Holiday plans? How will you manage it all?????

hmmm?

There is an advantage to living alone and leading a quiet life...but maybe only one. I actually have no special plans for Thanksgiving and no parties to "worry" about. My dad is out of the country because his brother is in the hospital in SERBIA (wtf? what are the chances?) so we won't be getting together. The only change is that my gym is closed on Thursday, so I shall pledge to use the small gym room in the basement of my Dad's apartment building instead. Boring answer!

wow, you are right, wtf - serbia of all places? Made me think of a great book called Pretty Bird - about Sarajevo and the Serbian thang, except a great story line...I felt like I had been unconscious over all that. You are younger than me, but it happened when i should have been more aware.

Well, I KNOW that I will eat more calories on Turkey Day, so I've been eating Lean Cuisine Dinners for lunch and cutting back on calories.  I've been either walking or going to the pool the past few days, and intend to do so after Thursday also.  I'm hoping that although I probably won't lose anything this week, I at least won't gain anything. Then it will be "working it" as usual till Christmas.  Then I hope to do the same plan. Wish me luck, as I'll do the same for ya'll. Happy Thanksgiving! Bren

Hey Neecee,

Well, my gym is open on Thanksgiving morning so I am going to start there.  Since I am going to my brother and SIL house then I don't have to worry about cooking.  So I'm good to go there.

Now, the reason I know that I won't have a problem on Thanksgiving?  My 18 year old won't be able to make it to the family Thanksgiving tomorrow.  So we had a Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday.  I ate some turkey, some stuffing and a little bit of candied yams.  I was so sick afterwards I wanted to die.  Soooooooooooooooooooooooo there you have it, I don't want to die or feel like I am dying.  So there will be no screwing up for me, it's that simple.  I really just cannot eat like that anymore, I'm physically unable to do so.  So I'm safe

I hope you have a glorious Thanksgiving!!!

 

Donna

I am doing pretty much all the cooking, but for a small group - like 6 of us. DD's are coming over this morning to bake pies together.  Like Brenda, i am trying to conserve my caloires this week ahead so that when i do go off plan for T-Day, the damage should not be so horrid. Like Donna, I hate to be so full I am sick, so I always watch that. (I'm not sure you got sick from being over full -or just rich food), but that is my usual MO if i don't monitor and pace myself) The day starts out to do a 2 mile fun walk at the park with GS's and one DD - a turkey trot. Then home to finish up cooking. I will be sucking back gin and diet tonics before supper! But I am pretty good about not grazing on appetizers and assorted other crap laying about.  The rest of the weekend, i hope to do some hiking and biking, supposed to be gorgeous up here in Northern Cali!

We're going to my sisters for dinner.  I just woke up and weighed myself and already have gained four pounds back from last week.  So otherwise I'm not in the greatest mood this morning.  I'm about in tears this morning.  I'm so sick of this not being able to do it alone.  I'm pretty "down" atm, but after I wake up some more I need to figure what I'm doing wrong.

My mom and sister has been talking "behind my back" so to speak, debating if I'm going to eat the food there or have a tv dinner.    It almost feels like their  aiming to sabatoge my plans of not eating anything bad.  If it wasn't for my mom having this "family time" issue of hers, I would just stay home.   My mom had me take her grocerie shopping yesterday, was buying pies ect.  She kept urging me to make my grandmas seafood salad.  She was acting like it was a healthy dish...ummm no!  She was getting extremely pushy with it.  Finally I had to snap at her so she would stop.  If I bring anything, it will be a green salad, or some other kind of healthy vegetable dish.  Lord knows nothing healthy will be there.

This sucks....bahh humbug!

It's only one day, Holly!  Just go with it, eat a normal size plate of whatever you want - and stay out of the leftovers! Don't let the day go by feeling like it's a diet day.

My plan of attack: On Friday, day off from work, will do extra training session (4 this week instead of three), half hour of cardio, and hour of either a boot camp or swimming class.   Will have regular training on Saturday and will take an abs class on Sunday.  All the extra should make up for small indulgences. I've given some thought to what I'll allow: one bite if it's really bad for me, 3/4 of the plate to my no starch rule.  Otherwise, nothing's "off limits".  It's just one day and the calories can be burned off.

Girl, you make me tired just reading your post. :)  Actually, I really admire you for how hard you work.  Do you get all of this from your trainer?  Or just you working out?