purplebug12 Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 Hi all!So thanksgiving is coming up and mine will be a 3 day stay (2 half days and 2 full days) stay with family. They are not very healthy eaters (meals are ok but lots of snacks and not very supportive of my healthy eating endeavors or exercising). I do count calories, but I won't be able to measure so I will have to estimate. I won't be able to do my exercise but I will try to fit in 10 min of bodyweight training a day. I don't want to cause friction by refusing all the foods I used to eat growing up so I think I may just take them when I need to and try to make the healthiest and lowest calorie (while filling) choices when I have control. I am going to really try to stick to my calorie goal (2500) (not trying to lose just maintain/gain muscle). Any suggesting for surviving the holiday? What do you do? Is there anything I should try hard not to do? How will 4 days off my regular diet and schedule affect me? Will I lose muscle/strength progress? Will I gain weight? Quote Link to comment
Eleanorsbee Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 I would just eat and pig out ..... At the end of 2 days if you manage to eat 7000 calories more than the 5000 you want to eat (so 12000) calories .... You will have only put on 2lbs .... You can drop that in a weekJust don't worry about it, life is for living and it takes more than 2 days to get fat 1 Quote Human | Ranger Level 3 | STR: 8 | DEX: 2 | STA: 8 | CON: 5 | WIS: 0 | CHA: 7 Current Challenge / Second Challenge, / My First Challenge Link to comment
starsapart Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 You can always take bigger portions of veggies and meat and so on until your plate is really full, then it doesn't look so strange to only take a little of other foods you used to pig out on. Try going with "I'm still pretty full" when offered snacks. If your family isn't weird about tea, make it (no sugar) and keep people company while snacking/drinking but stay low cal that way. But in the end, two days won't kill you regardless. You can always get up early and go for long walks every day, too. 2 Quote ?current challenge? challenge archive: 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 instagram | goodreads "Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world." - Voltaire Link to comment
Northlander Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 Just don't worry about it, life is for living and it takes more than 2 days to get fat This. I'm in a similar boat and I think of it this way; Thanksgiving is the one day a year that I eat turkey, stuffing (my absolute favorite), mashed potatoes, gravy, etc so I just let myself have it that one day with the expectation that I'm back on the horse the next. Even if you go overboard it's nothing that can't be burned off in a week as long as you don't let that one day turn into 2, then 3, and so on. A day or two isn't going to significantly affect your weight loss/strength gains as long as it's only a day or two. As far as the snacks go I usually volunteer to bring some myself, then I know I'll have something for me and others are welcome to it as well. 1 Quote Northlander -- Viking Wannabe"It is no use saying 'we are doing our best'. You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary." - Churchill Challenges: 1/2/Current Pushups - 141 of 1000 14%14% Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 In all honesty, I basically skip all other meals and go absolutely full on glutton on the dinner. I'm not going to eat more than 4000 kcal between that and dessert. It's only 1 day and at worse 1 lb per day, I'll recover it over a week or so. Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
shaeon Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 Something I do at holiday meals: no one in my family makes actual vegetables as a side dish. Every "vegetable" dish is a casserole, and I really dislike casseroles. So I've started contributing actual vegetables to the meal. Brussels sprouts are a great option: they are seasonal, and they go well with Thanksgiving fare. But even just a salad is a nice relief from the heavy casseroles. Other than that, I agree with what everyone else says - it's just this one time of year. Get a little exercise in, and control what you eat when it's not time for one of the big meals. Quote SHAEON Jedi Apprentice Druid Character Sheet Daily Battle Log: Shaeon Restores Balance to the Force Past Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Current Challenge: Shaeon Focuses "With great boots comes great responsibility." Link to comment
Hong WeiLoh Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 I don't survive it at all. I die and go to heaven -- then self-resurrect a couple days later after the food coma wears off. Then it's back to PT and life as normal. \o/ It's not a personal tragedy, it's life. "Nothing is neither good nor bad, but thinking makes it so." Quote Insert witty & pithy saying here. Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 Since you are there 4 days, like others said enjoy your Thanksgiving meal. Then go on the no two in a row. Other meals, skip seconds, skip dessert( or just have small portions), focus on veggies and meat. Bring some healthy things you like to eat. I bring a bunch of raw veggies and dip to snack on while at my family during holidays. Then if they are snacking on cookies, I have veggies. Focus on portion size. For Thanksgiving, it's festive to eat more, but then people sort of adjust to that and do that on all the days from Thanksgiving-Christmas, which is where the problem lies. You may gain a little, but you know how to lose, so the next week when you return go back to your regular habits and you will be fine. Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
purplebug12 Posted October 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Thank you all! I will definitely enjoy my holiday but focus on making healthy choices. I will try the no two in a row method and will focus on vegetables and meats. I will continue to count my calories so hopefully I can just stop when I reach that and not gain. My worry is that the food at home is higher calorie than my food here and so I will be hitting my calorie target but will still be hungry. I will try to focus on low calorie filling foods and snacks over the next 4 days, maye limit myself when I am alone and have control so I can eat normal with others. 1 Quote Link to comment
Risk Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 This is one of the reasons I stopped counting calories and when with paleo eating a lot easier to enjoy the days with my family and not worry about eating “unhealthyâ€. I usually eat 60% to 70% paleo when I'm with the fam. Eat more meat, vegetables and fruits and try not to eat to much carbs (tortillas). But as always I eat till I end up like a pinata. my advice is just enjoy your fam, take a break from the counting and keep on trucking when you get back! Cheers and good luck! Quote http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/56438-ranger-risks-tales-for-the-afternow/ Link to comment
JessFit Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 Make/bring food and snacks to share! If they want you to eat chips take one but then be like "chips are good but I've really gotten into these wasabi almonds (or whatever), you should try some" because then you're not going the snob route but chances are they won't want any. My family are terrible eaters and they don't understand the word no so they will nag you until you eat 4 pieces of cake, but if you're polite and you express that you really actually enjoy something else more they generally eventually let it go. Unless you're my gram, if you're up against my gram you just shut up and eat the damn cake because she will ask you every 3 minutes until you leave otherwise Quote Warrior, Ravenclaw, book lover, history nerd, Red Sonja wannabe Current Challenge Battle Log Link to comment
purplebug12 Posted October 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Well I made it through. I believe I actually was under my calorie target everyday but I was still able to enjoy time and food with my family. I didn't eat as healthily as I have been but that's what holiday's are about. It shouldn't affect my weight since I was under in calories, it just makes it a little tougher to wean myself back off treats and get back to eating healthy. I did end up doing exercise all but 1 day. Some lunges, squats, crunches, planks and wall/counter pushups. Quote Link to comment
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