In article <grenus.722024304@pasture.ecn.purdue.edu> grenus@pasture.ecn.purdue.edu (Karen M Grenus) writes:
>How are people handling the holidays? So far I have a potluck and two
>Thanksgiving dinners to go to. I've been on NutriSystem for 4 weeks and
>have lost 10 pounds, but I'm afraid of gaining it back.
> Should I just eat very little the day of the party and work out like mad that week? I don't want to offend the people that invited me to dinner by not
>eating or by whipping out my own freeze dried entree.
>
>Karen Grenus
This has been on my mind for a bout a month.... Yesterday we had
our thanksgiving dinner at work. Turkey with all the trimmings
and about 20 desserts ranging from turtle cheesecake to apple
pie. I found that I really wasn't tempted by the sweets (no
cookies!) and I made a point to have a small amount of turkey
and a good sized serving of stuffing, which I really enjoyed. I
have decided, though, after a meal like that (it was served at
lunch time) *not* to try to vary the rest of my day's eating
by much. I mean, I didn't skip dinner and I ate pretty much
what I would have had I had my usual lunch.
I know that alot of people advocate preparing for a large
meal by cutting back but I'm finding that that psychology can
be dangerous for me. So I try to eat what I *really* like
in moderation and then continue on with the diet as though
nothing happened. That gets rid of the guilt and panic that
I would feel otherwise. I tell myself that I *can* indulge,
within reason. If I don't lose for the next week or two, or
even if I gain, I can live with that because I know that I'm
staying on track.
Margot
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"I think we're passing through here kind of fast,
Did you think these tracks in the dust would last? "
