Healthy Eating and Thanksgiving

I was wondering what everyone's approach to Thanksgiving is going to be...

I usually try to eat a healthy low carbohydrate breakfast and lunch and then dinner is usually a cheat meal. I find by eating healthy early in the day I am less likely to over eat...if I go into thanksgiving dinner hungry it is usually followed by a stomachache.

Message edited 11/23/2011 4:08:46 PM.

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I pretty much have the same plan. I eat a healthy breakfast. Lunch with with my ILs- I try to have a little bit without overindulging. Dinner I try to eat smaller portion sizes. I save my "cheat" for dessert though

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I try to have a low cal breakfast & lunch. With dinner, I fill my plate with turkey, salad, veggies & sweet potato and then whatever room gets left on my plate gets the stuffing & a small scoop of mashed. With dessert, I have pumpkin pie & apple pie...sliver of each. And then I have a drink or two or three (by the time the day is done)......wow....this conversation is going down hill quickly.....

ETS: I obviously over indulge for Thanksgiving dinner and dessert...enough said!

Message edited 11/23/2011 6:25:44 PM.

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i have lost almost 20 lbs. since april and have been working out consistently. my whole body has changed and I'm very proud of myself. but i looooove thanksgiving. i plan on eating every single thing i want and love. just a smaller portion of it this year.

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Thought I would share this...didn't think it only applied to those suffering from eating disorders but rather was applicable to any conscious dieter during this time.

To anyone that is suffering, I wish you happy thoughts and peace during the season

http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/uploads/file/TK_Twelve_Ideas-Holiday_&_EDs.pdf

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I'm going to try to go with smaller portion sizes, but I can't promise I will stick to it.

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Already ate! I just kept each portion to the size of my fist, except for buttermilk biscuits. I had two of those.

I also went out for a jog this morning and had a healthy breakfast. I'm eating dessert too, but not much.

I can't stick to these healthy changes for the rest of my life if I deny myself all of my urges. I just exhibit self control, and now I don't feel like I'm going to explode.

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I filled up on veggies - went very low carb - I had like a quarter-sized serving of potatoes and stuffing, we had sugar free apple pie for desert and I left the crust, we also ad sugar free pumpkin pudding.

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We are at my ILs and they do not do a huge Thanksgiving meal. I pretty much ate a normal dinner (Turkey, Potatoes, Veggie) and then a small piece of Apple Crisp. Since it is just five people here there are no appetizers. Christmas with my family, however, is another story. I just figure it is a waste of a day....one day will not ruin my normal diet.

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I try not to over analyze everything I ate, because I dont normally eat like that. But I didn't overstuff myself and didn't even finish my dessert. Holidays & my birthday are "free" days for me anyway.

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I did pretty well apparently because I didn't even gain a pound!!!!!!!!!

I ate a healthy breakfast and lunch and cheated at dinner. I didnt go crazy overeating. I hate that feeling in any case. But I did have normal sized portions and of course I had to have dessert.

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Trying to breathe and realize that the large jump on the scale is normal for a post cheat day and within a few days it will be back down! Yikes! It was worth it though!

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I'm proud of myself- I tracked everything and didn't go over my points!! I ended up dipping into my weekly points but I didn't even use all of them!

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So, I did well with my small portions approach. I didn't over stuff myself and it worked. I don't think I gained any weight.

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I think I lost a pound or two. I've been sick like a dog and have absolutely no taste buds

Message edited 11/25/2011 11:36:32 PM.

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I gained 1 lb but will shake that within a couple of days