Thanksgiving!?! What is you plan?
GambleGurl
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So Thanksgiving is coming up! How fun! I love the holidays! The Fun, Family, Oh yea! And dont forget the FOOOOOOD!!!
So what i want to know is:
Do you plan on dieting this Thanksgiving?
Do you have some low calorie recipies your making?
Do you just plan on using this day as a cheat day?
Tell me your plans! I am not exactly sure what ill be doing for this day. Plus Christmas will be coming up right after!
So what i want to know is:
Do you plan on dieting this Thanksgiving?
Do you have some low calorie recipies your making?
Do you just plan on using this day as a cheat day?
Tell me your plans! I am not exactly sure what ill be doing for this day. Plus Christmas will be coming up right after!
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I intend to have normal day, wonder why it's such a big deal in America, scoff slightly, then feel resentful that we don't get a public holiday for it over here
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I don't consider myself on a "diet" I'm just more aware of portions, etc....so for me Thanksgiving will be all about the food as it always has been! I'm cooking everything from old family recipes and am going to have a house full of people! I intend on having a little bit of everything!0
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My plan is to control portions, but enjoy the food too. I know I will go over but I rearely do that and I know when I am full, I won't over do it, I hate the too full feeling!0
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im still gonna be good on that day...just all about portion control and gonna limit myself to one plate and not go back for seconds (unless its salad) and before they serve dinner and its appertizers im gonna talk to family rather than munch away0
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I LOOOOVE Thanksgiving I love the snacking the cooking the DESSERTS!!! This year, I will be staying home alone with my son. My family is getting together in NY and I will be staying in WA. One, it costs a lot and interferes with my school schedule but also if I go home I will over eat and feel like I set myself back.0
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Thanksgiving is my favorite meal of the year, so I am just going to make it a normal day and exercise a lot the next few days.0
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We just had Thankgiving in Canada... and I must say I did pretty good.
I had an extra cardio session the morning of, used a smaller plate at dinner- filled my plate but did not HEAP it.. and enjoyed my food- did not wolf it down. Also, I made sure most of my plate was veggies/meat ( skipped the cheeses & pickles bread & butter) oh a lots of water!0 -
I plan on busting *kitten* at the gym in the morning and then eating anything and everything I want for dinner.
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My plan? Run, cook, football, eat to my heart's content. It'll be a good day.0
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My plan is to enjoy Thanksgiving and not stress about what I'm eating. That doesn't mean that I'm not going to try to control portion and make smart choices, just that I'm not going to track, not going to put anything on the "forbidden" list and not going to beat myself up if I have a slice of pie Otherwise, it will ruin the day for me and I'll end up feeling crabby and resentful. I'm hoping to be having the holiday at my house and making the majority of the food and I don't plan to do anything low fat because I know my tried and true recipes will make for a fantastic feast and I don't want to mess that up with new recipes... Hope you all have a wonderful turkey day! 0
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I plan on eating everything like normal. but i plan on not over eating it like all the other thanksgivings! hope you have a great one!0
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I plan on using Moderation and enjoying Thanksgiving dinner... although I will be having sweet potato instead of mashed potato (my family does both) and be controlling my biscuit eating... I love biscuits.
And since hubby and I are hosting dinner this year.. we will have some healthier options as well.0 -
I don't consider myself on a "diet" I'm just more aware of portions, etc....so for me Thanksgiving will be all about the food as it always has been! I'm cooking everything from old family recipes and am going to have a house full of people! I intend on having a little bit of everything!
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I'm using T-day as a total cheat day!0
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Enjoying family, food and friends - ALL in moderation. :-)0
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we'll be going to my parent's house or my brother's for Thanksgiving I assume. I will probably not be able to keep track of calories that day given that people don't really stick to recipes.... so I will just eat as smartly as possible and stay away from rolls, and try to heap on the veggies and drink lots of water.
I'm very open with my family about my weight loss and my healthy outlook so they will of course be supportive. The good news is that I'm not much of a sweets person unless my Dad makes banana cream pie... which he isn't likely to make since it's the only pie I ever eat at holiday time ha ha... so I won't have to worry about pumpkin or cherry.
It's just another day really... just need to be smart, and enjoy the company of my family. 0 -
I cook every year.. but realize I can do the same recipes just substitute a few a ingredients to make it less fattening.. but portion control.. is the key for me.. If I tell myself I cant have anything well then I eat it all...lol0
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Last year, I filled up a good part of my plate with salad & then just had smaller portions of what else I wanted. I didn't gain anything after it and I still had what I wanted. You can eat what you want; it's all about the portions.0
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I will be making some healthy dishes in addition to the traditional dishes. The plan is to eat more of the healthy choices and less of the other!0
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^This^ I totally agree,im planning to enjoy but try a lil bit of everything,it does scare me because this time last yr,i gave up on eating right and gained alot,so hoping this yr will be different,counting on MFP to be there for meMy plan is to control portions, but enjoy the food too. I know I will go over but I rearely do that and I know when I am full, I won't over do it, I hate the too full feeling!
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I am going to follow the same eating plan I have been for the last year,. This is a lifestyle change for me.0
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I'm having a house full of people and I'm going to workout in the morning and then enjoy the day with family and friends!0
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So Thanksgiving is coming up! How fun! I love the holidays! The Fun, Family, Oh yea! And dont forget the FOOOOOOD!!!
So what i want to know is:
Do you plan on dieting this Thanksgiving?
Do you have some low calorie recipies your making?
Do you just plan on using this day as a cheat day?
Tell me your plans! I am not exactly sure what ill be doing for this day. Plus Christmas will be coming up right after!
Thanksgiving is a big holiday for us. My whole family is flying in, and we're going to spend the day cooking, minging, chatting, and enjoying family time. I will just enjoy my day with my family and eat in moderation.0 -
I plan on busting *kitten* at the gym in the morning and then eating anything and everything I want for dinner.
I'm thinking about doing the same thing.......get in a really good morning workout and then enjoy myself.0 -
I plan on busting *kitten* at the gym in the morning and then eating anything and everything I want for dinner.
Me too! I love Thanksgiving, but since it's on my weigh in day, I am going to weigh in BEFORE I eat all that food though!0 -
I'm going to try to enjoy the food while monitoring my portions. Maybe I can exercise before/after to make up for the excess. But it's one day so i will drink and eat and probably be over my calorie allowance. One day will not set me back too much.0
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I am very lucky! I'll be having Thanksgiving at my Daughter's home. I won't have to worry a bit about the food thing....she's an MFP too! We already agree on the menu and plan to enjoy with moderation, but have our favorites too. Since Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, its especially nice to know there won't be any "food-drama" to detract.0
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I plan on getting up early to work out and get my cooking on! I'll be cooking for my family and my fiance's parents. I will be aware of my portions and probably take a nice walk after our meal.
I also plan on skipping Black Friday and eating a HUGE Turkey Sandwich the day after thanksgiving. lol The day after Thanksgiving we always do a movie day, relax, take a walk with the dogs...just keep it nice & relaxed!0 -
Girl I"m gonna eat but i will control my portions it only comes once a year and with all the hard work i been doing I deserve it! anyways you wanna work out tomorrow? At the gym or my house?0
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So what i want to know is:
Do you plan on dieting this Thanksgiving?
Do you have some low calorie recipies your making?
Do you just plan on using this day as a cheat day?
Tell me your plans! I am not exactly sure what ill be doing for this day. Plus Christmas will be coming up right after!
1) HECK NO. I plan on eating ridiculous amounts of everything and not tracking it nor giving a fook.
2) Nope.
3) Yep.0
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