Is Easter going to make it hard..

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  • koslowkj
    koslowkj Posts: 188 Member
    Easter itself, no. My boyfriend and I live 800 miles from our families, so it's just another day for us. The boxes of Easter candy they sent us, though, will potentially be a problem...
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,993 Member
    NA1979 wrote: »
    To stick to your calories?
    YOU make the decision. If you decide it's going to be "hard", it will likely be hard.

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  • NA1979
    NA1979 Posts: 223 Member
    I think loads of people use the holidays as an excuse to exaggerate their normal behaviour, I see it with people at work, ironically those people are the ones on diets all year and don't lose any weight.
  • jdhcm2006
    jdhcm2006 Posts: 2,254 Member
    edited March 2016
    Not at all. It's just going to be me, my grandparents, and 2 of my siblings this year. Maybe my aunt and uncle. So we're not doing anything huge. Plus, Sunday's are always my let loose day bc 90% of the time I go to my grandparents, so I end up eyeballing a lot of things. I may end up going over, but I've got a whole week to weigh and measure so it's easy to get back on track. 1 day out of 7 isn't going to ruin all of your hard work. And 1 day out of a lifetime (which this is supposed to be. A lifestyle change) isn't even a blip on the radar.
  • CassidyScaglione
    CassidyScaglione Posts: 673 Member
    I guess it depends what your doing... for me its catching up on homework, so no... but I've seen a few posts already cursing out the existence of easter candy.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    NA1979 wrote: »
    To stick to your calories?
    YOU make the decision. If you decide it's going to be "hard", it will likely be hard.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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    Pretty much. I'm making the decision to enjoy the food!
  • NA1979
    NA1979 Posts: 223 Member
    No harm in everything in moderation as "they" say.
  • ElizabethOakes2
    ElizabethOakes2 Posts: 1,038 Member
    edited March 2016
    I make aebleskiver only a few times a year- Christmas, Easter, and my partner's birthday. I figure, if I blow a few extra hundred calories on aebleskivers (with jam and whipped cream, of course!), well... that's what extra cardio is for right? I deliberately kept things like Robins Eggs (my downfall) and chocolate peanut butter eggs out of the house this year.
  • aft85
    aft85 Posts: 54 Member
    I went to the gym today and have 700 calories extra today which i'm not going to eat. I know it doesn't really work that way, but I'm counting that on tomorrow's calories, which I've worked out as being about 3000 calories, of a chocolate egg, a meal, and alcohol.
  • StacyChrz
    StacyChrz Posts: 865 Member
    I don't think it'll be too bad. My family is pretty supportive and my parents have a food scale at their house so I know I'll be able to weigh everything. I also have to work 1/2 day so I won't be around the munchies for very long. As for the wonderful chocolate, I have that on a pretty regular basis anyway and have been really good about keeping my calories in check or very close to it.
  • jkal1979
    jkal1979 Posts: 1,896 Member
    My parents are coming down and we are going out to eat so it's actually going to be easier for me than holidays usually are. I'm going to take a look at the menu ahead of time, prelog it, and plan the rest of my day around it.
  • suziecue20
    suziecue20 Posts: 567 Member
    OH gave me an Easter Egg with peanut M & M's - I've had 17grams @ 89 cals today.....polishes halo o:)
  • dave_in_ni
    dave_in_ni Posts: 533 Member
    I'm of to my parents tomorrow for lunch but I have warned my mother no potatoes mashed roast or otherwise or stuffing or any of the other form of muck she usually dishes out (Sorry Mum). It'll be veg and turkey for me with no pudding. I am going to have some chocolate at some stage tomorrow, lifes to short not to and its Easter :) but I will still be counting my cals and won't be going over my allowance.
  • suziecue20
    suziecue20 Posts: 567 Member
    dave_in_ni wrote: »
    I'm of to my parents tomorrow for lunch but I have warned my mother no potatoes mashed roast or otherwise or stuffing or any of the other form of muck she usually dishes out (Sorry Mum). It'll be veg and turkey for me with no pudding. I am going to have some chocolate at some stage tomorrow, lifes to short not to and its Easter :) but I will still be counting my cals and won't be going over my allowance.

    Well if your Mother sees your post you might not have to worry about being invited again.

  • Gisel2015
    Gisel2015 Posts: 4,187 Member
    Nope, sweets are not my weakness.
  • Colorscheme
    Colorscheme Posts: 1,179 Member
    Nope, I'm going to watch what I eat tomorrow. Besides, I have food allergies and such so I have to always be careful of what I eat anyway.
  • Cynsonya
    Cynsonya Posts: 668 Member
    Not for me. I work a 16hr shift tomorrow to allow those who celebrate to do so.

    Hope everyone enjoys their holiday!
  • Springfield1970
    Springfield1970 Posts: 1,945 Member
    I'm off plan and off work for a few days. Eaten an entire green and blacks egg, and some other off plan things that I love, skipped dinner. All the things I hardly do. Tired of it already,mcant wait to go back to slight deficit.

    At least I'm still exercising. Unlike xmas where I gorged and rested for two weeks and put on 2/3 lb of pure fat.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Dinner for two people (my mom and me), so it won't be huge. Plus I have to work in the morning, so it'll basically be a regular Sunday with maybe a few more calories. Even if I do eat over, so what? It's just one day.
  • jennybearlv
    jennybearlv Posts: 1,519 Member
    We don't have kids, so no candy temptations. That would be my undoing! I received an invitation from family to Easter lunch, but I know from past experience that the food will be lousy and the company not much better, so I declined.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    CollieFit wrote: »
    "Children aged 10-14 will indulge in an average of more than two-and-a-half kilograms of chocolate over the Easter holiday - taking in nearly 13,000 calories and 650 grams of fat, a survey revealed today."

    :|

    2.5 kilos of chocolate...... Is it really necessary??

    http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/children-to-gorge-on-13-easter-eggs-each-1933587.html

    89.6% of statistics are made up.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    NA1979 wrote: »
    To stick to your calories?
    YOU make the decision. If you decide it's going to be "hard", it will likely be hard.

    Good answer.
  • FoodGrinch
    FoodGrinch Posts: 5 Member
    Yep, I've already gone over. Logging it as well is like putting salt on the wound if that's how the saying goes? :'(:/

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