How do you guys bounce back from a Thanksgiving binge?
eardabac18
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Advice on getting back to normal eating? How much did you guys eat? I can’t help beating myself up... replies appreciated! The scale is still up 2 pounds for me since the holiday, and to be honest I’ve been slacking with my eating habits for the last week and a half! 
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There is no bouncing - some days you eat a little more than usual, no big deal - unless you keep beating yourself up, that is. So I'd recommend working on the perceived need to beat youself up, not worrying about what's "normal". Water weight comes and goes in its own good time. 2 pounds of fat is 7000 calories year round.8
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I don't think it's going to even happen until the leftovers are gone. That cheesecake...20
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I'm up a bit from the last few days. My plan:
Today and tomorrow (Sunday): 1 hr of cardio plus maintenance eating. Monday-Sunday: 500kcal deficit days with exercise most days. By next Sunday, the weight will be back off.
Most helpful: the craft beer and good wine are all gone!6 -
Do you know for for sure the holidays and week and half of not being on point with logging has resulted in 2 pounds of real weight gain? In any regards, not much you can do about it, so say good riddance to last week and the holidays and get back on point... today!
So stop beating yourself up! Reacting and worrying is added stress, it won't help you balance your weight back out. What will is actually eating your normal diet and resuming your normal activities and exercise (if you exercise).9 -
I figure that I consumed over 3500 calories on Thursday, Thanksgiving day. I planned for it, accepted it and enjoyed myself. On Friday, I went back to my regular weight loss program. I know that if I stick with my program, any temporary weight gained at Thanksgiving will come off.11
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Don't get too worried about one day, but you can't do it everyday. You will bounce back if you keep to your numbers on a regular basis. I went over about 400 calories, which I expected, and so ate wholesome, light foods yesterday, added some exercise, and logged in under 400 calories which is something I rarely do. I was so full from Thursday I didn't feel hungry all day Friday. I weighed today and dropped another pound after no loss for 2 weeks, so I feel great. Now we have a full month of gatherings to get through sensibly.2
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5 miles of hiking yesterday with my daughters and circuit training this morning. I have Thanksgiving round 2 today!
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azironasun wrote: »I figure that I consumed over 3500 calories on Thursday, Thanksgiving day. I planned for it, accepted it and enjoyed myself. On Friday, I went back to my regular weight loss program. I know that if I stick with my program, any temporary weight gained at Thanksgiving will come off.
This - plus my regular Friday night workout - Thanksgiving is one day not a four day weekend. And I didn’t weigh myself Friday - probably won’t until Sunday morning.2 -
Honestly it's really hard to lose weight around the holidays Thanksgiving specifically because its such a food oriented holiday really the biggest way I found to defeat the holidays is not to get into a defeatist mindset you know where you completely go over your calories one day and then you say screw it!!! And you have a huge binge. And then you see weight gain and then you say okay just one more binge and then you just keep doing it over and over while repeating the mantra "I'll start again tomorrow" - my advice is to do as much damage control as you can. Log everything you eat AS YOU ARE EATING IT and stop ASAP. And forgive yourself for going over. Remember there is no such thing as a "ruined day" it's always better to stop even if you are 500 or 1,000 calories over. Never just "throw the day away" - do as much harm reduction as you can. Count. Count. Count. Forgive yourself. And know that it's okay to go over. But that doesn't mean the day is ruined and you get to just "not count for the day" - basically what I'm saying is if you go over try to keep the breaks on it and don't let yourself shift into the mindset of "no counting today because its already ruined I'll just start tomorrow"8
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I didn´t cook (went to someone else´s home) so I have no leftovers to deal with or any issues with going back to my deficit eating. If you have leftovers to deal with maybe freeze some of them in correct sized portions for your deficit, and also partition out those that you plan to eat in the next day or so into appropriate sizes for your deficit. I definitely would freeze right away any desserts.2
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eardabac18 wrote: »Advice on getting back to normal eating? How much did you guys eat? I can’t help beating myself up... replies appreciated! The scale is still up 2 pounds for me since the holiday, and to be honest I’ve been slacking with my eating habits for the last week and a half!
I guess it starts with "don't binge". But having already done it, you just simply get back to your regular routine and it should soon settle down. Perhaps try to increase exercise activity a little bit to burn some off.0 -
I personally ate whatever I wanted on thanksgiving...way less than previous years because my stomach doesn't hold as much...but would still consider it a binge day. I dont know about you, but I felt like absolute crap: nauseous, bloated, lethargic and actually felt greasy for some reason. It was a great day but I couldn't wait to get back to normal eating. Turkey is the only leftover Im going to be eating. The day is done and you can't do anything about it except enjoy the memory. If you had the same crappy feeling though after you ate, it helps to think about that when your tempted to reach for the leftovers
Its a once a year occasion, there is no point in feeling guilty or trying to make up for it, just try to jump back into normal eating and let it be a one day binge instead of a week of leftover indulgence! 4 -
I kept my exercise routine going - at least a 30 minute run each day. I've had two really bad eating days - Thanksgiving dinner then 2nd Thanksgiving dinner. Today I'm on my version of detox (healthy eating lower calories) - yogurt with granola and cranberry, butternut squash soup, salad and turkey mushroom spinach risotto. No alchohol. No pie. Weighing in daily - fluctuating only 1/2 pound over the past few days. Not going to make holiday meals my thing again. Keep them special and I'll enjoy them more.0
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I ate what I wanted, gained some water weight, resumed logging and am within .2 pounds of my weight I recorded the day before Thanksgiving. C'est la vie. Life is meant to be lived. Get back to your logging and that excess weight will fall off.7
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I was up about 3 to 4 lbs but working out and watching and logging my intake and i am going to be back to pre Thanksgiving weight in 4 days.1
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It's just one day. The guilt shouldn't last that long. But, I'm sure damn few exercised since there was family, lots of food...........I made sure to exercise even more on Black Friday, and make today a lighter workout0
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If gained in just a couple of days, it is mostly just food weight. Get back to your diet and you will be back where you were within a few days or close to it. I do a 20:4 IF diet. I can gain 3--lbs easily on a splurge day but it will all be gone two to three days back on the diet.0
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I went over my calorie allotment while in deficit, but I estimate I was at maintenance or a bit over. I ate more than I would for dinner and I felt ´full´ but I did not feel bloated or overstuffed. I didn´t eat dessert so that probably had a lot to do with it. You can pack on 500 calories alone with a piece of pie or cake.0
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azironasun wrote: »I figure that I consumed over 3500 calories on Thursday, Thanksgiving day. I planned for it, accepted it and enjoyed myself. On Friday, I went back to my regular weight loss program. I know that if I stick with my program, any temporary weight gained at Thanksgiving will come off.
This - plus my regular Friday night workout - Thanksgiving is one day not a four day weekend. And I didn’t weigh myself Friday - probably won’t until Sunday morning.
I totally forgot the 4 mile run/walk Thanksgiving morning to start the day!0 -
I'm back to normal eating today pretty much. I weigh in on Sunday.
I put some leftovers in the freezer and threw the rest away last night.
I walked a bit more yesterday.2 -
OP, have you seen this post? http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10303793/who-gained-weight-during-the-holidays-i-have-a-solution2
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The first thing you must do is forgive yourself. You enjoyed your holiday and that's a great thing. The main thing is to get back to your healthy eating habits and not allow the holiday eating habits become your new norm. Make sure you are drinking lots of water because most of the weight is most likely water. Also, get in alot of cardio aim for about an hour a day. This will allow you to work up a good sweat and get some of the water and salt out of your system. Lastly, stay off of the scale. Give yourself about a week to detox then hop on the scale. I did alot of eating before the holiday with all of the church activities we had going on. I took it easy for Thanksgiving. But I was up 5 pounds and after a week of following my detox plan I am back to my normal weight and I've even managed to lose an additional 2 pounds. Just remeber where you are now is not where you were. Just keep pressing! You Got This!!!1
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I just went back to my normal, i know what works, routine the next day. I was 7 pounds heavier Wednesday morning (we had thanksgiving with friends on Tuesday due to work). The people who hosted Thanksgiving for us did a salt brine and holy smokes, WATER WEIGHT!. As of today, I am .5 lbs away from my pre-Thanksgiving weight and I'm very happy about that.1
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With holiday eating, even enjoying all the things (plus left overs the following day), I ended up having a week at maintenance. The scale's up 2 lbs (reasonable given extra food that is processing and the water needed to deal with that and the increased sodium). I continued my normal activity routine otherwise, and today am eating at deficit level without feeling deprived. I'll continue with the deficit and then plan another maintenance week between Christmas and New Year's.1
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I just went back to normal eating. Honestly, I hadn't been very hungry after Thanksgiving. It's okay to enjoy more food than usual, just keep yourself accountable on every day.0
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It was just me and my husband and our eldest for the day, we had everyone’s favorites turkey potatoes rolls and pie. I added a huge portion of veggies to my plate and I think my thanksgiving dinner came in at 700 calories. And because we cooked just for the three of us there was only turkey left over so nothing to worry about. I actually enjoyed this year not being hours in the kitchen and centered on food. I think we will do the same for Christmas. I’m the only foodie in my house anyway.2
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I think you should focus on just moving forward. As so many have said- it is not about the "food"- it is the holiday a time to enjoy- just do the next thing you know to do to help yourself- and "let it go"!!!!!- get up keep moving-exercise if you do it- then eat back on plan(whatever your plan may be) and keep going do not give up!You got this!!10
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Say NO to leftovers. We went away to my boyfriends parents and I tried to say no to as many of the unhealthy ones as I could. For what we did take home, I encouraged my boyfriend to eat them all yesterday -- he can eat an entire pie in a day with no consequences!
I made sure to schedule spin classes the day before and after Thanksgiving to give myself a good cushion.
Otherwise, just try to enjoy! I did make sure to limit my alcohol more this year. Mashed potatoes > third glass of wine IMO.1 -
Also, give yourself a week off the scale. All the extra salt is going to throw everything off! Drink lots of water.1
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My plan ever since I started losing weight was to make this all about something sustainable.
Holidays and special events happen, and figuring out how to keep them in perspective is an important part of my ongoing efforts.
Realizing that the world won't end if I have one day of just letting loose was completely freeing to me, and I realized this my second year of being here after reading how some veterans handled their holidays.
My first holidays here, I logged and weighed and measured everything and came in under deficit for the day.
Yeah, that was enough of that. Life's too short. And this is a long game.
Stop beating yourself up, OP. You didn't eat 7000 calories over your maintenance, which is what you would have had to do to put on 2 pounds of fat.
Be patient. Just go back to your regular way of eating and let things smooth themselves out. Everything will be fine.
Have some perspective. It was just one day.
Read the thread malibu posted.5
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