Thanksgiving: Don't Sweat It - Eat It, Log It, Be Proud Of It!

I am deployed overseas, I juggled with the fight of eating good or enjoying myself. I started out healthy in the morning but at the end of the day I felt alone, highly depressed, and just over it so I decided to enjoy one meal .

At first I regretted it logging it, but I burned 1300 calories according to my HR monitor that morning to offset some damage. That one meal of enjoying food really did help me emotionally, then again I am a emotional eater. Not having family, being isolated, just the grind from being away from every little thing you miss, the food really brought my spirits up! I'm glad I did it, glad I worked out, and glad I logged it. Overall I was -1200 for the day but the days leading up to is i've had 1k-2k deficits.

They sound yummy! Thank you for the recipe. I think I'm going to try it with oyster crackers!

I am bringing a dish that I like and can eat more of to help fill out my plate and then smaller portions of the calorie-laden dishes. I'm not looking for perfection that day, just honesty in logging. I'm not checking the scale the next morning either because I read that it takes four days after an overindulgence to truely show if there is a gain because your body may not be used to the extra sodium and carbs for the meal and it holds onto water weight. I won't weigh myself until Monday. I'm not making Thanksgiving a four day event this year. Best wishes to all on whatever you've chosen to do for Thanksgiving.

I take the veteran approach on it. Eat what you want, it's only one day. Get back on the grind the next day. If anyone's really worried about it, do a turkey trot or walk after dinner! I have a weigh in for a challenge I'm doing on the 26th, so I'll be a TAD more careful than usual but still enjoy what I want and however much I want.