Christmas!

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  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    mph323 wrote: »
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    What does everyone do during the christmas period? On boxing day and christmas day do people eat lots and forget about their summer body for those days?? Or should i restrict what i eat and still count calories ??

    I go somewhere in between. I eat what I want, but listen to my hunger cues so don't eat to excess that badly or eat food just because it is there. I experience a temporary increase in scale weight and it disappears within a few weeks.

    Oh - and I am one who was born in December - New Year's Eve baby =)

    12/7 here. ;-)

    12/3 :o

    Happy (now late) birthday!
  • GOT_Obsessed
    GOT_Obsessed Posts: 817 Member
    Keep in mind it was not just one day that made you gain that weight. One day won't set you back very far. But limit it to one day.

    I will do my best not to over eat. But when I do over eat now I usually feel so crappy and sick it is a good lesson learned why not to do it again.
  • sdolan91
    sdolan91 Posts: 250 Member
    I'll eat whatever I want on Christmas. :yum:
  • michael1976_ca
    michael1976_ca Posts: 3,488 Member
    I will eat what ever I want during the holiday
  • Mrs181
    Mrs181 Posts: 36 Member
    My goal is to stick to my calorie goals on the days that I can more easily control.
    I have six big events that I plan to enjoy. A few of them I may loosely log, however mindful eating may be the ultimate game plan.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    i stay around maintenance for the last half of december. xmas eve and day i eat what i want and dont worry about it.
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    I will eat until I'm on the cusp of a blackout.
  • mph323
    mph323 Posts: 3,565 Member
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    mph323 wrote: »
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    What does everyone do during the christmas period? On boxing day and christmas day do people eat lots and forget about their summer body for those days?? Or should i restrict what i eat and still count calories ??

    I go somewhere in between. I eat what I want, but listen to my hunger cues so don't eat to excess that badly or eat food just because it is there. I experience a temporary increase in scale weight and it disappears within a few weeks.

    Oh - and I am one who was born in December - New Year's Eve baby =)

    12/7 here. ;-)

    12/3 :o

    Happy (now late) birthday!

    Thanks!
  • LAWoman72
    LAWoman72 Posts: 2,846 Member
    edited December 2017
    So far generally what I've done is to say "I can stay within my maintenance alotment, with flexibility on the actual macros...and this way I can enjoy every treat I wish without going over my calorie budget," and then proceeded to wake up the next morning splayed naked in the midst of a swarm of half-eaten pies, a thousand wrappers worth of Christmas stocking candy and mysteriously, an empty Crave Case, wondering what the hell happened during the 24-hour food blackout and feeling...sort of dirty. But good. Goooooooooooood. (Sorry not sorry.)

    Merry Christmas!
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    At parties and such I do not give calories much of a thought. I do eat lighter on non-party days this time of year.

    We have 3 December birthdays in our family and one anniversary in addition to the usual holiday gatherings. It's a lot of parties. My favorite time of the year!
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