I am doing another break until the first of January because I did Thanksgiving under calories, though I admit not the day after. I am loosely logging and enjoying in moderation a few of the treats that I really love this time of the year. I am very pleased and surpriesed at what things I haven't wanted and that I've enjoyed a few things without an all out binge.

I am going to bank some extra calories Sat., Sun., and Mon....eating at Maintenance Christmas Eve and Day.....my granddaughters birthday is the 26 th and it’s going to be dinner at the Olive Garden followed with a birthday cake....the 27 th I know I am going to splurge on some treats because we are planning a movie fest with my daughter and grands and we are planning on snacks and cookies...( lots of cookies) ...I am going to try and not go crazy and I plan on logging everything I eat every day...after that, I am back to the business of losing weight.... 4 days surely can’t do that much damage!...happy Holidays everyone!

I am going to indulge in Christmas Eve and Day. Due to liver issues I don’t drink or eat sugar so my indulgences are more in line with savory dishes-I’m making sausage balls with almond flour, roasted pecans with butter, ambrosia herb unsweetened coconut, oranges, and pecans, my mom’s buttered biscuits and cornbread dressing. I’ve been to the gym the past two days and plan on only taking off Christmas Day and Friday this week. I feel comfortable with my plan.

As per usual my plan went astray...I can’t believe I ate the whole thing!....one more day and back to the work of eating healthy!....merry Christmas everyone!

NovusDies wrote: »

I It is an irrational feeling because I have lost a little weight but I feel like I am not in control and a couple of sessions with the dark krispie treats has not helped.

Dude, I was trying to figure out what I was feeling and you nailed it (except the rice krispie treats). I went to spend the holidays with family and I felt like I wasn't in control. I think, for me, my routine was completely upended. I was counting on at least breakfast being normal but even that was all over the map.

True.. not being in control of what I'm eating (we are staying with my parents for three weeks and I've only managed to be allowed to cook one meal) is a total mind-kitten. I ended up buying breakfast ingredients and my mother had a meltdown but I decided I was going to eat one meal "normally". I made a lentil curry NY day as I'm trying to reduce my meat consumption and we'd had meat every day since we'd arrived. Fortunately friends of my parents came over at the last minute who are vegetarian so my mother was grateful rather than furious that I'd taken over her kitchen. (She doesn't share well!!) I think she sees my need to cook as a criticism of her cooking.... which it's not, it's just that meat and 3 veg is not what I like/want/need. I'm looking forward to being back home on Friday and getting back into my normal routine. My husband said he's missing my cooking too so I know it's not just me!

lauriekallis wrote: »

Some interesting ideas here about the holidays - thought I would give this post a boost too!

It's so good to have you back contributing daily @Lauriekallis! You too @conniewilkins56 - when we're all here we can support each other!

Not sure how it works Connie other than by asking the main board moderators directly.

As you know I run into Novus a few times on the main boards and it seemed that we had fairly similar ideas and his articulation of them was, in my view, exceptional. In general I tended to agree with his core views on most of the things he wrote about, so I kept an interested eye to the group he started and suggested a visit to a few people on the main boards as opposed to attempting to re-articulate all the information that Novus had already compiled.

I think you snagged me by doing the eye batting thing in my general direction even though I had long ago stopped adding friends. and then one day you grabbed me from the neck and got my *kitten* over here... I bet you some people will be upset at you when they discovered you are the one who inflicted me on them!

I've been cutting down / telling myself to cut down on my time on MFP quite a bit as you know. Probably the wrong time to be doing so since I am also dealing with increased off-line stress; but, there is only so much time, and I've been spending a LOT of it on here!

Of course we shall see if the bike things will allow my to increase or decrease my online time! (I will still hang the good or bad result on Garfield... together with whatever clothes end up spending time on the handlebars!!!)

Stationary exercise bike Connie!
But I picked one that can do Zwift because I think Garfield mentioned it!
I am now trying to figure out a spot in the house to put it in!!!!

I think PAV needs to wear a helmet all the time!

Glad that arm is healing, Laurie!