lost an additional 10 kg.

So I might gain 1 or 2 kg over Christmas, but I don't care. I'll just lose it again in January.

For me - Christmas isn't just 'one day' of over-eating. Morelike around 5. Still - no big deal. Back on track once the fun and games are over

110challenge wrote: »

So I'm one of the people who is continuing to be very cautious up until Christmas... partly because it ISN'T "just one day" ...I thought it was the norm in this day of diverse families to have a number of Christmas celebrations? In just Dec 24-Dec 28 I have three Christmas celebrations. Going overboard 3 times in a week is setting myself up for a massive backslide. I know I'll be ordering Chinese on New Years Eve (so 4! times in a week) and that will be my big indulgence, but otherwise I plan to stay within my calorie goals or at maintenance, but not over.

Wow, I thought I was the only one. Pretty much half of the days between december 24th and January 15 are filled with lots of food, then 6 birthdays between jan 25th and march 21st. If I let myself loose I'm looking at a potential 10-20 pound gain in a very short period of time. With that said, I always plan my calories to gain 5 pounds during this period. A month of working off a once a year thing is reasonable, but 4 months is not.

pfft you got it easy, my LAST week of insanity ends 26th December I dont imagine me doing cardio workout xmas day, and hardly doing a lot boxing day with a food/alcahol hangover, so thats going to be 28th December finish now with new Max Recovery Christmas non Workout Pliyo Days!

I've lost over 100 pounds this year having regular pig out "cheat" days once a week. It's only recently that I stopped doing that and started following IIFYM instead. One day of excess won't make you gain fat if you are on track the rest of the time.

This chick does not worry about any holiday overeating as I simply know when I've had enough or a sample of something decadent is enough to satisfy. (wasn't always that way though! obviously!)

I also am a firm believer in moving as much as possible, so there also will be lots of good walks throughout the holidays

Happy Christmas everyone

A few years ago when I started logging food (on another weight management website) every day and wouldn't allow myself any indulgences, on Thanksgiving I decided I wasn't going to worry about logging and would eat whatever I wanted. I made it to the end of the day, got all twitchy, actually got up out of bed and wound up logging my 2000 calorie meal. After that, I lightened up and no longer worry over special occasion foods and meals. The thing with me now is I just can't seem to eat as much as I used to. As soon as that full feeling starts in, I have to stop eating. Back in the day, I would have finished what was on my plate and probably had seconds!