So hard not to binge on holiday treats, remind me I’m not alone!!

Ok so I'm off from work now through the New Year, but I honestly use this time as a mental break from dieting...I eat and drink and be merry and then I'm back at it right after New Years...I've been doing this long enough where I know that as long as Christmas treats don't turn into New Years treats which then don't turn into Valentine's treats and then turn into Mardi Gras treats then I'm ok...just have to cap it at some point and I prefer a hard cap come January 2nd

Must admit im the biggest moaner on here for telling people to just enjoy yaself, however im weirdly finding it hard to do myself! Im getting obssesed with this dieting, i just dont want to fall off the wagon.Never realised till today that ive become so needy about not binging at xmas.

I want the good work to continue, i will have a few bad days surely?

Whitezombiegirl wrote: »

Honestly, not tempted I'm the slightest. I'm not trying to be 'good', I just don't want any of it - no mince pies, no chocolates, no fruit cake, no cookies.... It's a bit odd, I know. I'm not complaining though.

I'm with you. I think maybe we are lucky? The way I feel about having a healthy weight is better than how I would feel about a mince pie right now.

Also, Christmas is on the 25th, not the whole of December

I normally eat a ton at Christmas but this year I've worked so hard to achieve a healthy weight and I'm not going to let that all go to waste. So last month I sat down and thought about all the food and flavours that I love at Christmas and how I can have those without blowing my calorie goal every day. So I've been having little brie and cranberry parcels (only 150 kcal) with my soups for lunch, having a mince pie or slice of stollen cake as a dessert in tht evening, putting sugar free gingerbread syrup in my morning coffee etc. Basically little things every day and focusing on the flavours (e.g. spices which can be added to many low calorie foods) rather than complete foods.

I've also been trying to take some of the advice I've seen on the forums and blogs and think about what are the foods that it wouldn't be Christmas without and what are the things I don't really mind missing out on. So, while I kinda want to eat a bunch of chocolate yule log, that's not one of my family traditions so I don't mind missing it. However this year I am going to make my Gran's mincemeat bombe recipe and enjoy that, regardless of how far I have to run to get the calories!

In the end, if you're over some days and under some days then you're doing fine. You didn't put on the weight in one day and you won't reset all your progress in one day. Just don't use the holidays as an excuse for weeks of over eating and you'll be fine

I allow myself a certain amount and usually will keep mostly to what I fix ( I love making candy) and say no to a lot of stuff... It's hard because the yummies are everywhere, but allowing myself some that I have made in my calorie allowance each day makes the biggest difference. I weigh the worth in calories/miles... is that cookie/candy worth a one mile walk/run? Or is it worth a week or two to lose the weight again?

Handling it very badly lol. When I was losing, it was relatively easy to stick to 1-2 cookies, now.. not so much. I have to remind myself that unless they are really good cookies, they're probably not just worth the calories... so save your calories for what's really worth it.

And it is easier to get back to it in January...

I have the urges big time. I have a BED. Last year I gained 15 pounds between November and February, most of it in December. So far this year, I have kept within goal. I log everything and I have light lunches like turkey and salad. I have not been the poster boy for healthy eating the last couple of weeks; a lot of days macros were skewed towards carbs/sugar. I have been fortunate to not have too much of anything around so far; treats have been in small batches and taking too much would cause someone else to not get any. I have asked that I only get a few individually wrapped small candies at Christmas. In the past I have had my stocking overflowing with chocolate that would be gone within two or three days.

Out of sight, out of mind. I'm hiding Christmas treats in drawers at work, and in my cupboards at home. So long as I don't see them sitting on my desk or counter tops, I tend to ignore them!

I did change my weight loss rate from 2lbs per week down to 1 and that has helped a lot too. Those extra calories make me feel like I'm indulging even if I'm still technically on a diet. I figure a few days aren't going to hurt me in the least - I'll be back on track in less than a week!

We don't really do Christmas and as we work for ourselves there's no office parties or treat piles to negotiate. I might make a nice meal on the day but unless I buy the stuff it's not in the house, thankfully. A couple of our neighbours do bring treats but those come at a manageable volume

Oh, you are not alone at all! I tend to do best when temptation isn't right in front of me. Usually this means not buying certain things on a regular basis or keeping them in a cupboard or the freezer (which works really well with Christmas cookies by the way). However, the last few weeks with Christmas parties and treats in the office I've moved to maintenance calories and am eating about half of my daily calories in cookies and snacks haha! I just know this is only a couple weeks out of my life and what really matters is what I do for the majority of the time. January 2nd I'll go back to weight loss calories and have happy memories of the time spent with family and friends and all the delicious food I got to eat!