Your Christmas weight loss plans

I'm planning on waking up super early on Christmas morning and going to my gym (24 hour) and running some cals off Nuts, I know.

That said, I don't plan on having the time nor inclination to log my food on Christmas day, too much on to be stuck to my phone or computer.

well I know I'm getting a game off friend thats cardio with boxing and she usually brings it over before xmas so I can go on that xmas morning for an hour before I get ready. I go out for xmas dinner so don't really have control over how the food is cooked but its mostly meat and veg.. apart from the roast potatoes cooked in goose fat!.. which I will enjoy a few... we have trifle for pudding rather than xmas pudding .. I'll probably have really light breakfast first thing in morning and save rest of cals for xmas dinner.

Then back to the workout boxing day! .. it's only one big meal for me so I'm not that worried and most of my plate will be turkey and veg! so won't be breaking my low carb diet too much!

plan on stacking my plate with veggies at lunch - turkey is low fat so its not too bad. Will have home made Xmas pud in the afternoon and light leftovers in the evening. I WILL count the choccies that I'll eat - cant avoid those when the family are watching movies. I will try not buy Bailieys :sad: . I'll try to stick to spirits and low cal mixers and avoid wine Other than the breakfast bubby :drinker: And if I dont fall asleep on the couch, will try to fit in some late night excercise
Thats the plan in any case. Reality....... who knows, but

Christmas Eve I'll still stick to my plan and exercise in the morning to allow for a few more calories around dinner (we'll do a seafood dinner at home and I'll keep it pretty healthy). Christmas day I am on the fence about tracking. I don't expect I'll be exercising but I'm not totally ruling it out if I can get up early enough. Our traditional Christmas morning breakfast is cinamin buns and I'll probably serve fruit with them. Lunch I can easily keep healthy. It's dinner and drinks I'm worried about. My parents are coming over and I'm making the dinner (which I guess is good since I can know what goes into it if I do track). I'm making a roasted beef tenderloin, salad, crescent rolls, and roasted potatoes. My parents will bring Fruitcake for dessert (which I LOVE) and I'll definitely indulge in a piece. Then there is the eggnog, beer, and wine. I am going to try to not go crazy but I can't imagine I'll stay within my calorie goals. I may track though just to keep myself mindful of how much over I'm going.

The days I know I definitely won't track or exercise are the 26th and 27th. We are going out of state to celebrate with DH's side of the family and will be staying the night. My IL's always have food out and drinks constantly flowing. So, I'll try to stay mindful and not go hog wild but I don't want to spend the time worried about logging things into the phone or obessessing. I just want to enjoy my family and have a brief respite. But, come December 28th I'm back on the plan completely.

My goal for the month of December is to maintain and not gain, I figure its good practice for when I am ready to maintain weight. Next week I am traveling for work so learning to eat out/pick up healthy snacks at grocery stores will be a challenge but I am ready to take it on. Christmas parties I am going to indulge within reason. I have only drank about three times this past year so I am going to continue to avoid booze and enjoy holiday food guilt free. My gym is open the week between xmas and NY so i can continue my work outs. All of us work so hard during the year, some people may say dont blow it now but I say celebrate (within reason) how far we have all came!

My plan is to just keep right on doing what I've been doing all through the holidays - no changes.

This season has always - and I mean ALWAYS been when I let myself just go, and then Jan 1st, I hit the gym with the rest of the no-goal oriented dolts.

No more of that. I reached my weight loss goals - 60lbs total - and then gave myself 2 light weeks where I maintained and allowed my body to rest. And right before Thanksgiving, I dove into another 12 week program with new, higher goals.

The gyms are not crowded these days, and come January, I will start up my home gym to allow the thundering herd of sheeple to work through their absurd new year resolutions which will end once they give up and quit after a few weeks.

Then I'll have the gym all to myself once again...lol

Sound like a plan?

For the first time it will be moderation rather than a mountain of food....well, that's the idea.

Also planned a 2hr bike ride whilst everyone else is in church, so a good burn should help!

no holiday break for me. infact I work X-Mas. just going to keep trucking along

My gym never closes I have an access card for the non-staffed hours.

Your gym ROCKS! I live in a small town with 1 okay gym and a Curves center. The gym is just okay, but they have no classes after 6pm nor on the weekend. I don't even get home until 6:30. Still I plan on joining after I make Lifetime on Weight Watchers (and no londer have to pay) them monthly fee is less than WW so even if I can only make it there for the weights and machines and an occasional class when I'm off (doesn't happen often) I'll be getting my money's worth!

I plan to eat the healthy parts and limit dessert. Of course portioning is always involved! Although I have more motivation for this since I am finind out that either dairy or wheat is making me sick..

I'm not worried about it... It only comes around a few times a year. What ever happens.. happens.

I'm also sure that you will gain weight. and prob. water weight at that. So if the scale does jump, don't freak because it will def. be gone with in the next few days.

LMFBO about it coming a few times a year!!! I'm really jk, but really Christmas comes once a year where I'm from! BTW your ticker and mine are almost identical!!!!

I think I was lumping like thanksgiving, christmas and the days before and after into that mix.. since we had an influx of these threads before thanksgiving too.

It is funny that our tickers are almost the same.. and that our starting/ending weights are too!

I have a metabolic condition, so "taking a few days off" isn't really an option unless I want to spend the holidays in a sugar coma. And my family's not *that* bad... :laugh: Actually, I have a wonderful family and I am going to focus on spending quality time with them, rather than on spending quality time with the dessert table. If my lap is full of squirming baby nephew, there will be no room there for a cookie or a piece of pie. I have recently rediscovered my lap, but it still isn't *that* big. :laugh:

For me, the holidays are all about planning ahead & being prepared. I have already made a list (and checked it twice ) of foods I'm allowed to eat. Lots of things I enjoy, on that list, like ham & turkey & deviled eggs. If I fill up on those things, I won't feel deprived at not eating the bad-for-me stuff.

I'm also volunteering to do a larger share of the cooking, myself. That way I know there will be mashed cauliflower instead of just mashed potatoes, and there will be low-carb flaxmeal pumpkin rolls made with Splenda, as an alternative to pumpkin pie. This has the double benefit of getting on Mom's good side by being helpful and handling so many of the side dishes for her.

Good luck and happy holidays to everyone!

I am going to log, but with the mind set that I might go over. It's not so much that I will allow myself to go hog wild Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, but I don't want to miss out on traditions. I want my Christmas morning cinnamon roll while watching the Disney Christmas Parade! With dinner I will watch my portion size (half a baked potato for example) and, since I do the cooking, change a few things here and there to lower the calories (regular potatoes instead of twice baked or roasted green beans with garlic instead of green bean casserole). I will also allow myself a small bite of dessert.

My thinking is this. I would be really upset if I was forced to change things like one cinnamon roll on Christmas morning. That is not a way to keep up with this whole new eating plan. Such limits would end up with me quitting again because it is just NOT realistic for me.