Holiday feast vs workout
renae161
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How do you deal with the holiday's when it comes to working out and eating things that are bad for you?
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1. do a workout first thing that day
2. eat turkey/potatoes/cranberry sauce/ham until I want to vomit
it's probably not the best option, but it sure does make me happy on all fronts.12 -
Calculate the total number of calories in your typical Holiday Feast and then come back to this conversation. One day, one meal, I think you'll find, is not that big a deal. Go hog wild over the month between Thanksgiving and Christmas, that would be a different story. One day, one meal, not so much.9
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Ok thanks. This will be my first year making the feast, so I thought I'd get other's input on what they do when it's the holiday's and they need to workout.0
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How do you deal with the holiday's when it comes to working out and eating things that are bad for you?
Foods aren't bad for me, unless they're spoiled, or i'm allergic to them. The portion size might be bad though. To deal with that, i just eat slightly less the day before and after.
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One of the things I've learned is that enjoying yourself for a meal here and there isn't going to undo all your hard work. Enjoy your holiday meal (or birthday or whatever celebration). It's what you do the other 364 days out of the year that make the difference.4
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How do you deal with the holiday's when it comes to working out and eating things that are bad for you?
I follow a training schedule...I don't go do some unplanned exercise just because of a holiday indulgence...I follow my programming. None of this is predicated on enjoying occasions here and there...Christmas or Thanksgiving or whatever are singular occasional events...they're pretty meaningless to the bigger picture...think of the bigger picture...don't drown in the minutia of special occasions here and there.5 -
I make sure I get my workout done in the morning simply because I'm not good at sitting still and sitting around all day visiting with family and what not makes me antsy.
I don't eat differently on the holidays than I do any other day of the week so the availability of food isn't an issue for me.0 -
I will eat ALL the food, and probably not exercise much... but it's only a couple of days, so who really cares?!2
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Ok thanks. This will be my first year making the feast, so I thought I'd get other's input on what they do when it's the holiday's and they need to workout.
Workout schedule really shouldn't change that much. If you'd like, rearrange the schedule so the Holiday falls on a schedule off/rest day. The Holiday meal become your "cheat" meal. Do the math on the calories, if you're not going completely crazy, you won't be too far off. Work out the day before and the day after. Go for a walk in the morning of, after the dishes are done, or when you can fit it in.
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If you are making the food, you also might have more control over what's going in the food. Maybe you can make cuts/subs in areas that may go unnoticed by your guests?0
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If you're a runner or walker, you can sign up for a Turkey Trot race! And if you happen to be the holiday dinner cook, you can then say that you're tired from the race and only feel like making the foods you really want to eat
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Thanksgiving morning I do FitnessBlender's 1000 calorie workout and call it good.1
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I'll try to get a workout in the morning and then just try not to eat so much that I feel sick.1
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I started my fitness journey on 10/31 last year, so I was right in the midst of the holidays when I was trying to lose weight. Like others have said, 1 day isn't going to hurt anything. On Thanksgiving Day, I exercised twice that day, but I ate what I wanted. I still lost weight by the following Monday. Normally, I do a lot of baking leading up to Christmas. I didn't do any last year because I knew I couldn't resist all of those treats. This year, I'm in maintenance so I'll probably bake again. So, just know that you cannot eat all of the holiday foods you want between Christmas and New Year's. However, enjoying meals / drinks on a few days isn't going to hurt anything...especially if you workout a little extra those days or on the days around it.
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Why do you eat things that are "bad for you"?
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Your body doesn't give a rat's *kitten* which holiday your calendar says it is. I proceed as normal.0
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And you think these things are bad for you?
I eat a substantively plant based diet but not 100% vegetarian...I eat a lot of carbs...most people who eat a substantively plant based diet do...carbs aren't "bad"...2 -
Carbs are not bad. Get out of that mode of thinking. Carbs are good sources of energy. What gets people into trouble is eating too much for their activity level over time. One day here or there is not a really big deal.
My holiday method is to eat up when it comes to the foods I don't get the rest of the year. Turkey, sweet potato casserole, certain cookies, I eat up. Mashed potatoes and gravy, even dinner rolls, meh. I like them but I get plenty of chances all year long to partake.1 -
I just always thought pasta's were bad. My dr is super fit and sent me to a nutritionist and basically told me I was fat and to not eat carbs cause they're bad for me. The nutritionist said I'm maybe 10-15 lbs over weight, but don't need to lose as much as the dr was saying and when I relayed the information to my dr, she said "no, the nutritionist is wrong you're at least 55-60lbs over weight." I recently changed dr's and this new one is one of those people who believes in ancient medicines and told me I need to lose 60lbs and that I am not to take anything with "chemical's" in them cause it effects my health.0
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Sorry but that makes no sense at all. Carbs are the staple of diets all over the world.
Just think in what specific way pasta is bad for you - because I can't. I'm assuming you don't have an allergic reaction or intolerance to pasta?
By the way everything is composed chemicals - you, me, food, everything.
Think you need to adjust your thinking before you adjust your diet. Stop labelling food as good or bad would be a start.
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Sorry but that makes no sense at all. Carbs are the staple of diets all over the world.
Just think in what specific way pasta is bad for you - because I can't. I'm assuming you don't have an allergic reaction or intolerance to pasta?
By the way everything is composed chemicals - you, me, food, everything.
Think you need to adjust your thinking before you adjust your diet. Stop labelling food as good or bad would be a start.
That's what my old doctor told me and again I'm not with that doctor anymore. I didn't change my diet. I don't think I need to. I still eat pasta's aside from what she said. I just adjusted my proportion's on certain things. And, yes I'm aware everything is made of chemicals, but that's what he said to me. He's actually said that to me my last two visits and to do a follow up next month with him about it.0 -
Imagine an elite long distance cyclist eating a high carb diet of 5000 cals/day. Pretty healthy.
Imagine a sedentary person eating a high carb diet of 5000 cals/day. Hmmm - can see obesity and subsequent health issues arising.
You are on the right track "adjusting your proportions". Eating the correct amount of foods you like is key to adherence.
PS - it's really quite sad your Doctor should dumb down advice to the level of avoiding chemicalzzzz.0 -
He didn't go into what he meant by it. Just for me to stay away from shampoos and conditioners that contained chemicals and other household items that can effect my health and weight. He even tried to take me off current medicines I need to be on cause he said they contained "chemicals". The clinic gave me this current doctor while their other one is away. The doctor that's away for the year is a really nice doctor, but he only comes to town once a year for a few months.0
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It's hard, but making sure I work out more and in the morning before heading out to my family's place helps me make smarter decisions. It's just,, when it comes to desserts, I just can't seem to keep that discipline going x_x At least I don't feel too much like *kitten* since I did all that moving in the AM.1
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For Thanksgiving I have it here and so I know I am burning a ton of calories getting ready because I am so nutso with everything (clean like a maniac - especially since I am not really good about that the rest of the time - lots of cooking and running around) so I am ok with not logging or worrying for that. For Christmas we go to my Aunts and um, she is an ok cook I guess, but nothing super exciting so it is easy to cut back a bit if I need to. I won't be doing the big Christmas Eve this year (used to go to my Ex's parents but, well, he is an ex now) and so I am really not sure what will happen food-wise that day - I used to not worry too much for that either so I guess I can still do that and order myself a pizza. It isn't worth stressing about a few days here and there for me - I know I am doing ok the rest of the time. Luckily with a small family there aren't the tons of food and desserts I hear about from friends of mine (usually just a pie or something for dessert).1
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I generally don't worry about calories, just the minimal macros. I rarely take a rest day, but on holidays that the gym is closed no biggie.
There isn't a "bad food" other than kale.0 -
Hey, there is nothing wrong with that. Pizza is good. It's just hard finding a place that's open on the holiday's.0
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What? Kale no way! I love kale.0
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