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Thanksgiving - Work of the Devil
Folks:
This weekend will be the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. That in itself is not bad. What's bad is that with my family committments, I have 3 dinner festivities to attend. What an unfortunate time to get back on the bandwagon. Short of staying home and curling up in to the fetal position, any suggestions on how to deal with this weekend? I just know that once all that most excellent food is hot and piping, I'll be a slave to my stomache. Cheers! Alex -- ************************************************** ***** VirtualGuy - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada ************************************************** ***** |
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On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 12:44:39 GMT, VirtualGuy
wrote: Folks: This weekend will be the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. That in itself is not bad. What's bad is that with my family committments, I have 3 dinner festivities to attend. What an unfortunate time to get back on the bandwagon. Short of staying home and curling up in to the fetal position, any suggestions on how to deal with this weekend? I just know that once all that most excellent food is hot and piping, I'll be a slave to my stomache. Cheers! Alex First, be sure to exercise! Before the weekend and after, if not actually during. If you can manage during... that won't hurt either. Second, drink plenty, and I mean plenty, of water before the food is served. That will help curb your appetite. Maybe even drink some water with some sugar-free Metamucil... that will add to the effect because of the additional fiber. Take reasonable portions to start... think fist size as the max. If soup is offered, have some of that to start... hot liquids can help curb appetite too. Then, eat slowly. ENJOY each and every bite. Don't shovel it down, take time to converse with family. Both before and after dinner, try to stay out of the kitchen/dining room... if you aren't around the food, there will be less opportunity to be tempted by "tastes" and "leftovers". (A walk before or after dinner is one way to stay away from the food and also get in some exercise. Invite a family member or two to come with if you like.) Do your best... that's all we can ask of ourselves. Cynthia 262/240.5/200 first goal |
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Thanksgiving - Work of the Devil
On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 12:44:39 GMT, VirtualGuy
wrote: Folks: This weekend will be the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. That in itself is not bad. What's bad is that with my family committments, I have 3 dinner festivities to attend. What an unfortunate time to get back on the bandwagon. Short of staying home and curling up in to the fetal position, any suggestions on how to deal with this weekend? I just know that once all that most excellent food is hot and piping, I'll be a slave to my stomache. Cheers! Alex My solution a year ago was to book a cruise for the week of Thanksgiving. :-) This year, well, it will just be me, bf and ds. (And hopefully Determined and her dd) Maybe a small turkey and a couple "special" items. Maybe we'll just go out. And maybe, if we have a good day of fishing and Determined chums the water up nicely for us, we'll be grilling or smoking up some fish instead of turkey. :-) I know its easier said than done, to just eat a little bit. But all that food that only comes to the table 1 or 2 times a year is so tempting. At my weight and current body image, I just go for it. For me, a long weekend of indulgence (like I had a couple weeks ago) takes about 1.5 weeks to recover. So, for me, a day like thanksgiving is a 2 week setback. In the grand scheme of life, its not that much time. BUT!!! I know this won't work for everyone. So, sorry to say, I don't have any real good advice for you Alex. |
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Thanksgiving - Work of the Devil
"VirtualGuy" wrote in message ... Folks: This weekend will be the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. That in itself is not bad. What's bad is that with my family committments, I have 3 dinner festivities to attend. What an unfortunate time to get back on the bandwagon. Short of staying home and curling up in to the fetal position, any suggestions on how to deal with this weekend? I just know that once all that most excellent food is hot and piping, I'll be a slave to my stomache. Cheers! Alex Holidays can be tough for all of us. I've found that if I fill up on the healthy items first I'm not tempted to eat too much of the higher calorie items. Drink plenty of water or some type of diet drink as this will fill you up, too. Most of all - enjoy the family and don't deprive yourself of a nibble of those special dishes they only serve at holidays. Beverly -- ************************************************** ***** VirtualGuy - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada ************************************************** ***** |
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Thanksgiving - Work of the Devil
VirtualGuy wrote:
Short of staying home and curling up in to the fetal position, any suggestions on how to deal with this weekend? I just know that once all that most excellent food is hot and piping, I'll be a slave to my stomache. Okay, here are my suggestions. 1.) Keep drinking water. If alcohol is an important part of your festivities then alternate one glass of water with one glass of _X_. 2.) Eat breakfast. See the great thread on being an "oater" for oatmeal recipes. 3.) Don't eat anything that you didn't put on a plate first. If you've got a ton of hors d'oevres just put them on the plate and LOOK at them first. Did you choose only cheeses & flaky pastries or did you choose crudite? 4.) Eat what you want, but don't eat until you're unpleasantly full. Practice the "push away". 5.) Try to get some exercise in earlier in the day. 6.) It's okay to have feast days, you just have to STOP having feast days. When your week-end is over you need to climb back on the wagon of being a restrained eater and an exerciser. Good luck, have fun! Wendy |
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Thanksgiving - Work of the Devil
On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 08:48:42 -0400, George
wrote: First, be sure to exercise! Before the weekend and after, if not actually during. If you can manage during... that won't hurt either. Second, drink plenty, and I mean plenty, of water before the food is served. That will help curb your appetite. Maybe even drink some water with some sugar-free Metamucil... that will add to the effect because of the additional fiber. snicker... metimucil. That stuff kills me. Funny, One dose is only like 4g fiber - right? Yet it upsets and tears me up more than a bowl of FiberOne at 14grams. One thing for sure - if you take it before all those meals, then the day after you shouldn't have a problem with colon cleansing out all that excess food. :-) Take reasonable portions to start... think fist size as the max. If soup is offered, have some of that to start... hot liquids can help curb appetite too. Then, eat slowly. ENJOY each and every bite. Don't shovel it down, take time to converse with family. Both before and after dinner, try to stay out of the kitchen/dining room... if you aren't around the food, there will be less opportunity to be tempted by "tastes" and "leftovers". (A walk before or after dinner is one way to stay away from the food and also get in some exercise. Invite a family member or two to come with if you like.) Do your best... that's all we can ask of ourselves. Cynthia 262/240.5/200 first goal |
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Thanksgiving - Work of the Devil
On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 09:10:14 -0400, George
wrote: On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 13:48:04 GMT, (Jayjay) wrote: Second, drink plenty, and I mean plenty, of water before the food is served. That will help curb your appetite. Maybe even drink some water with some sugar-free Metamucil... that will add to the effect because of the additional fiber. snicker... metimucil. That stuff kills me. Funny, One dose is only like 4g fiber - right? Yet it upsets and tears me up more than a bowl of FiberOne at 14grams. I think it's 5g fiber... but it doesn't bug me. Of course... I am used to having some 25-40g fiber... and recently, primarily eating veg/fruit/meat and little grains, I've been having that "c" problem. Veggies aren't enough fiber for me, even in the quantities I eat. I'm the same way - I like my fiber. :-) But there's something about metamucil that just tears me up the next day. Those 5 little grams are more potent than 14 or something like fiber one. Odd how that works. :-) George and I are contemplating Atkins after the wedding. I dread induction and the strict limits on veggies. I suppose most folks would think the Atkins induction veggies was a lot... but I am a big veggie person. And not getting ANY fruit a day.... ugh. Can't you add a fiber substitute during induction? And, do you "have" to do induction? Its not mandatory. Seiously, why not cut out the breads, sugars, junk, etc but stil eat your veggies? I will be plugged like a bad nickel. George says I don't have to, but I do think it would be easier for him to start and do it if I do it too. The good part is that his doctor thinks it is a great idea. Well - if the doc say's so... :-) The weight loss alone will be more beneficial to both your healths, and you know it. Doing it together will help your success too. No tempting foods in the house. You can both plan ahead for your day/week together. I would think that would be easier than say - my situation - living with someone who can eat the junk food and we keep it in the house. Temptation is there, and must be controlled. Whereas if both parties in the house are both eating the same way, you can limit those temptations. |
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Thanksgiving - Work of the Devil
In article , VirtualGuy
wrote: Folks: This weekend will be the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. That in itself is not bad. What's bad is that with my family committments, I have 3 dinner festivities to attend. What an unfortunate time to get back on the bandwagon. Short of staying home and curling up in to the fetal position, any suggestions on how to deal with this weekend? I just know that once all that most excellent food is hot and piping, I'll be a slave to my stomache. Cheers! Alex My Thanksgiving dinner strategy is to use a teaspoon to serve myself--teaspoon of mashed taters, teaspoon of cranberry sauce, teaspoon of squash--you get the picture. I get to taste everything that's being served that day, don't feel "stuffed," and have room for pumpkin pie later in the day (usually only half a slice, no whipped cream). I don't feel deprived, my plate is as full as everyone elses--so no snide remarks--and I haven't blown my WOE. Amy 168/113 |
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Thanksgiving - Work of the Devil
I give thanks every year that we don't celebrate Thanksgiving ....or
Haloween, or July 4 (well, I suppose we wouldn't would we g) or any other festivals that involve food except for Christmas. You have so many more than we do - one is quite enough for me, and I can feel it looming already. janice 233/161/133 On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 12:44:39 GMT, VirtualGuy wrote: Folks: This weekend will be the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. That in itself is not bad. What's bad is that with my family committments, I have 3 dinner festivities to attend. What an unfortunate time to get back on the bandwagon. Short of staying home and curling up in to the fetal position, any suggestions on how to deal with this weekend? I just know that once all that most excellent food is hot and piping, I'll be a slave to my stomache. Cheers! Alex |
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