Dec. 5 & 6

Me 2
Gremlins 4

Dec 7

Me 1
Gremlins 2

December 14 15 16

Me 3
Gremlins 6

BRaye325 wrote: »

Dec 17

Me: 4
Gremlins: 0

Heading into stormy seas, two birthday parties, three Christmas parties. Hang on, it's going to be a bumpy ride!

Better put your seatbelt on and hang tight!

It has been a disaster of a week. I thought I had zero social events until I ended up with four. You know what? It is what it is. I will just do the best i can to be careful meal by meal and if I have too much chocolate or champagne on any given day, well, I wll just have to take the consequences and get back to a better routine once the holidays are over. I will just be grateul that people invite me to things and are kind enough to put out spreads of stuff I don't allow myself to have at home or in the general course of daily life. i just am not the type to bring hummus or crudite to munch on when I know darn well I am going to eat the lasagna or chocolate cake anyway.

Mccmack wrote: »

nikkib0103 wrote: »

It has been a disaster of a week. I thought I had zero social events until I ended up with four. You know what? It is what it is. I will just do the best i can to be careful meal by meal and if I have too much chocolate or champagne on any given day, well, I wll just have to take the consequences and get back to a better routine once the holidays are over. I will just be grateul that people invite me to things and are kind enough to put out spreads of stuff I don't allow myself to have at home or in the general course of daily life. i just am not the type to bring hummus or crudite to munch on when I know darn well I am going to eat the lasagna or chocolate cake anyway.

I am a firm believer that all eating should be done with a smile on your face. There are a lot of reasons why you can be happy while you eat at these gatherings. There is a difference in the body when you feel guilt, shame, remorse or anger versus happiness. Celebrate with the knowledge that this is not something that continues after the holidays.

That is a refreshing idea... taking joy from the food; expressing gratitude instead of negative emotions.

At supper this evening, the extended family gathered and chatted. Plenty of food to be had and those of us who were trying to be careful of portions, skipping dessert, etc all conceded over-eating was pretty easy. Someone offered the comparison of dealing with other bad habits like smoking or drinking alcohol. I rebutted that saying if someone quits smoking or drinking, it is a struggle but neither alcohol nor tobacco are essential for life. One cannot simply quit eating without consequence.

The dietitian who I'm seeing talks about changing one's relationship with food. Refining how I view meals has proven difficult for me but perhaps I am approaching it from the wrong mindset. "Food" for thought.

We all need to realize we are human. We aren't on the website because we have been underweight all our lives. I will manage the best I can, not eat too horribly and try to get in some exercise. Just being aware will make this holiday season much more successful than my "eat everything in sight" holidays of the past.