Anyone taking a break from watching calories this Christmas??
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Is anyone here taking a break from watching calories over the festive period?? 
The desserts at the grocery stores are irresistible...
The desserts at the grocery stores are irresistible...
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No. I always watch those calories. Never slip, never fall. I am perfect. Hoooyeah.15
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I'll keep tracking and logging. It may not be within my goals, but I feel like logging will keep me from derailing! It's still fairly new to me, 4 months in, so I am afraid if I go totally off course it will be very hard to get back on!8
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I usually just go by my weekly calories instead of daily, so if I have a big Christmas feast coming up, I'll eat lighter in the days leading up to it. Plus I do IF, so on the day of a big dinner, I'll probably skip breakfast and have a light lunch.
I don't bother tracking big Christmas meals, but I loosely keep track of my calories for the week and try to balance them as best I can.5 -
I'll attempt some vague tracking, purely for data collection purposes, but no intention of worrying about what the calorie count actually is.5
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Yep. I’m logging today and tomorrow, then not again until the 27th.6
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A holiday is a day just like any other day, so no.
Slippery slope for me. Make an excuse for X holiday, then I start making excuses for a birthday, a night out with friends, weekends, etc. No cheat days, no exceptions.8 -
I AM EATING IT ALL AND DRINKING MORE.23
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Yes and no. I always keep calories in the back of my mind. If I ate with total abandon I'm not even sure what would happen. I do always put on a few lbs over the holidays though. Not a big deal. I'll lose it in January.3
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I have not tracked for years, but I don't treat the whole holiday season as a reason to go off the rails. I enjoy the actual holidays themselves and maybe one or two parties along the way...but really, one or two get together parties per month isn't particularly unusual for my wife and I and our friends at any point in the year, so it's not really that different.
I usually put on a bit of weight over the winter, but that is largely attributable to the fact that I'm a wuss when it comes to cold and I don't exercise as much...cycling season is right around the corner though, so no biggie...5 -
Is anyone here taking a break from watching calories over the festive period??
The desserts at the grocery stores are irresistible...
I track the calories, but I accept the fact that on holiday meals I am going to go over. I also accept that a lot of it, because it's home cooked and not always by me, will not be accurate when logged. It's not a big deal really unless you use it as an excuse to go off the rails for months at a time. Think about it, both November and December are holiday months, using that as an excuse can easily throw off all of your hard earned progress. Just watch what you're doing and sometimes you just gotta walk past those treats and not stop.5 -
I won't log Christmas day, boxing day or new years eve.3
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I am, to an extent. I do my best to log but went a little off the rails with my daughter's birthday party this past weekend. I'm human. My goal is to do my best to maintain and not gain too much, staying in my 5-lb comfort zone.2
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Setting my calories to maintenance from Dec 24-Jan 2 but will be logging every day except Christmas Day4
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I'm gonna do my best to log what I eat - there'll be a lot of estimations however for food that someone else will be cooking. I'm aiming for maintenance calories on Christmas Day but I'll up my exercise if I go over that, I don't want to be too strict on myself but also don't want to waste all my effort these last few months!1
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I find that I can enjoy the holidays and the time with loved ones without gorging myself.4
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I haven't 100% decided. We're flying across the country to visit my parents and will be there a week and a half. If it's not too much of a hassle I'll try to keep logging but if I can't keep it up I'm not going to beat myself up about it. I'll continue to be mindful of what I'm eating, watch portions and try to stay in a ballpark calorie range. Planning to make it through without gaining.2
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I'm going to be logging, but will eat at maintenance for several days. That way, I won't lose any progress I have made, but I will have a reasonable amount of treats.2
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23rd-25th will be a no go for me.1
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I find that I can enjoy the holidays and the time with loved ones without gorging myself.
No one mentioned gorging themselves. Choosing to ease off a little or not track doesn't automatically equal a free for all. My Christmas day will consist of sitting in the shade of a tree with my niece and her beau, sipping bubbles and eating nibbly things, not the easiest thing to track. But no intentions of stuffing myself. Personally I find it sad when people have the reins so tight they won't loosen them even a little for one day.17 -
I always log even if it's just estimates just because I like to have data (even if it's not particularly accurate data).
I'll probably try to keep it around maintenance this year. I tend to over do it by a lot and then feel like crap and feeling like crap isn't fun no matter what time of year it is.2 -
I didn't resist those deserts Saturday and they didn't survive to see Sunday. They weren't worth the trouble.0
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I am definitely having a major problem with what I am eating ..way too many sweets, cookies, candy, cake, pie..etc etc! But I made a commitment to be true to myself. I log every piece of cake, candy etc. I hate seeing the RED number on my diary with how many calories over but that is the truth of it. I continue to exercise every day off from work which I hope will help.
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I'm watching them, I'm just not worrying too much if they misbehave
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To go into a little bit more detail here ...
I go onto a diet break from about mid-December until about mid-January each year. This means that I may or may not log what I eat ... just depends on how I feel. I will likely stay within my calories some of the days, but some of the days I'll probably go over a bit. But I'm not going to get all fussed when I do something like last night when I had 1 mince tart, 3 Lindt chocolate balls, and a very small piece of Halva throughout the evening ... instead of my usual toast and honey.
We've got our Christmas morning tea on Friday and I plan to have a bit of this and a bit of that. Whatever appeals to me. However, I won't have my usual morning snacks and I won't likely have my usual lunch. So I probably will go over, but it won't be a huge amount. Chances are we'll all leave work early, and I might go for a run or bicycle ride after work.
We've got Christmas dinner all lined up and I'm especially looking forward to the turkey, the steamed veggies and the selection of salads.
Oh and the selection of Christmas desserts ... I will have some of that too. But I'm hoping we'll be able to go for a decent walk/hike or run or bicycle ride that day too.
During the week between Christmas and New Year's, I'm planning to do some Christmas baking ... and I'm planning to run and cycle up a storm since I have those days off.
I've done this for the past two Christmases, and came out the other side just fine. 4 -
I will be away from 24th until the 2nd so no scales during that time. I'll log by guesstimate only and do my best to stay within maintenance calories but if I don't there will be no guilt. I'll pre-weigh a little bag of goodies for each day containing mixed seeds and nuts with dark chocolate because my day isn't complete without these. I am fortunate though that I really don't care much for sweet food anymore so temptations won't be as strong.2
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Lillymoo01 wrote: »I will be away from 24th until the 2nd so no scales during that time.
same here...I have 2 big christmasparties, christmas itself and new years eve..., so I wont bother logging. I'll however take a long walk or similar excercise on the days I have the time and hope I wont gain too many pounds0
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