In case anyone is interested...how I deal with holiday eating temptations...
And I am not saying this is how YOU should deal with it, but this is how I customarily deal with every holiday that revolves around food...so that would be EVERY holiday.
Here's what I know about holidays, food and me.
1. I like holiday foods MOSTLY as-is. At least for me, the foods my family eats on holidays are woven into the very fabric of my culture and changing them but so much just seems...wrong.
2. I like to be able to eat freely without having to worry about counting up numbers in my head.
3. I do NOT want to gain weight as a result of holiday eating.
To accommodate all those parts of me, what I usually do is set a caloric burn goal for the day and do whatever it takes to reach that goal. For different holidays I have different goals. For Christmas, I endeavor to burn at least 3,000 calories that day (this requires a four mile walk and about an hour worth of cardio in addition to my normal daily activities). On the 4th of July I go a bit lower and aim to burn 2,800. I have a BodyMedia Fit so fortunately I KNOW how much I am burning.
This does NOT mean I don't try to make good eating decisions on holidays. Fortunately for me, I dump so that keeps me from eating too much sugar and oddly enough when I have worked out early on a holiday my appetite is diiminished so it makes it a bit easier to deal with the food temptations (although it sort of ****** me off to get really full really fast but that's my head case).
Anyway, just thought I'd put that out there. Remember, weight loss is mainly a "calories in/calories out" game. If you think you may go overboard on the calories in, MAKE SURE you are putting calories out through activity.
Here's what I know about holidays, food and me.
1. I like holiday foods MOSTLY as-is. At least for me, the foods my family eats on holidays are woven into the very fabric of my culture and changing them but so much just seems...wrong.
2. I like to be able to eat freely without having to worry about counting up numbers in my head.
3. I do NOT want to gain weight as a result of holiday eating.
To accommodate all those parts of me, what I usually do is set a caloric burn goal for the day and do whatever it takes to reach that goal. For different holidays I have different goals. For Christmas, I endeavor to burn at least 3,000 calories that day (this requires a four mile walk and about an hour worth of cardio in addition to my normal daily activities). On the 4th of July I go a bit lower and aim to burn 2,800. I have a BodyMedia Fit so fortunately I KNOW how much I am burning.
This does NOT mean I don't try to make good eating decisions on holidays. Fortunately for me, I dump so that keeps me from eating too much sugar and oddly enough when I have worked out early on a holiday my appetite is diiminished so it makes it a bit easier to deal with the food temptations (although it sort of ****** me off to get really full really fast but that's my head case).
Anyway, just thought I'd put that out there. Remember, weight loss is mainly a "calories in/calories out" game. If you think you may go overboard on the calories in, MAKE SURE you are putting calories out through activity.
RNY Gastric Bypass 1-8-08 350/327/200 (HW/SW/CW). I spend most of my time playing with my food over at Bariatric Foodie - check me out!
Holidays ARE about special foods. What I like about Easter is that it's ham and deviled eggs-2 foods that are very pouch friendly to me. We aren't cooking it this year which makes it even better!
I love those walk before and after the meal. Something special about taking a walk when everyone is off work and happy. I hope it's sunny again tomorrow.
I (aka the Easter bunny) bought my son jelly beans for his basket. He loves them/I hate them. WIN!
Deb T.
I love those walk before and after the meal. Something special about taking a walk when everyone is off work and happy. I hope it's sunny again tomorrow.
I (aka the Easter bunny) bought my son jelly beans for his basket. He loves them/I hate them. WIN!
Deb T.
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