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Thanksgiving - Work of the Devil
"Wendy" wrote in message ... 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 I like these suggestions but would also remind you that the purpose of these gatherings is mainly for family and social interaction. Fill your plate with a tiny portion of the foods you wish to try (unless it is salad or a low cal veggie) and then wait a while before getting seconds. We have a huge Thanksgiving Day celebration every year. My family is half Jewish and half Catholic so T-day is our big get together. I am fortunate in that I don't like much of the food (who puts grapes in Noodle Pudding and why is Noodle Pudding served at Thanksgiving???). When I am questioned about my lack of food, I always state that I attend for the company and really appreciate the opportunity to be with my family! No one argues. They all feel special that I came to see them. j |
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Thanksgiving - Work of the Devil
Julianne wrote:
We have a huge Thanksgiving Day celebration every year. My family is half Jewish and half Catholic so T-day is our big get together. I am fortunate in that I don't like much of the food (who puts grapes in Noodle Pudding and why is Noodle Pudding served at Thanksgiving???). Kugel. I usually see raisins in it. Grapes don't seem like such a stretch. It's a reasonable holiday food if you are of Jewish heritage, IMO. When I am questioned about my lack of food, I always state that I attend for the company and really appreciate the opportunity to be with my family! No one argues. They all feel special that I came to see them. That's a nice point. Wendy |
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Thanksgiving - Work of the Devil
This is gonna sound stupid, but a few years ago I heard someone say
something that worked for me: "you only taste the first and last bites of something: the rest of the time is mindless eating" That means only eat the "first and last bites" rather than a big huge heap of... I'm going to sound naive, here, but what do you have for Canadian Thanksgiving? Oh well, if you load up your plate, and different foods are running together, you got too much. Try a little of everything but not a lot of any one thing. If you find later on you are physically hunger (not likely to happen) have a healthy sanck after the big gathering Finally, remember, the point of a family gathering to spend time with people you don't often see. If you're busy talking and getting caught up with your relatives, your mouth will be too busy talking to chew food. AL 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 |
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Thanksgiving - Work of the Devil
I'm going to sound naive, here, but what do you have for Canadian
Thanksgiving? I think the traditional Thanksgiving spread is basically turkey or with all the trimmings. In past years, we have also done ham as well. Cheers! Alex -- ************************************************** ***** VirtualGuy - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada ************************************************** ***** |
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Thanksgiving - Work of the Devil
Short of staying home and curling up in to the fetal position, any
suggestions on how to deal with this weekend? Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. As it turns out, I was able to change one of my committments from a dinner to a breakfast brunch. The other two will remain dinner engagements on Sunday and Monday. So, that's going to help me out staying on track. Cheers! Alex -- ************************************************** ***** VirtualGuy - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada ************************************************** ***** |
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Thanksgiving - Work of the Devil
In article , VirtualGuy
wrote: Short of staying home and curling up in to the fetal position, any suggestions on how to deal with this weekend? Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. As it turns out, I was able to change one of my committments from a dinner to a breakfast brunch. The other two will remain dinner engagements on Sunday and Monday. So, that's going to help me out staying on track. Cheers! Alex Watch the great new program Queer Eye for the Straight guy about male makeovers. it's great. HBO i think. Watch baseball playoffs. Rent a dog and take a long walk. Fall colors are here in Toronto and it's sunny and golden where I live! Check out a Whole Foods store if you have one and see all the great things with no crummy addtives and fake flavors. Rent an exercise video. Start Christmas shopping NOW! Google search your old mesages from when you were on a roll instead of having one. Buy and give some food to food banks . It;s Thanksgiving here and the poor and homeless need food more than we do especially the children. Join another kind of Internet Support group where you can help. Go to a golf driving range. See Lost in translation a recent new movie homeless rent the complete earlier seasons of Will & Grace on video and have a laugh Compose more support for returnees. |
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Thanksgiving - Work of the Devil
On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 11:35:59 -0400, Carol Frilegh
wrote: Watch the great new program Queer Eye for the Straight guy about male makeovers. it's great. HBO i think. I believe it's on Bravo, on Tuesday nights. I like it a lot, but DH doesn't. May not be a guy thing? Chris |
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Thanksgiving - Work of the Devil
"janice" wrote in message ... 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 Halloween is the best! It's very fun and my favorite. I loathe xmas, I can't stand it, so I'd rather get rid of that one. I still don't know what I'm going to be for Halloween yet this year; I've got to think of something cool. Martha |
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Thanksgiving - Work of the Devil
"Chris Braun" wrote in message ... On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 11:35:59 -0400, Carol Frilegh wrote: Watch the great new program Queer Eye for the Straight guy about male makeovers. it's great. HBO i think. I believe it's on Bravo, on Tuesday nights. I like it a lot, but DH doesn't. May not be a guy thing? Chris Not to a lot of them I guess, especially outside of areas with a lot of gays. My ex-bf thought it was the funniest thing on tv. But, we're pretty open-minded 'round these parts. : ) Martha |
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