Is anyone else dreading christmas dinner?

lady_ghost
lady_ghost Posts: 175 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I've been good this month a Ferrero rochere here or there but nothing diet breaking. But now that I've finally beat my weight loss plateau I'm nervous about Christmas dinner and my diet. I thought about doing an intermitten fast/ refeed for the 25 and 26 and then go back to regular dieting. Do you guys have plans on how to beat this holiday temptation?
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  • lady_ghost
    lady_ghost Posts: 175 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    No...it's just a day and one dinner...it's pretty irrelevant when you look at the bigger picture.

    Also, don't know what your dinner looks like, but my Christmas dinner isn't terribly different from any other night other than the fact we're having ham...so, a lean protein, veg, and a starch...pretty par for the course.

    Mine is full of fat carbs and red meat oh and sugar chocolate and alcohol. I'm having it with family
  • jennybearlv
    jennybearlv Posts: 1,519 Member
    Yes and no. I'll be eating out for dinner back home in Vegas for the next few days. I'm stoked about that. I have been missing the amazing food so bad. The 24th we're having Costco pizza and boxed cookies, so not excited about that party. I stopped logging yesterday and don't plan to log until I'm back, maybe even through New Years. I'm being conscious of not overdoing it, but if I don't lose or even gain a pound or two I'm cool with it. I'll be back to routine come January.
  • butterfli7o
    butterfli7o Posts: 1,319 Member
    I can't wait. It's one meal. I plan to enjoy.
  • kbmnurse
    kbmnurse Posts: 2,484 Member
    Can't wait. It is one day. I will not drink ETOH. Will enjoy all the food.
  • neldabg
    neldabg Posts: 1,452 Member
    I'm home for the holidays, and the macaroni casseroles of my culture are to die for, and are usually reserved for special occasions. I can't wait for my Christmas feast. :) I agree with the other posters. Log and move on, bank calories (via exercise and/or eating less), and/or exercise portion control. Whatever happens, just get back on track the next day and in following days. Try not to dread any meal in the future. Yes, food is primarily fuel, but it is also an important part of our social lives.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Noel_57 wrote: »
    I'm having my usual prime rib smoothie detox cleanse on Christmas so I'm good.

    Heh.

    We have prime rib also. Looking forward to it!
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    Prime rib here too. And for you wine drinkers -- I know, it sounds dreadful -- but Underwood makes wine in a can. I've only tried the Pinot Noir, and it's actually pretty good. $8 a can at Whole Foods. But the beauty is, when it's gone, it's gone. 300 calories for 12 oz. No bottomless bottles for me this holiday.
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    lady_ghost wrote: »
    about doing an intermitten fast/ refeed for the 25 and 26 and then go back to regular dieting.

    Could work if you're used to IF. It's not just skipping meals under any other name.

    I would go for 16/8 with the following schedule:
    24th: finish eating at 9pm
    25th: lunch at 1pm, enjoy food as you will until 9pm
    26th: lunch at 1pm, enjoy food until 9pm
    27th: lunch at 1pm, resume diet.

    PS Christmas calories don't count.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    Nope!
    It's two bigger than average meals (Christmas day and Boxing day) then it's back to the norm.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    We are having a pretty normal dinner with the addition of a dessert. It isn't a big feast like Thanksgiving.
    One meal/day doesn't doom you. Don't stress about it.
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    You know what else I'm looking forward to? I think I am going to have EPIC workouts the day after Christmas after all that food.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    RunRutheeRun wrote: »
    Nope!
    It's two bigger than average meals (Christmas day and Boxing day) then it's back to the norm.

    Oohhh i forgot about all the leftovers my mum will inevitably send me home with. So, i will revise my previous post to it's only 2days a year :smiley:
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    lady_ghost wrote: »
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    No...it's just a day and one dinner...it's pretty irrelevant when you look at the bigger picture.

    Also, don't know what your dinner looks like, but my Christmas dinner isn't terribly different from any other night other than the fact we're having ham...so, a lean protein, veg, and a starch...pretty par for the course.

    Mine is full of fat carbs and red meat oh and sugar chocolate and alcohol. I'm having it with family

    So? It is just one day. Enjoy it and get back on track the next day.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    Oh gosh no. It's only one day for me. I'll have a light breakfast because it's a long drive. I will then enjoy all the foods, just slightly smaller portions. I have no intentions of logging, and will return to my regularly scheduled program the next day. I didn't get fat in a single day. I'm not going to lose the weight/get healthy in a single day.
  • Sumiblue
    Sumiblue Posts: 1,597 Member
    Hell no, I'm looking forward to it! I enjoy an occasional decadent meal and get right back to my usual routine.
  • redstarsabove
    redstarsabove Posts: 3 Member
    It's definitely a worry for me. But that's because it's NOT just one meal for me. My birthday is right around Christmas, and my parents are divorced so two Christmas dinners right there, and then there's multiple sides of the family for each parent...all those Christmas celebrations add up! And don't get me started on the leftovers...gonna say no to those this time :(
  • noobletmcnugget
    noobletmcnugget Posts: 518 Member
    edited December 2016
    I feel like dreading Christmas Day because of the potential to overeat is a pretty unhealthy mindset (and one I've certainly struggled with before!). It is this kind of catestrophising way of thinking that I think can give days that you overeat the power to derail your efforts completely.

    Instead I'm going to go into it with the mindset that I will try to be mindful of what I am eating and will try not to go overboard, but If I do it's literally no big deal. A few bad days doesn't ruin everything. Just as a few good days doesn't put you at your goal weight.

    I think accepting that and accepting that it's not a big deal will make it a lot easier to move on and return to your good routines afterwards.
  • incisron
    incisron Posts: 550 Member
    I dont celebrate Christmas, but if there was roast turkey, baked chicken, cornbread stuffing with herbs, mashed potatoes, rich gravy, baked macaroni and cheese, fluffy biscuits, candied yams and dessert, I can't see why you would dread it.
  • Gisel2015
    Gisel2015 Posts: 4,208 Member
    Nope, we are spending the day with some friends and neither of us are cooking much. My friend decided to allow Costco to do most of it (spiral ham and mashed potatoes and/or sweet potatoes) which is fine with me.; I think that she is cooking some vegetables. After cooking for 53 years I am done with traditions. I am making a salad buffet and another friend is bringing pumpkin pie. I don't eat anything with cinnamon so I will not be having extra desert calories.
    Merry Christmas. :)
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