Poll: Your Christmas Plan.

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  • eastsiderapids
    eastsiderapids Posts: 12 Member
    C. I treat it as any other day.
  • teagirlmedium
    teagirlmedium Posts: 679 Member
    I am going with B. After the holidays I will drop back down.
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    Lounmoun wrote: »
    C
    we are having normal meals

    Excellent. I really don't see the need for all this fuss of eating different on one day.
  • OldHobo
    OldHobo Posts: 647 Member
    As much as possible, my strategy in all things Christmas is to ignore it altogether.
  • spiriteagle99
    spiriteagle99 Posts: 3,748 Member
    I'll eat what I want but log it. I don't go overboard at the holidays, but I am not going to feel guilty if I eat a piece of chocolate or a piece of pie. I've started marathon training, so I know I'll burn it all off over the next few months.
  • leeanneedith
    leeanneedith Posts: 13 Member
    A - I was thinking about this, and really, dinners like Christmas dinner only happen so often. I am not going to stress myself out over it, but I also won't go way overboard either. Realistically, everything is higher calorie at Christmas, haha ... even wine is high calorie.
    I also don't want to stress others out by logging food. Everyone is self-conscious around the holidays.
  • Rickster1967
    Rickster1967 Posts: 485 Member
    B

    Doing official diet break after 154 days on 25% calorie deficit in a row

    14 days
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    I wasn't planning to spend over 3 hours on a treadmill today, but my pants were tight this morning.
  • GemstoneofHeart
    GemstoneofHeart Posts: 865 Member
    C
    I never stop tracking, even if I’m eating at or above maintenance. Logging it, owning it, and moving on is my key to success
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    Came in about 1,000 over maintenance, but walked 10 miles this morning. Hoping it’ll be a wash. The cookies were ridiculously good.
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    JeromeBarry1 wrote: »
    I wasn't planning to spend over 3 hours on a treadmill today, but my pants were tight this morning.

    Wrong size pants!!
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    I'm eating at maintenance and tracking mainly carbs for the sake of watching my blood sugar (diabetic), I won't worry if my portions of meats and fats are too big. Also Christmas Eve and Christmas are planned rest days, and I did an extra long workout on the day before.
  • beaglady
    beaglady Posts: 1,362 Member
    B and C. I’m tracking, but eating pretty much what I want, within reason.
  • MossiO
    MossiO Posts: 164 Member
    Tracking into the red. But soon the persimmon pudding and eggnog will be gone and it'll be back to normal.
  • MindfulDecision
    MindfulDecision Posts: 42 Member
    A for Christmas Eve and New Years Eve. I will be disciplined the rest of the time (500 calorie deficit). Rough calculations tells me I ate 200-300 over maintenance today.
  • Blythmag
    Blythmag Posts: 252 Member
    Its xmas day in the uk. Had a few nuts and choccies last night with wine but wasnt too much over my usual 2000 calories as it was off set with 2 walks. Ive already walked the dog and plan another 1 hour walk but i will be enjoying my lunch and not skimping too much today, after my woosh 2 lbs of water weight have gone on, its not fat as once i would have thought because i know for a fact ive never pigged out.so im learning !!

    Im still on track, just a wee bit huffed about those 2lbs , but overall 18lbs down .8 to go
  • slimgirljo15
    slimgirljo15 Posts: 269,456 Member
    A..definitely A
  • GoldenEye_
    GoldenEye_ Posts: 330 Member
    edited December 2017
    First of all, Merry Christmas! I'm going to try for B. It'll be starting for me with gourmetting tonight (as in the meal where you all sit around a table with lots of small food on the table and a stone grill in the middle, where you prepare whatever you want on). Going to try to use portion control to keep to maintenance. Tomorrow is a full day of festivities and it'll be harder to not overeat. I love Christmas though, so I'm not going to stress over it all. The 27th it's back to business as usual.
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    I always do A for major holidays. I take the day off from logging. No big deal.
  • lucerorojo
    lucerorojo Posts: 790 Member
    The rum cake put me 1000 calories over maintenance yesterday by my rough estimates. Haven't eaten that much since June! It's just one day (now). I used to eat that much daily-- easy to see how I got fat.
  • MindfulDecision
    MindfulDecision Posts: 42 Member
    lucerorojo wrote: »
    The rum cake put me 1000 calories over maintenance yesterday by my rough estimates. Haven't eaten that much since June! It's just one day (now). I used to eat that much daily-- easy to see how I got fat.

    I was thinking the same thing last night. My definition of over eating now was normal in my eyes before.
  • halfpintutopia
    halfpintutopia Posts: 1 Member
    edited December 2017
    C. I am tracking to make sure I stick to the habit of tracking everything
    D. but trying not to worry too much when I go over.
  • tuolon
    tuolon Posts: 107 Member
    I'm not tracking. And enjoying cChristmas.
  • deimosphoebos
    deimosphoebos Posts: 117 Member
    C: I'm only on month 2 of my journey, I am tracking like any other day. Adding extra gym time if I expect to have a family dinner, so far it has worked.
  • joemac1988
    joemac1988 Posts: 1,021 Member
    Eat until I hate myself. Repeatedly.
  • MichelleWithMoxie
    MichelleWithMoxie Posts: 1,817 Member
    Succcessfully tracked and only ended 200 calories over!
  • lyhenry
    lyhenry Posts: 6 Member
    I'm visiting family over Christmas, and am taking a break from tracking and weighing (although I'd weigh in daily if I had a decent scale). I have a year-end mini weight loss goal, so I'm keeping that in mind while I enjoy a few meals that I don't usually have. I'm catching up on sleep, and getting some walks in. Thankfully, my mom doesn't have a bunch of treats around the house this year, and we stocked up on veggies and fruit. I'm allowing myself 1 treat per day, and surprisingly, that is working quite well (I plan ahead for it, and enjoy it). I'm looking forward to getting back to my routine, but am pleasantly surprised at my mini-maintenance break.
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