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Thanksgiving - food is not a problem
We just had our Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada.
Turkey and trimmings Saturday with Joe's aunt (here)
Turkey and trimmings Sunday with his kids (there)
Turkey leftovers yesterday ...
Gobble-gobble :D
However, there was no need to feel guilty or worry about anything.
Saturday - my bird, roasted with herbs, salt and pepper rubbed onto the skin. Mashed potatoes - home made, not the dry flakes; with an egg stirred in (makes it so much creamier, and adds a bit more protein), steamed vegetables - and a home made pumpkin pie sweetened with agave syrup rather than the brown sugar the recipe wanted me to use.
Sunday - I brought my pie (made 3), had turkey and veggies, and some shrimp and raw veggies to start.
Yesterday's leftovers were potato-free and no pie. Sure there's more pie :) but it'll keep in the fridge till tomorrow or even Thursday for a new feed day.
One serving at each meal, we didn't let the fact that the meal was sitting on a huge platter in the middle of the table tempt us to have seconds or thirds. And we made sure to eat no later than 4 pm both Saturday and Sunday.
The US Thanksgiving is coming up, then we'll all start over again at the end of the year with Christmas meals. Our idea this year is to pick up a duck, and I'll probably make Brussels sprouts and a couple of almond potatoes per person. I know I will come up with a healthy version of a dessert, and I also know we won't go overboard with the portions.
The Holiday Season is NOT something to be "survived" although many fitness e-mails in the next couple of months will have a title telling you "how to survive the holiday season". It's one Thanksgiving weekend (for the USA only, now ours is done), one Christmas (Eve or Day) and one New Year's Eve. 3 special meals, that's all. Just 3 feed days we can easily fit into the Burn-Feed rotation of EODD.
We may have to switch a few days around in order to have a feed day on family-meal-day, and we may go a little overboard on that day. That's OK ! Just make sure you have just the one day each of these three times and you'll be fine.
Go for a walk after the meal (about 20-30 minutes at a brisk pace - not power-walk speed) and go for a power-walk at least every other morning. Keep up the resistance training, 7MM/7MB 5 days a week or another program 3 days a week. And greet the New Year with a big smile and a pound less than you left the old year carrying.
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Permalink Reply by JBF Mentor Tom Mortensen on -
That's a homerun! That is best way to tackle the challenges of seasonal eating, eating out, etc.. And when you think about it, there is always a healthier altenative to the traditional menus. At home you control the whole food preperation process, at restaurants you can ask for certain ingredients to be removed or added, so you always have some level of control over your food intake. Its a bit early talking about Christmas and New Year, isn't it? Well, I guess they'll be here before we realized what happened...
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Permalink Reply by JBF Coach Sarah on -
You should see some of the stores here ... they have Halloween stuff in one isle and Christmas in the next two!
I agree, it's a bit early as far as getting decorations etc; but it's only2 1/2 months away (and you know the Julebord will start well before that) and it's always better to plan ahead than to suddely be faced with an unplanned choice to make ;-)
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Permalink Reply by JBF Mentor Tom Mortensen on
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Yes, only fools do not fear the Julebord and the Julefrokost!
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Permalink Reply by JBF Coach Sarah on
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Or those who do not have them :D I know I won't be going to any, and the frokost I have full control over since we'll be just the two of us, lol.
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Permalink Reply by JBF Coach Sarah on
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Spoke too soon, we have one on the 12th of November :)
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Permalink Reply by Ess Three on -
I don't fear them since I don't participate.
Last year I actually *lost* weight during the holidays. I didn't have to go to work so could be in the gym every day. My lowest weight was straight after the Christmas holidays. . .
This year will be slightly different, though. I'll be with family. . . my sister and mum already buy into the shake-for-breakfast philosophy.
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Permalink Reply by JBF Coach Sarah on
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Good for you! And for them.
I'll probably join the gym at work (will have a look at it tomorrow, see what they have) so that I can do Monday and Tuesday there and Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at the gym close to home. 7MM only at work, and adding the GXP the three days at the home-gym; with all sorts of activities on the weekends.
Seems I'm going to start flying soon - RC planes :) not "real" ones. Joe was talking about getting me a glider-looking electric one rather than risking my crashing one of his!
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