So I ate normally on Christmas eve and was debating whether or not to splurge on Christmas day...I ate how I normally do all day...but then when dinner rolled around (which was buffet style) all bets were off lol...and that attitude carried me from about 3 p.m. until I fell asleep with a cookie tin by my side (no joke) at 11 p.m. hahaha....the only down side is I ended up eating until I got that bad "full" feeling and was on the verge of exploding lol....
usually I flip out when I eat like that since I eat very healthy everyday..I mean I eat sweets and stuff, but everything in very small/moderate portions....
I am just laughing about it now though...I weighed myself today just out of curiosity (not to take it seriously by any means) and was up from 135 to 142...and my face is a little swollen from all that sodium and sugar I totally didn't need...but I know in 4-5 days it will be completely gone and am not depriving myself...just eating how I normally do...
so now that I shared my holiday damage...anyone else have a similar scenario? I hope I'm not alone...I know looking at my own family I highly doubt I am lol...
I made it my goal to eat as normally as possible and as much as I wanted - which I did, and have been picking at chicken leftovers all morning! - but I thought I'd share this:
I witnessed my dad eating 1.05kg of trifle (a dessert: fruit, jelly, sponge, dessert wine, custard, cream, bottom to top in that order and topped with almonds) by himself.
Yes, he is still alive today. >__>
I totally understand. My damage has been done over the past several weeks since Thanksgiving. (I know, I know, absolutely terrible).
I managed to gain about 5 pounds in 4 weeks, but I'm determined to get my eating back in check starting today.
Lalabanana, congratulations for a job well done!
Lalce, I think you're taking a healthy approach by not worrying too much about it. Good job!
I made the mistake of baking cinnamon buns that I hadn't baked for 3-4 years. It was once a family tradition, that for this and that reason got dropped. So I revived it, and to my sorrow, last night after leaving my daughter's where we had dinner, I ate the buns I brought home with me that were supposed to last the week end. Luckily, I didn't wake up with a sticky pillow, but it was that close. I think I was feeling lonely coming home by myself after all the good company all day. Watch out for that lonely trigger!
As usual, hearing responses from others fighting the good fight is encouraging. Keep up the good work.
EK
I honestly have no idea on how many calories I took in on Christmas Eve and Christmas but I am bloated right now! Thank goodness it is going away.
Well I am in my running clothes right now and headed for the door. I figure I need to run about 32 miles in order to work off everything I ate yesterday. I didn't work out and it was TTOM. No wonder those chocolates were so appealing. I wasn't really serious about the 32 miles, but 4 is a very real possibility.
Back on the wagon for me!
i am pleased that we are not alone.......the "feast of the seven fishes" on christmas eve is a non-stop occassion.........and its not so much the fish but the accompaniments....italian bread....and plenty of it.........italian desserts and trays of it...........the one thing im certain of........i CAN NOT have that in my house or it will be consumed.....its just the compulsive person that i am.........we threw out the desserts the next morning......and the bread is still around calling my name!! but today is some semblance of back to order.......oatmeal and so on......ohhhh.......so very boring lol...........hello mr. treadmill........i'd like to re-introduce myself to you......i've been away on holiday
Not too much damage. It's the best I've ever done for a holiday. Wed morning I was 148.8, I was careful Christmas eve, and only 149.0 on Christmas morning. This morning up to 149.6. Not bad at all. I ate everything, but in moderation. More than just a couple bites, but careful about portion size and I spaced things out over the day. I still have to get through the rest of the weekend, but the hardest one is past.
And my long run (6 miles) is tomorrow, so I should be back down to the 148's by Monday.
surprisingly I didnt overload myself yesterday. I mean I probably did but I had space in between meals. I ate a lil bit of everything at my b'fs Italian grandmas, plus cheese cake dessert. then we had about 2 hrs in between and then went to his other grandmas for cookies and coffee. then after that was to my house for dinner which was ham, green beans and mashed potatos, then dessert there was cheese cake brownies(mmmmmm). So in all I didnt do too bad. I dont feel terrible and bloated today, im just scared to get on a scale.
No damage here..... I got the flu for my Christmas Present ! Down 5 lbs and everything....and I mean everything is gone.
Total Cals for Christmas Day: 8 Crackers - 205 calories !
I ate whatever I wanted, whenever I was hungry, all week beginning with a Channukah dinner we hosted on Monday night. I jumped on the scale at the gym Christmas Eve after work out of morbid curiosity (I had eaten at least three pounds of beef brisket alone since Monday) - and I'd lost 5 lbs! Bodies are freaking weird sometimes...
I am so glad I am not the only one!
I honestly didn't think I'd been doing that badly. I last weighed myself on Tuesday morning. 133.5 then. 137.5 today! I was freaking out. But you guys are right, lots of sodium and sugar. It shouldn't take that long to get back down.
This sounds like confession! ok I gained 4 pounds. Too many bad food options with company here. Healthy foods and Christmas are not compatable. But how do you gain so much wieght in so little time?
I gained 6. LOL. But I ate until late last night and drank about a half quart of egg nog and rum. Hahaha. I know it'll (hopefully) be gone by next week. Made myself (slightly hungover and all) get up at 5am and jog. Not punishing myself or anything. I had to leave at 7 to meet my dad about two hours away. Didn't even end up going though because of weather. I could have slept in!!!
Edited to answer above poster. Undigested food, sodium levels you don't normally get, alcohol. . . You didn't really gain all that weight. (I hope) Mostly just phantom becuase your body isn't used to all the food you normally wouldn't eat.
Well now for my confession. I ate like there was no tomorrow for two days!! I 'gained' 5 lbs. But this morning, I am trying to get into a better routine with oatmeal for breakfast and trying out my new hrm and sneakers on the treadmill. Hopefully, I can do better this week (visiting my fiance) and then get back into full swing of things when I return on January 4th.
It is normal for a person to fluctuate up to and sometimes greater than 5lbs in a day for any reason. It takes 3500 calories in EXCESS of your burn to gain just one. Thus, it's much smarter to weigh in once a week under the same conditions and take your progress based on that, instead of every morning.
Why The Scale Lies - by Renee Cloe, ACE Certified Personal Trainer
I did well at dinner but it was all the in between goodies and snacks that did me in! My mom has a tradition of having pumpkin pie and egg nog for breakfast so after that it was all down hill. Later in the evening we went to my husbands Grandparents for dinner where they had a whole spread of food on the counters with everything from fudge to develed eggs! I figured that if I stuck to my diet while everyone else was happy and eating that I'd get depressed and that's no fun, so I let myself go and figured that there's always tomorrow. So far today, i've done terrific...I haven't weighed myself yet because of pure terror but will probably weigh in on Monday.
oh my, i ate sooo much that i actually thought i legit gained 10 pounds. holy food-baby batman. woke up this morning and felt lke i gained maybe 1. so... of course i had left overs. DURR. went and ran for 40 minute and feel better :)
ohhhhh the holidays. im glad to see the cookies FINALLY disappearing from my house. i know i'll be perfectly back on track once everything is gone. every year i say i'm gonna be good but i just CANT resist the temptation of the holidays!!
hope everyone had a good one!!
I ate fudge, and drank lots and lots of booze. Then ate snickerdoodles, and lord knows what else. This is the ONLY day I will have done this. Haha it was awesome. I didn't peak at the scale, because it's not allowed to take my glory away. I'll weigh in AFTER new years. Actually a week after, so I can expose of that damage as well. In the mean time, I'll eat the way I normally do. A few pounds won't kill me. Depriving myself of the holiday will depress me tho.
I told myself I'd eat a lot and give myself a break...and I did. Each of the three days before christmas I ran 4miles and weight lifted hard, and had a 800cal deficit each day so I could eat a little more than usually. But I checked later, and I only ate 2200cals, which is only 200 more than maintenance on days in which im sedentary! I know cuz I prepared all the food. I was stuffed, and yet I didn't gain any real weight. AWESOME!!!
I took christmas day and christmas eve off and i went up 4lbs. haha. it'll come off in a few days. i'm glad you enjoyed your christmas. every once and a while- it's totally worth it. :]
