Holiday Eating..Plan A..or Plan B?? What are you doing??

Plan A - but with very accurate logging (god bless the phone app) so that I can try to make up for it on other days =D

I hadn't developed a plan yet. I should probably do that though!!! I am thinking a combination of several things: 1. Eat in portion 2. Exercise (the day before since gym is closed on the holidays) 3. Focus on my seasonal favorites instead of every little thing that passes in front of me 4. Log it, and be guiltless about any overages.
Indulging on the holidays didn't get me these extra 30lbs! Aside from that, I don't want to take away from enjoying my family, because I am worried about my food. I am going to be right back at it the very next day, so no worries. This plan will be applied on T-day, Christmas day (mildly Christmas Eve), and New Years Eve.
I plan on enjoying the most important part of any holiday without anything interferring: My wonderful family!!!

For me, I'd go with A. As long as there isn't my fav foods around (which my family doesn't know how to make), I'm pretty safe. Please don't make any eggrolls (this they can make).

I'm doing a spike day on the holiday. I'll still log it. I log EVERY day. Why not log it, even if you over eat log it. It's a habit, and if you don't keep doing it not logging could become your habit.

I will move my weekly spike day to Thanksgiving day and Christmas day and will eat to my hearts content.

Plan C: I go on vacation during the holidays... faaaar away from all the baked goods.

I say, everything in moderation. Including moderation. On Thanksgiving and Christmas eve, Moderation goes out the window, and I'll eat/drink what I please, guilt-free. Of course, before and after, I'll be trying to get in an extra workout or three to make up for the difference.

As it turns out, the "I'm full, no more food please" signals from my gut happen sooner and with smaller portions than earlier in the year, so I'm not going to sweat it.

I'm for plan A, I let myself have my birthday off and actually intentionally ate really terrible (like I used to before I started MFP). I actually made myself sick and honestly it was the a great thing for me. It made me remember why I don't want to eat like that ever again. So I am planning on upping my exercise the weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas but also letting myself have those two days of not logging. With my birthday memories firmly entrenched I don't think I will go too far but I want to enjoy the holiday without stressing out about it.

My plan is to burn enough calories that I can taste/eat guilt free. : )

My plan is to eat whatever I want on Thanksgiving and Christmas - just on the actual days, not the whole season. And try to get in some extra exercise to compensate a little bit. But not worry about it.

BUT. We had an early Thanksgiving celebration with some close friends, and I followed that plan. First of all I ate WAY too much and felt over-full and uncomfortable afterwards. (Didn't realize I'd gotten so accustomed to eating smaller meals!) But the next day I felt terrible. I'm *not* talking about feeling guilty about eating so much. But physically and emotionally, I felt so bad.

So now I am thinking that I should still watch my portions on the holidays. I don't mind the extra calories, but the enjoyment of the food was NOT worth feeling so bad afterwards.

I am going to take Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day off from logging. I will enjoy the foods I want to have, but I will use a smaller plate (already told my mom I want a smaller plate than her normal ones!). Only one trip through the food line. My kids and I will take our bikes to my parents' house that day, too, so we can get out and ride. I'm not a football fan, so we'll try to spend some time outside instead of in front of the tv. We'll bike, play games, etc. That way I get some exercise. I just want my focus on those days to be my kids, my family, and the things that I have to be grateful for. I don't plan to log every bite I put in my mouth for the rest of my life, so that one day will be good practice for the rest of my life. The day after the holiday, though...back to logging every bite!

I think everyone has to do what works for them on those days. I've been finding myself becoming possibly a little obsessed with the calorie counting, so a day off will be good for me!

I think the trick is moderation. I mean if you're going to use the whole - it’s the holidays so it’s ok to pig out for the whole month – excuse, then you will pay for it after the holidays. If you indulge every day for a whole month then it will show, but if you have a few days where you eat above your calories at your family meal or have a few cookies, that’s normal and it’s ok. After all, that is reality and the holidays come around every year, so I wouldn’t worry about it too much. Just enjoy yourself and your family/friends and let food be the afterthought.

PLAN A!!!!! i am going to enjoy my food without guilt!!!! couple times out of there year isnt going to ruin my progress. just get back on track the next day after my fiest!

I plan to spend extra time at the gym to earn more calories and continue eating in moderation.

^^This!

I plan on allowing Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day as "Free Days" . I plan to try and log it the best I can but not worrying about it. If I get to exercise those days then great, if not, no worries. This is for life! And I plan on living it, not missing out!