Do you have any secrets for keeping the weight off during the holidays?

Xaviara

Xaviara

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The holidays are coming up and I already see my thighs getting even bigger and my clothes not fitting anymore :piggy:

Does anyone have any secrets to avoid over-eating, eating the wrong things, eating too much and gaining weight during the upcoming season, while still being able to enjoy the holidays.
 
Here are some ideas....

Morning,

Here are some ideas I do.

1.) Eat before you go. Fill up on a salad or other healthy choices; chances are, you'll eat less when you're at the actual celebration.

2.) Etch into your mind that nothing tastes as good as thin feels. And then ask yourself, is the momentary satisfaction of caloric food worth the hours/days you'll be angsting about it afterwards?

3.) Pick a zero-calorie drink and make certain that's all you drink - alcohol and punch etc. are loaded with calories. Stick instead to diet soda, coffee, tea, etc.

4.) Keep veggies on your appetizer plate. You won't have room then to pile on all the fried stuff.

5.) Look for low-carb/whole foods in the menu, and steer away from anything that screams SUGAR BABY, SUGAR!

6.) Plan for exercising afterwards. Even if it's just a jog on the treadmill or walking thru your home 10 times, get in some exercise afterwards; it will mentally make you feel better no matter what you've consumed.

Other resources for safe holiday eating:







Enjoy,

Barbara
 
Just simply don't use the holidays as an excuse to eat everything in sight or drink yourself into a coma... watch alcohol consumption and eat reasonably...
 
my plan for thanx giving at least is to load up on a ton of veggies and some nice white meat. My dessert my 40cal fudgy pops. I told my mom this and she was like well you dont want to punish yourself laur:leaving:

I was like in no way am I punishing myself Im giving myself a gift the gift of not feeling guilty after the holidays. If your one of those people who say I'll have fun tonight and get back on tomorrow then hey all power too you. With me I have a dangerous habbit of almost giving up with a set back. and Im slowly learning to jump back and jump back faster after a set-back. So My gift for the holidays is staying healthy and not giving into temptations. will i be a little sad cause I didnt get a big piece of reese pie well yea but not as bad as I'll feel after I do
 
Xaviara said:
You make it seem so simple :santa:
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LOL. It's a lot easier to be simple in writing than in (not) eating.

I only like white-meat turkey, so that's no big deal for me. My mom's house is gluten-free, so no stuffing / dressing. (She sometimes makes some for my vegetarian dad, but since she can't eat it and I don't need it, he gets to go hungry this year.) We did a whole turkey last week to generate broth, which will be skimmed of fat before we thicken with cornstarch (gluten-free = no roux) for gravy. White potatoes mashed with 1% milk and butter, so there's something that needs portion control. Sweet potato, broccoli, carrots, spinach for veggies, all steamed plain (although I'll probably add a teaspoon of butter to mine). Oh, and cranberry sauce - 1/3C of sugar and 1C orange juice to a bag of cranberries, plus some ginger.

I'm going to make a variant on , with 3/4 C sugar total, 1 tablespoon of sweet rice flour subbed for the 3/4 C flour, and maybe double the pecans. Crustless in a 10x13 pan, so instead of a 1/8 slice of pie, you get a rectangle. A 2x3 inch piece has about 130 calories, vs. 500+ in a normal piece of pecan pie.

I think my plan is to eat veggies first - with the turkey last week, I ate way, way too much turkey and then was overfull all day. So a plate of veggies, then a plate of turkey and potatoes, then a piece of "pie."
 
I was reminded of this when I picked up a carton at the store tonight. If you like eggnog, the Silk soymilk nog tastes almost identical to storebought regular eggnog, and has 90 calories per 1/2C vs. 170 or more.

I don't like soy stuff generally, so even if you dislike soymilk, it's worth a try.
 
I did good today very proud of myself. Irony 101

This morning I weighed in under 200 meaning 199 what a day with all the family coming with tons of food and goodies. but I did good I dont want to lose this. so today though I did have a a couple crackers in cheese I had

-a few pieces white meat turkey very little gravy,
-salad
-tons of veggies
-a little scoop of mashed potatos
-cream corn and string bean casarole
-I had one brownie.

so as of right now with all this food in my gut I weigh 201.6 so with hope that will settle down for tomorrows weigh in and then by sat I'll be back to a temptation free life style. YAYAYAY cause I have a ton of left overs in the house and they need to vamoose I dont want it in the house. lol
 
Sounds like everyone was able to make it through the TG holiday without any problems, so congratulations, you've all done well and you each deserve a pat on the head. I ate in moderation and skipped things such as gravy, butter, desserts, and any extras that I thought were high in calories.

One of my girlfriends brought turkey gumbo and it was divine, although I wish I could have eaten more :drool5:
 
i couldn't agree with iamfire any more than what she just wrote. follow those and you will definitely not gain weight!
 
Today900 said:
I did good today very proud of myself. Irony 101

This morning I weighed in under 200 meaning 199 what a day with all the family coming with tons of food and goodies. but I did good I dont want to lose this. so today though I did have a a couple crackers in cheese I had

-a few pieces white meat turkey very little gravy,
-salad
-tons of veggies
-a little scoop of mashed potatos
-cream corn and string bean casarole
-I had one brownie.

so as of right now with all this food in my gut I weigh 201.6 so with hope that will settle down for tomorrows weigh in and then by sat I'll be back to a temptation free life style. YAYAYAY cause I have a ton of left overs in the house and they need to vamoose I dont want it in the house. lol
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i got lucky with my leftovers since i attend college in another city, i decided to leave all leftovers at my parents house! woot woot! now they're complaining about the temptation, lol
 
I guess I'm kinda lucky that I'm really not tempted by the traditional holiday fare. I like stuffing, but I'm not much of a turkey fan and I really don't care for sweet potatoes or pumpkin pie.

Of course my sister in law marinated the mashed potatoes in butter prior to serving...so I couldn't eat much of those. But I enjoyed the raw veggies w/dip that I provided for snacking on prior to dinner and I enjoyed a satisfying plate.

I know a person shouldn't be able to put on weight eating veggies....but summer is my bad time. BBQ meats, corn on the cob, new potatoes, etc. I run into smorgasbord syndrome in the summer ....renewed hunger at the sight of each new food.
 
I've done good with the last two holiday suppers...I make roast chicken with stovetop stuffing throughout the year, so it's not like I'm eating turkey as though I never get to have it. LOL!
 
Heres what I do and it works for me... I don't have "cheat days " except for holidays ( and thats not Thanksgiving eve Xmas eve the whole Easter week its just That day) I eat whatever I want and tend to stuff myself silly. I usually don't even gain any weight and as I said it what works for me.. ahem 27 days till xmas Feast!
 
What I do is purposely put a very small amount of each food on my plate. Most people will see something they like, and will put a normal sized portion on their plate, the same as if it's just some week day after work. Problem is, they'll see another thing they like... and another... and another... until their plate is this big heaping mound. Usually holiday meals have lots of variety of food, many different plates. Recognizing this ahead of time before you fill up your plate will help tremendously. Putting a very small amount of each food on your plate will end up being just a normal sized plate when you're at the end of the line due to so many different foods.

Also, knock it off with the seconds. Alot of people will continue to munch on stuff well after eating time because that food is just laying around, easily accessible. Offer to help put it up, and if they won't, just force yourself to not be in the area.
 
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