Will you log foods on Thanksgiving or no?

I am a bit confused.
On feasts I try to log using the "eyeball" technique (a scale and a graduated cylinder would be frowned upon in most social settings LOL) but I don't make even the slightest attempt to refrain myself from enjoying thoroughly... Call it a cheat or a carb-up or a refeed... Whatever.
The point for me on those days is to still try to get an idea of what it does to my body composition over the next couple days. If I have zero data I can't make educated decisions in the future. Go ahead and have the next beer or crack open another bottle of wine... Slap on another giant spoon of mashed potatos with sour cream and butter, pour on the gravy, have seconds (or thirds) of dessert. Just log it all to the best of your ability when you have a few moments (while waiting for the coffee and Baileys maybe)
That way you have a point of reference over the next few days to see the actual effect.

Not logging anything doesn't negate the macros (calories if you aren't quite as particular) you took in. You just won't have any idea how to expect your body to react at the next feast.

I'll log guesstimates just out of curiousity, but plan on eating whatever I want. Having a much smaller appetite now will prevent me from going completely insane- having these splurges to look forward to makes weight loss much more endurable for me- however, I will not be keeping leftover desserts in the house - will send those home with someone.

I will probably pre-log it tomorrow but I'm not going to worry about it on Thursday.
I'm running a 10k in the morning as well.

Nope...I'll log in to keep my streak, but I' won't log. I'll be running in the afternoon, hiking on Friday, and lifting on Saturday so Thanksgiving will just go toward my gains.

Nah, wouldn't be accurate since I'm not cooking.

I probably will log as good as I can...it's hard to calculate calories in some of those items. I'm not too worried about the food though. It's going to be the wine that tips me over the calorie edge! Can't wait!

I am not logging my food, but I am going to be conscious of what I eat. I am bringing the mashed potatoes (which are my favorite), but instead of having them myself I am bringing a smaller thing of mashed cauliflower (cringe).

I am also working out that morning.

We had Thanksgiving with my wife's family this past Sunday. I tried to log it. I found it next to impossible. I tried to estimate what I ate and still find it hard to count exact calories in prepared food. Dressing??? Really How would you know as everyone makes it differently... I tried. I plugged it in and estimated high. I had a bite of pecan pie and some low fat banana pudding that has reduced calorie vanilla wafers and fat free cool whip... How would you know how much of what is in a cup of that stuff? Home made macaroni and cheese? Did they use whole milk? Velveeta cheese?

I just estimated high and worked it extra hard to make up the difference. So my answer is that I will log it but I won't let it make me crazy.

J72FIT wrote: »

I will not be logging Thanksgiving, nor Christmas for that matter. I have learned through the years that it's not what happens between Thanksgiving and Christmas that makes a difference. It's what happens between Christmas and Thanksgiving...

Oh i've done a tooooon of damage that 1 month between thanksgiving and christmas! (But I have a history of binge eating so that explains it) I'm much better these days.