Anyone else upping cals till Xmas?

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  • victoria_1024
    victoria_1024 Posts: 915 Member
    I did this last year! It was great, I didn't feel deprived and I was pleasantly surprised to see I was able to maintain all month. I jumped right back in in January and finished my weight loss. This year I'm in maintenance so it's a bummer not to have that cushion.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    Nope. I plan to keep a deficit with the exception of a few days of indulgence (hopefully not overindulgence, but who am I kidding). The net result may be a slower loss caused by those days.
  • CattOfTheGarage
    CattOfTheGarage Posts: 2,745 Member
    Yes, but not yet. I stop work on the 22nd and plan to go into maintenance until the 6th of January (twelfth night).

    For now I'm still battling to keep a deficit, it's meant to be 500 but it's turning out more like 250. That's OK, it's still a deficit.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    I do it every year to cut myself some slack, but I do it from Christmas Eve to Old New Year (Jan 14). I eat at a slight surplus during that period. Before Christmas I usually lower my calories to offset my planned gain a bit.
  • leejoyce31
    leejoyce31 Posts: 794 Member
    edited December 2016
    Tacklewasher wrote: »
    I'm still trying to lose, but won't be stressed if I don't lose what I want to. Office Christmas party is done and I've lost what it added. And not of lot of treats so it's not a biggie to me. I'll eat well Christmas and Boxing day, but that will be about it.

    I had to google Boxing day because I got so confused after so many references have been made to it. So, this is the day after Xmas celebrated in Canada, the UK and some other countries? I just thought it was some huge boxing match. Silly me.
  • leejoyce31
    leejoyce31 Posts: 794 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    I've actually lowered my calorie limit and am making an effort to stay under it in an attempt to lose a bit of weight before Christmas. Christmas is still a good 2 weeks away.

    That was my plan, but it's gotten much harder to lose now. I'm pretty thin now, and it takes me forever just to lose a pound if I need to cut. But I'm still trying. I'm trying to save up for my New Year's Day feast at Cheesecake Factory. I looked it up, and the meal I used to eat there is 5,000 calories from appetizer to dessert. Crazy!!!

    My stomach probably will fill up before I can get through it. I figure this will be my treat since I ate at a deficit for Thanksgiving and plan to do the same for Xmas.
  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    Yep, though lately I've even struggled to stay at maintenance. Normally it isn't too bad, but I haven't been as inclined to get up off the couch as I do when the days are longer and it's warmer outside. I've put on a couple of pounds since fall, but that's all right. Once the holidays are over, I'll go back to a cut like I did last year.
  • NEOHgirl
    NEOHgirl Posts: 237 Member
    I haven't officially changed my targets, but I am not as diligent about sticking within my targets, and I am choosy with my splurges. As long as my 5-week complete-day projection shows me at or below my current weight, I'm mentally OK with it, even if I've gone in the red for my daily calories.
  • successgal1
    successgal1 Posts: 996 Member
    Nope. Or, heck no, in my case. I have a vacation coming up first week of march so I'm going to make a valiant effort to limit myself to one or two days over indulgence (between now and march), and ONLY if I exercise to get the calorie number back down.

    It took a full 7 days for me to see the scale go down again after 3 days straight of overindulgence on Thanksgiving weekend, and that was too long for me.
  • SueSueDio
    SueSueDio Posts: 4,796 Member
    leejoyce31 wrote: »
    Tacklewasher wrote: »
    I'm still trying to lose, but won't be stressed if I don't lose what I want to. Office Christmas party is done and I've lost what it added. And not of lot of treats so it's not a biggie to me. I'll eat well Christmas and Boxing day, but that will be about it.

    I had to google Boxing day because I got so confused after so many references have been made to it. So, this is the day after Xmas celebrated in Canada, the UK and some other countries? I just thought it was some huge boxing match. Silly me.

    I admit I haven't bothered checking this ( :) ), but I was told as a youngster that it was called "Boxing Day" because that was when the rich folks would box up their Christmas leftovers to give to poor people. This may be entirely fictitious!

    And in some families, the day after Christmas might well involve some kind of fighting... ;)
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    We attend a lot of parties that involve food and drink between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve. I like to be able to indulge at these gatherings so I actually lower my non-party day calories during this time. I still usually gain a few lbs, but this helps keep it to a few instead of a lot.
  • JaydedMiss
    JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
    Nah i dont have a family so i never really celebrate christmas. Sounds depressing but i guess this year it makes me happy. No temptation. Ill probably buy some shortbread cookies or something delicious and have a few days of higher calories for wine and snacks.

    But right now i exercise for excess calories so id eat them anyway if i wanted :p
  • Savyna
    Savyna Posts: 789 Member
    It sounds fine. Better to eat at maintenance than to overindulge and regain weight. Happy Holidays!
  • sarko15
    sarko15 Posts: 330 Member
    I have started to, and I've felt a little guilty about it but it makes me feel better I'm not the only one :) I love holiday potlucks, I love Christmas cookies, etc etc and I don't see the point in restricting myself from something that makes me happy.

    Before somebody jumps and says "restricting is bad," and that I should just factor it in to my normal loss calories, I get it. I do that normally, at normal times of year. But at a 1200-1300/day calorie goal "fitting high calorie things in" means I have to restrict in other areas throughout the day. I'd rather not skip lunch because I want to enjoy a couple glasses of wine or a piece of cake at a friend's Christmas party that evening, and I'd rather not decline the invite because I'm nervous about overeating. It's just easier for me to eat at maintenance and still enjoy the holiday.
  • emjam99
    emjam99 Posts: 92 Member
    I've done the same thing, I struggled with binge eating disorder and went from 1310 calories to 1600 ( really 1750 to maintain but I stay at 1600) and the binges have reduced, I'm much happier here.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    leejoyce31 wrote: »
    Tacklewasher wrote: »
    I'm still trying to lose, but won't be stressed if I don't lose what I want to. Office Christmas party is done and I've lost what it added. And not of lot of treats so it's not a biggie to me. I'll eat well Christmas and Boxing day, but that will be about it.

    I had to google Boxing day because I got so confused after so many references have been made to it. So, this is the day after Xmas celebrated in Canada, the UK and some other countries? I just thought it was some huge boxing match. Silly me.

    I live in the states and my family celebrates it...but we also have a pretty strong British heritage...in fact, most of my wife's extended family still lives in Britain.
  • BrittanyCLaccetti
    BrittanyCLaccetti Posts: 13 Member
    I tend to get a little lazy around the holidays, but I think of it as a nice reward for my hard work during the year.
  • jennybearlv
    jennybearlv Posts: 1,519 Member
    Yes, but not by choice. I just seem to be hangry all the time since winter settled in. I've decided to just roll with it and shoot for somewhere between MFP's 1220 and my maintenance calories of 2600. I'm still losing something and I have a feeling I'll be a bit more motivated come spring.
  • jaedwa1
    jaedwa1 Posts: 114 Member
    I just got into a good rhythm with my eating routine and seeing good progress so I'm going to stick to it. I only have plans on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve so I should be okay...**crosses fingers**
  • ccsernica
    ccsernica Posts: 1,040 Member
    Coincidentally, I should hit my "preliminary" goal weight very soon. The amount of remaining jiggle in my gut tells me I need to lose a bit more than I expected, but it certainly couldn't hurt to shift to maintenance mode for a week or two.
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