Thanksgiving day and food survey

Last Thanksgiving did you diet clean, indulge a little or go crazy?
Indulged a little 

This Thanksgiving what are your intentions of eating?
I will be on my normal diet so white turkey and good vegs

Where did you have Thanksgiving last year?
Best friend's house

Where will you have Thanksgiving this year?
Sister in laws and later a friend's (double trouble)

When will Thanksgiving dinner be served?
Noon

About how many people will be present?
Sister in law - 12, friends - 50

If not home, will you be bringing food and what?
green bean casserole and a ham

If at home, how much of the meal are you responsible for?
Not applicable

Whats your favorite Thanksgiving food?
Stuffing

Taste preference: Turkey or Ham?
Ham!

Three favorite sides dishes in preference order?
Stuffing, yams, real mashed potatoes (carbs, anyone?)

Best tasting Thanksgiving dessert?
Blueberry pie.

Most over-rated Thanksgiving food?
Turkey, I eat sliced turkey breast all the time.

Most under-rated Thanksgiving food?
Cool whip on desserts

Will you be fine with high cal leftovers around?
Not eating them there so certainly not bringing them home.

What will you be doing after eating Thanksgiving dinner?
Heading over to another because splitting between houses. At the second house, the play touch football after dinner.

Allowing yourself a gain or not?
Expecting a loss (got a christmas dress to fit in) 

Last Thanksgiving did you diet clean, indulge a little or go crazy?
Diet Cleaned

This Thanksgiving what are your intentions of eating?
Indulging a little

Where did you have Thanksgiving last year?
Mom's House

Where will you have Thanksgiving this year?
Cousin's House

When will Thanksgiving dinner be served?
Noon

About how many people will be present?
Eight People

If not home, will you be bringing food and what?
Stuffing and Mashed Potaters

If at home, how much of the meal are you responsible for?
None

Whats your favorite Thanksgiving food?
Mashed Potaters

Taste preference: Turkey or Ham?
Turkey

Three favorite sides dishes in preference order?
Mashed Potaters, Corn, Green Beans

Best tasting Thanksgiving dessert?
Apple Pie

Most over-rated Thanksgiving food?
Corn

Most under-rated Thanksgiving food?
Apple Pie

Will you be fine with high cal leftovers around?
I hope so :D

What will you be doing after eating Thanksgiving dinner?
Hang out with my Dad and Mom

Allowing yourself a gain or not?
Not

Last Thanksgiving did you diet clean, indulge a little or go crazy?
I went nuts, i ate so much that I went home and slept in a food coma for 5 hours

This Thanksgiving what are your intentions of eating?
I'm going to try to stick to the turkey and veggies, small portion of stuffing, and a tiny portion of my fave dessert

Where did you have Thanksgiving last year?
My grandmothers with 20 of my family members

Where will you have Thanksgiving this year?
My grandmothers with 20 of my family members (tradition)

When will Thanksgiving dinner be served?
2pm

About how many people will be present?
about 20-25

If not home, will you be bringing food and what?
nope the whole family cooks, i just help out if they need me

If at home, how much of the meal are you responsible for?
Not applicable

Whats your favorite Thanksgiving food?
Stuffing, green bean casserole, pumpkin pie

Taste preference: Turkey or Ham?
Honey Ham

Three favorite sides dishes in preference order?
Stuffing, Green Bean Casserole, Corn pudding

Best tasting Thanksgiving dessert?
Pumpkin Pie, Pecan Pie, Apple Pie....damn i must love pie

Most over-rated Thanksgiving food?
Turkey, it's just not my fave meat

Most under-rated Thanksgiving food?
Green bean casserole

Will you be fine with high cal leftovers around?
the only thing that will be leftover is turkey I hope so I'm sure i'll be ok

What will you be doing after eating Thanksgiving dinner?
resting in bed watching tv with a glass of wine im sure

Allowing yourself a gain or not?
I just hope I maintain, I'm gonna go to the gym for awhile before the dinner too

Last Thanksgiving did you diet clean, indulge a little or go crazy?
def went crazy..can't resist those desserts!

This Thanksgiving what are your intentions of eating?
my only goal is to STOP WHEN FULL!  I find it difficult to do this when presented with so much food

Where did you have Thanksgiving last year?
Grandparents' house

Where will you have Thanksgiving this year?
same place...

When will Thanksgiving dinner be served?
1pm

About how many people will be present?
about 12

If not home, will you be bringing food and what?
I am going to bake some pumpkin chocolate chip muffins to add to the mix...they are my "healthy muffins" so they'll be a little lighter (no one has to know!)

If at home, how much of the meal are you responsible for?
Not applicable

Whats your favorite Thanksgiving food?
green beans and sweet potato pie!

Taste preference: Turkey or Ham?
Turkey

Three favorite sides dishes in preference order?
green beans, mashed potatos, rolls

Best tasting Thanksgiving dessert?
sweet potato pie

Most over-rated Thanksgiving food?
Turkey

Most under-rated Thanksgiving food?
green beans

Will you be fine with high cal leftovers around?
yeah, i'm not big on leftovers

What will you be doing after eating Thanksgiving dinner?
heading back to mom's house then out for a movie with mom and sis

Allowing yourself a gain or not?
I hope to not gain, but if I do it's not a big deal, I can work extra hard next week

Last Thanksgiving did you diet clean, indulge a little or go crazy?
Went crazy 

This Thanksgiving what are your intentions of eating?
Planning to indulge a little; likely will indulge a LOT

Where did you have Thanksgiving last year?
Parents' house

Where will you have Thanksgiving this year?
Grandmother's house

When will Thanksgiving dinner be served?
7ish

About how many people will be present?
About 10

If not home, will you be bringing food and what?
Bringing an appetizer...probably hummus. Also, wine.

If at home, how much of the meal are you responsible for?
None of the actual meal...they don't trust me to cook.

Whats your favorite Thanksgiving food?
Pecan pie

Taste preference: Turkey or Ham?
Turkey

Three favorite sides dishes in preference order?
Sweet potato casserole, stuffing, oyster dressing

Best tasting Thanksgiving dessert?
Pecan pie.

Most over-rated Thanksgiving food?
Cranberry sauce

Most under-rated Thanksgiving food?
Green bean casserole

Will you be fine with high cal leftovers around?
Nope. I'll be eating them for brunch on Friday.

What will you be doing after eating Thanksgiving dinner?
Watching a movie with the family; eating Tums

Allowing yourself a gain or not?
Allowing. I know I'll get back to normal weight soon enough.

Last Thanksgiving did you diet clean, indulge a little or go crazy?
Indulged a little 

This Thanksgiving what are your intentions of eating?
I will be on my normal diet and eat some dessert (which I don't usually do nowadays) and more carbs than I normally do.

Where did you have Thanksgiving last year?
Best friend's house

Where will you have Thanksgiving this year?We're out of town for my husband's business so it will be a local diner

When will Thanksgiving dinner be served?
around 4 P.M

About how many people will be present?
Just the 4 of us

If not home, will you be bringing food and what?
obviously not

If at home, how much of the meal are you responsible for?
Not applicable

Whats your favorite Thanksgiving food?
mashed potatoes

Taste preference: Turkey or Ham?
Turkey - no red meat in my diet ever!

Three favorite sides dishes in preference order?
mashed potatoes, turkey and cranberry sauce (my homemade)

Best tasting Thanksgiving dessert?
my bowfat, lowcal pumpkin chiffon pie

Most over-rated Thanksgiving food?
stuffing .

Most under-rated Thanksgiving food?
non-sweetened yams

Will you be fine with high cal leftovers around?
there won't be any this year, but I don't ever overindulge on leftovers

What will you be doing after eating Thanksgiving dinner?
hang out and talk with my family (hubby and 2 teens) & hike the next day

Allowing yourself a gain or not?
no gaining

Edited Nov 21 2008 17:12 by sun123
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Last Thanksgiving did you diet clean, indulge a little or go crazy?
I went crazy.

This Thanksgiving what are your intentions of eating?
Indulge a little! I'm excited for it but I want to fill up on good stuff and allow myself one serving of dessert. ONE.

Where did you have Thanksgiving last year?
My best friend's house.

Where will you have Thanksgiving this year?
My mom's house!

When will Thanksgiving dinner be served?
5 PM

About how many people will be present?
Not many...5 to 6.

If not home, will you be bringing food and what?
I'm bringing dessert. Chocolate chip bread pudding!

If at home, how much of the meal are you responsible for?
N/A

Whats your favorite Thanksgiving food?
All of it. Putting everything on my plate and trying everything together in one bite! Lol!

Taste preference: Turkey or Ham?
Turkey.

Three favorite sides dishes in preference order?
Mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes (my aunt makes them with rum!)

Best tasting Thanksgiving dessert?
Oh, dear. Bread pudding, pecan pie, cheesecake, anything chocolate

Most over-rated Thanksgiving food?
Pumpkin pie. That stuff is awful.

Most under-rated Thanksgiving food?
Leftovers!

Will you be fine with high cal leftovers around?
Yeah, my aunt will probably force them on me and I might eat a little every day or throw them out. Not worried about it at all.

What will you be doing after eating Thanksgiving dinner?
Drinking wine, eating dessert, playing the piano for everyone.

Allowing yourself a gain or not?
I really don't care. :) If it doesn't come off this week, it'll come off next week.

Had to do it again. xox

Last Thanksgiving did you diet clean, indulge a little or go crazy?
I went crazy, its shocking that I didn't puke. D:

This Thanksgiving what are your intentions of eating?
I just hope i'll stop when i'm satisfied!

Where did you have Thanksgiving last year?
My mom's house

Where will you have Thanksgiving this year?
My sister's house

When will Thanksgiving dinner be served?
4 PM

About how many people will be present?
8 people? I'm just guessing

If not home, will you be bringing food and what?
Vegetarian Lasagna! Yumm!

If at home, how much of the meal are you responsible for?
N/A

Whats your favorite Thanksgiving food?
Mashed Potatoes. Period.

Taste preference: Turkey or Ham?
Turkey.

Three favorite sides dishes in preference order?
Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Baked Potato

Best tasting Thanksgiving dessert?
Pumpkin Muffins!

Most over-rated Thanksgiving food?
Stuffing

Most under-rated Thanksgiving food?
Mashed Potatoes! :D

Will you be fine with high cal leftovers around?
Yep.

What will you be doing after eating Thanksgiving dinner?
Eat a Pumpkin Raisin Muffin. <3

Allowing yourself a gain or not?
Hopefully not

Last Thanksgiving did you diet clean, indulge a little or go crazy?
Went a little crazy

This Thanksgiving what are your intentions of eating?
Good as gold. I'm gathering with loved ones AFTER they've had dinner.

Where did you have Thanksgiving last year?
My aunt's house.

Where will you have Thanksgiving this year?
At friends.

When will Thanksgiving dinner be served?
Before I got there.

About how many people will be present?
So far about 10

If not home, will you be bringing food and what?
Nope

If at home, how much of the meal are you responsible for?
Not applicable

Whats your favorite Thanksgiving food?
Sweet potatoes... stuffing.... pumpkin pie.... gingerbread.... turkey... I love it all. Even the funky green jello with cream cheese and pineapple

Taste preference: Turkey or Ham?
Turkey

Three favorite sides dishes in preference order?
Sweet potatoes, stuffing, green bean casserole (the canned green beans with mushroom soup... they're their own category)

Best tasting Thanksgiving dessert?
Pumpkin pie, although this year my friends have homemade gingerbread and it smells AMAZING

Most over-rated Thanksgiving food?
the "candy" on the candied yams. Even when I went hog wild and didn't watch what I ate, I always preferred my sweet potatoes plain.

Most under-rated Thanksgiving food?
Cool whip on desserts. I say a hell yeah to this one.

Will you be fine with high cal leftovers around?
I won't have any, but I think I'd be fine. Not putting it to the test.

What will you be doing after eating Thanksgiving dinner?
Cards, jokes, games, general visiting.

Allowing yourself a gain or not?
Nope. But if this piece of gingerbread I am GOING to have magically causes a gain, I'll live with it. I don't do the scale thing anyway.

Last Thanksgiving did you diet clean, indulge a little or go crazy?
If you consider having about 10 ounces of turkey breast, lots of salad, leeks & brussels sprouts then yea, I went NUTS! 

This Thanksgiving what are your intentions of eating?
Oh the same, I made brussels sprouts with lots of garlic, leeks, asparagus, spaghetti squash & the turkey is IN THE OVEN! 

Where did you have Thanksgiving last year?
My parent's house

Where will you have Thanksgiving this year?
My sister's house yet my dad is cooking everything here and we are bringing it over there... I think my mom wants my sister's boyfriend to clean the dishes! ha ha. 

When will Thanksgiving dinner be served?
6:30 pm - my dad keeps PUSHING back the time, it was originally planned for 5:00 and I bet we really wont eat until 7... no time for my tummy to digest before I go to bed! ha ha! 

About how many people will be present?
5 People & 3 Dogs! 

If not home, will you be bringing food and what?
Well we are pretty much bringing EVERYTHING over to my sisters house - including stuffing & tar tar tien! 

If at home, how much of the meal are you responsible for?
ALL! ha ha

Whats your favorite Thanksgiving food?
Turkey Breast & All my Vegetables! 

Taste preference: Turkey or Ham?
Turkey for sure! Plus Ham is not healthy & typically basted in sugar 

Three favorite sides dishes in preference order?
Brussels Sprouts, Leeks, Salad 

Best tasting Thanksgiving dessert?
Seconds of the actual meal! 

Most over-rated Thanksgiving food?
Pie 

Most under-rated Thanksgiving food?
My vegetables!!! 

Will you be fine with high cal leftovers around?
Yea - although I doubt there will be ANY left overs because I eat A LOT! Perhaps there will be stuffing & pie left but I don't eat those things to begin with so I will be just fine. 

What will you be doing after eating Thanksgiving dinner?
Playing a game called SMART ASS 

Allowing yourself a gain or not?
Nope because this dinner really isn't anything out of the ordinary 

Last Thanksgiving did you diet clean, indulge a little or go crazy?
You diet clean when Anorexia reigns surpreme. :(

This Thanksgiving what are your intentions of eating?
I'm not going to tell myself I can't have someg, but I'm not to gorge myself.

Where did you have Thanksgiving last year?
My parent's house

Where will you have Thanksgiving this year?
My Aunt's House with all of my extended family...

When will Thanksgiving dinner be served?
Around 5pm

About how many people will be present?
16 people

If not home, will you be bringing food and what?
I'm bringing Fudge cupcakes, rolls and baklava

If at home, how much of the meal are you responsible for?
NA

Whats your favorite Thanksgiving food?
CORN BREAD PUDDING!

Taste preference: Turkey or Ham?
Blah to both...

Three favorite sides dishes in preference order?
Corn Bread Pudding, Any kind of stuffing, mashed potatoes

Best tasting Thanksgiving dessert?
pumpkin pie!

Most over-rated Thanksgiving food?
Turkey :P

Most under-rated Thanksgiving food?
CORN BREAD PUDDING! I go NUTS for this stuff.

Will you be fine with high cal leftovers around?
My dad will probably eat it all before I even realize we brought any home

What will you be doing after eating Thanksgiving dinner?
Hanging out with my cousins

Allowing yourself a gain or not?
hopefully not...

Last Thanksgiving did you diet clean, indulge a little or go crazy?
Hardly ate, then forced it back up.  Never again.

This Thanksgiving what are your intentions of eating?
A little late, but I ate whatever I wanted, in portions I knew wouldn't make my stomach hurt.

Where did you have Thanksgiving last year?
An old friend's relative's house.

Where will you have Thanksgiving this year?
Home.

When will Thanksgiving dinner be served?
4:30

About how many people will be present?
Four.

If not home, will you be bringing food and what?
N/A

If at home, how much of the meal are you responsible for?
Everything but the wine.

Whats your favorite Thanksgiving food?
Pie.  All kinds. :)

Taste preference: Turkey or Ham?
Neither!

Three favorite sides dishes in preference order?
Mashed potatoes, biscuits, corn.

Best tasting Thanksgiving dessert?
Chocolate truffle.

Most over-rated Thanksgiving food?
Turkey.

Most under-rated Thanksgiving food?
Salad, it's so pretty and versatile but no one likes to have it around the holidays because it's "healthy".

Will you be fine with high cal leftovers around?
Yup.  They won't last long anyways, my father never takes long to finish high-cal foods if they're in the house.

What will you be doing after eating Thanksgiving dinner?
Sleeping.

Allowing yourself a gain or not?
I'll be okay with maintaining, though I'd really like to lose.  I'm not stressing about it.