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Old December 7th, 2004, 09:46 PM
A Ross
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Default The Holidays

Thought it might be time for a legit post--it seems we're being overrun
by trolls of late, when I'd rather be overrun by reindeer.

My lil' sis (I have four) is coming home from Alaska next week, toting
along her hubby and her baby boy, who's now a year old. It'll be a short
visit for my BIL--he's being shipped out next month. Sis will live with
my mom until he comes home.

Of course, their homecoming will bring about a new round of festivities,
aside from those traditional reasons we use to overindulge.

To keep myself from travelling off the tracks, I wrote down a list of
goals for myself in regards to eating, drinking, and exercising,
but...well...we'll see if I can stick to it.

What strategies will you all be using to combat holiday weight gain?

Amy
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Old December 7th, 2004, 10:46 PM
Chris
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Well, spending 10 days in Dayton is one way to avoid holiday
festivities :-).

Though the office here is having some sort of holiday get-together
tomorrow after work and our audit team is invited.

Seriously, my strategy is to have some splurge meals but be good the
rest of the time, and try to keep up with my exercise as much as travel
schedules permit. I doubt I will gain much, but if I do I'll lose it
again :-).

Chris

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Old December 7th, 2004, 10:46 PM
Chris
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Well, spending 10 days in Dayton is one way to avoid holiday
festivities :-).

Though the office here is having some sort of holiday get-together
tomorrow after work and our audit team is invited.

Seriously, my strategy is to have some splurge meals but be good the
rest of the time, and try to keep up with my exercise as much as travel
schedules permit. I doubt I will gain much, but if I do I'll lose it
again :-).

Chris

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Old December 7th, 2004, 11:41 PM
Phil M.
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Leafing through alt.support.diet, I read A Ross's message of 07 Dec 2004:


What strategies will you all be using to combat holiday weight gain?


Keep running.

Phil M.

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"What counts in battle is what you do once the pain sets in." -John Short,
South African coach.
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Old December 8th, 2004, 02:21 PM
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"A Ross" wrote in message
...
Thought it might be time for a legit post--it seems we're being overrun
by trolls of late, when I'd rather be overrun by reindeer.

Isn't that the truth! I especially love the trolls answering trolls just
for attention.

I probably won't do anything special during the holidays to maintain. There
will be a couple office parties, a church dinner, 50th wedding anniversary
celebration for an aunt and uncle and a wild-game dinner in addition to
Christmas day at my house. I'll just try to eat sensibly and try to keep
exercising during the holidays.

Beverly

177 / 142 / ~140


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Old December 8th, 2004, 04:46 PM
Matty
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"Beverly" wrote in message
...

"A Ross" wrote in message
...
Thought it might be time for a legit post--it seems we're being overrun
by trolls of late, when I'd rather be overrun by reindeer.

Isn't that the truth! I especially love the trolls answering trolls just
for attention.

I probably won't do anything special during the holidays to maintain.
There
will be a couple office parties, a church dinner, 50th wedding anniversary
celebration for an aunt and uncle and a wild-game dinner in addition to
Christmas day at my house. I'll just try to eat sensibly and try to keep
exercising during the holidays.

Beverly

177 / 142 / ~140



Same plan here Beverly. Moderation & exercise is the key. Trying to get my
accountability partner to understand that I have to allow a little treat now
and again to avoid a potential 'binge attack'. Had some of those roasted
cinnamon almonds they sell at the mall every year at Christmas time the
other day. Stayed in control and under calories, just needed a taste of that
holiday treat(too expensive to potentially binge on anyway)...

Matty
481/364/250
First mini-goal achieved: 104lbs lost 10/24/04


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Old December 9th, 2004, 04:27 AM
JMA
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"jayjay" wrote in message
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On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 15:46:27 -0500, A Ross
wrote:

Thought it might be time for a legit post--it seems we're being overrun
by trolls of late, when I'd rather be overrun by reindeer.

My lil' sis (I have four) is coming home from Alaska next week, toting
along her hubby and her baby boy, who's now a year old. It'll be a short
visit for my BIL--he's being shipped out next month. Sis will live with
my mom until he comes home.

Of course, their homecoming will bring about a new round of festivities,
aside from those traditional reasons we use to overindulge.

To keep myself from travelling off the tracks, I wrote down a list of
goals for myself in regards to eating, drinking, and exercising,
but...well...we'll see if I can stick to it.

What strategies will you all be using to combat holiday weight gain?

Amy



I am so sick of buying food at today's grocery prices then throwing
out 1/3 of all the fresh foods I buy because we dont' eat them before
they go bad. I'm on a boycott! I'm sick of throwing my money away.


Same here. It's very hard to shop for only two people and try to get
"fresh" produce when you live in the middle of nowhere. Are tomatoes more
than $5/lb anywhere else? It is getting almost to the point where it will
be cheaper to get the salad with grilled chicken breast on top at a
restaurant than to make it at home.

I'm not too worried about the holiday eating. As far as I know we
don't have any big plans. Hopefully life will destress a little bit
as work slows down and things calm down and I might actually lose a
bit of weight.


This is the first year we aren't going down south in quite some time. The
plan is to spend time snowshoeing, skiing, and introducing my DH to
weightlifting. For the actual holiday we'll probably have an open house for
any friends and acquaintances who have no one to spend the time with. We
did it a few years ago and asked that people bring either a dish, drink, or
entertainment and ended up with quite an assortment of folks from a few
college students to some elderly friends with no family in the area. It
works out well for me because I'm always on the move preparing or cleaning
and I don't get much time to sit around and eat.

My plan is to increase my activities and have a few lighter than normal
eating days each week. Tonight my trainer said he wants me to focus on
increasing my exercise by just 5 minutes each day for the next few weeks. I
had already beaten him to the punch starting on Monday

Jenn


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Old December 9th, 2004, 06:24 AM
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I cut back on calories most days in November and December to allow
myself to eat more at Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner and holiday
parties. And as others have said, I'm especially diligent about
exercising.

As always, YMMV.

Kasey
365/224/???

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Old December 9th, 2004, 02:30 PM
Beverly
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"Matty" wrote in message
...

"Beverly" wrote in message
...

"A Ross" wrote in message
...
Thought it might be time for a legit post--it seems we're being overrun
by trolls of late, when I'd rather be overrun by reindeer.

Isn't that the truth! I especially love the trolls answering trolls

just
for attention.

I probably won't do anything special during the holidays to maintain.
There
will be a couple office parties, a church dinner, 50th wedding

anniversary
celebration for an aunt and uncle and a wild-game dinner in addition to
Christmas day at my house. I'll just try to eat sensibly and try to

keep
exercising during the holidays.

Beverly

177 / 142 / ~140



Same plan here Beverly. Moderation & exercise is the key. Trying to get my
accountability partner to understand that I have to allow a little treat

now
and again to avoid a potential 'binge attack'. Had some of those roasted
cinnamon almonds they sell at the mall every year at Christmas time the
other day. Stayed in control and under calories, just needed a taste of

that
holiday treat(too expensive to potentially binge on anyway)...

Matty
481/364/250
First mini-goal achieved: 104lbs lost 10/24/04

I love those nuts. Fortunately they don't sell them in the malls around
here. I only have to face them at the fall festivals in the area.

We had our team holiday dinner yesterday afternoon at a local restaurant and
I managed to stay on track. I knew I was going to indulge in their house
dessert so I ordered a light entree. I couldn't finish the dessert and I
bypassed dinner last night. I finished the day with 1100 calories - a
little low for me but I just wasn't hungry in the evening.

Today will be another round of holiday events. It's our entire department
pot luck luncheon. I haven't had a problem with this event in past years
and I'm hoping for the same results this year. There will be tons of food
but I fill up on the lowest calorie items available and limit the higher
calorie food.

I plan to meet Chris, one of our fellow ASD members, this evening for
dinner. I'm sure we can find something light to eat and maybe get in some
walking and shopping

Beverly




  #10  
Old December 9th, 2004, 02:30 PM
Beverly
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"Matty" wrote in message
...

"Beverly" wrote in message
...

"A Ross" wrote in message
...
Thought it might be time for a legit post--it seems we're being overrun
by trolls of late, when I'd rather be overrun by reindeer.

Isn't that the truth! I especially love the trolls answering trolls

just
for attention.

I probably won't do anything special during the holidays to maintain.
There
will be a couple office parties, a church dinner, 50th wedding

anniversary
celebration for an aunt and uncle and a wild-game dinner in addition to
Christmas day at my house. I'll just try to eat sensibly and try to

keep
exercising during the holidays.

Beverly

177 / 142 / ~140



Same plan here Beverly. Moderation & exercise is the key. Trying to get my
accountability partner to understand that I have to allow a little treat

now
and again to avoid a potential 'binge attack'. Had some of those roasted
cinnamon almonds they sell at the mall every year at Christmas time the
other day. Stayed in control and under calories, just needed a taste of

that
holiday treat(too expensive to potentially binge on anyway)...

Matty
481/364/250
First mini-goal achieved: 104lbs lost 10/24/04

I love those nuts. Fortunately they don't sell them in the malls around
here. I only have to face them at the fall festivals in the area.

We had our team holiday dinner yesterday afternoon at a local restaurant and
I managed to stay on track. I knew I was going to indulge in their house
dessert so I ordered a light entree. I couldn't finish the dessert and I
bypassed dinner last night. I finished the day with 1100 calories - a
little low for me but I just wasn't hungry in the evening.

Today will be another round of holiday events. It's our entire department
pot luck luncheon. I haven't had a problem with this event in past years
and I'm hoping for the same results this year. There will be tons of food
but I fill up on the lowest calorie items available and limit the higher
calorie food.

I plan to meet Chris, one of our fellow ASD members, this evening for
dinner. I'm sure we can find something light to eat and maybe get in some
walking and shopping

Beverly




 




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