Beware of holiday calories(kinda long)

O.k. so I've been soooo good during this holiday season. I haven't been eating cookies or candies, etc. I did make some sugar free stuff that I have tried but not in excess at all b/c too much SF makes me dump as well. I thought I was doing so well, so why wasn't the scale moving as much. I thought, well, it's getting close to 6 mos. so I'm slowing down. I've been busy at work and w/ holiday preparations so I haven't been exercising much. I've been snacking a little but mostly protein, although I have been eating a few wheat thins w/ my low fat cheese so maybe it's the carbs. But I think I've figured it out.....those damned holiday calories I realized last night that b/c we've had visitors over after dinner, I've been drinking more coffee--w/ a little irish cream or some type of low fat flavored creamer. It's extra calories. I made sugar free fat free egg nog, only 100 calories in a glass and it's 8 g. of protein. But it's 100 calories that I wasn't having after dinner before. And then there's the snacking. I've been snacking w/ my visitors...not a lot but some and there were those calories too. I realized when I put it all together that I'm consuming, on average, an extra 200-300 calories an evening while trying to be a good hostess. Can't wait until Dec. 26th and I can get back on the WLS wagon. Visits over, egg nog and holiday treats(even the SF/FF ones) are all gone, and I can walk walk walk instead of wrap wrap wrap.

I feel like I'm in the same boat. I've had 3 things this week that have real sugar in them. Talk about being in a coma! I don't get sick, I just get really sleepy. It's bittersweet because I love this time of year, but I'm definitely ready for the parties to be over and no more snacking!!! Once I hit the gym next year, it will counteract all of this, I HOPE! Happy Humpday, Amber

The sad thing is is that I've been really good w/ the sweets. Only SF cookies, etc. I have had a few glasses of wine and some brandy in my SF/FF egg nog but that's it. It's been the cheese and summer sausage and dips w/ wheat thins. That's what's really killing me. It's stuff that I was eating before but probably as a meal instead of a snack...I've been starchy carb free for the past 2 days and I'm hoping to see the scale move again. I've also been eating some high sodium stuff and I've been retaining fluid, also I've been indulging in coffee drinks so I'm starting to hold water. The doc. prescribed a ligh****er pill and I've been in the bathroom all day. So, I've also got to concentrate on getting in my water....whoever said it was the easy way out is nuts!!!