what you guys doing about xmas?

I've decided that I'm going to log in on xmas day and then just see how the day goes. Definitely not going to bet myself up about the day, if I go over, I go over. I'm going to stick to plan the rest of the days though just in case xmas day I go nuts!!

I am going to allow myself 200 more calories a day but for the christmas week I will be using my calories on a weekly basis so some days I will eat lower to allow myself extra for when I want them that way I am hoping to at least maintain
however this is a journey and we will have to learn to live with such times so if my idea does not work for me I will think of something different for the next time such a situation arises as I want to hit target and stay there this time

I'm going to try not to go over my calories! Plus I'll be getting a little exercise in since I'll be most likely playing dance games on the kinect with my family at some point.

I am going to do the same thing I have been doing. It's a little easier here, being that I am deployed and have a cafateria to eat in everyday. Here in this nation they don't cook for Christmas like we would at home. Just the normal food items with a label telling you what kind of calories it has along with fat and sodium content. That helps me stay within my range. So far so good. Hopefully, the family hasn't sent any awesome sweet care packages. This will help me be very strong....
But I have to stay away from the lindt chocolate bars in the shoppette. My weakness....

No free days for me, but everyone deserves a treat every now and then!

Free dinner on xmas eve, free lunch on xmas day and free day on new years eve ;-) The rest of the time it will be "business as usual"

portion control. exercise.

plus, my family always has the healthy options - turkey, salad, fruit... although that doesn't mean i'm not allowing myself any pavlova! it's one day, enjoy it!

I'll be having a lunch with colleagues, and we're all making whatever we want, so I'll make something healthy that I want to eat. I'll definitely be indulging in dessert though, and try to log as accurately as possible. If I deprive myself I'll just end up bingeing anyway. Moderation

Expecting a hot Christmas here so we'll have prawns, cold meat and salad. Only naughty thing will be the pudding and I'm planning on a walk in the afternoon or at least a Zumba Wii hit. Probably have a beer or two but I think I should be able to get thru the day without straying too far. As a previous poster said....eating isn't fun anymore.
I'm currently feeling too motivated to ruin it I'm enjoying watching the numbers go down on the scale more than a bar of chocolate or a bag of chips.....
Merry Christmas to everyone....
P.S. Do you think we should leave Santa a glass of water and a carrot stick and an invite to MFP? He could use it!

I'm gonna eat! Going off plan once in awhile isn't going to derail your weight loss. Sure, you might not lose that week but this isn't a race. I'm going to eat small portions of any rich, sweet, tasty thing around that I rarely get a chance to eat. I'm going to eat it slowly so I can savor it. But I'm not going to bother with anything that I can get anytime.

Chips? No way. Mashed potatoes? No way. I can have those anytime. But yes to Danny's yummy salmon spread on crackers, Vicki's to-die-for crab cakes, Aunt Virginia's excellent carrot cake, Susie's molten-chocolate decadence, and any other little goodie that someone brings that I might never get to enjoy again until next Christmas.

Thin people usually splurge, too, so why shouldn't I? The trick is to limit it and balance it out with good eating habits most of the time.

I heard an excellent saying the other day that about sums it up: "It's not what you eat from Christmas to New Years that matters, it's what you eat from New Years to Christmas." So, enjoy!

I think part of making life-style changes means learning how to have a reasonable amount of "treats" from time-to-time. I have set my loss to 1 pd per week instead of 1.5 and that will give me some extra calories that I can safely consume. I think it would be fine to set your calories to maintenance ( 0 loss) for a couple of days, that way you will not feel like you are injuring your efforts. Yesterday, one side of my family had our Christmas gathering and I ended up about 60 calories over for the 1 pound loss, but that still would not put me into the gain range. I'm learning to change the focus from the food to the family or the activity. When less emphasis is on the food---especially consuming large quantities, then I have more energy for the many varieties of enjoyment.

I'm doing what I did last year - relaxing a bit but still sticking within my allowance as far as I can, no alcohol or anything so that will save a lot of cals and playing on the wii will help
I managed to lose 3lbs over xmas last year

3 days of uncontrolled food sources. It's going to be a tough ride. but I plan to stop by every day.

I still plan on hitting the gym, it's a 24hr gym so I have no excuse :flowerforyou: