What's your Thanksgiving damage?

pixiesis

pixiesis

Cathlete
I think we need to help eachother forgive ourselves for our Thanksgiving indulgences and move on. I faced the dreaded scale this morning after about 5 days off my ETL plan. I wasn't going to but I know that for me, fear of weighing myself tends to mean more weight gain. Anyway, the damage wasn't so terrible. I was up 2 lbs. Of course, it's hard to say how much of that is true weight gain since weight fluctuates anyway. But I'm not nearly as horrified as I thought I would be. I did manage to work out a lot so maybe that helped. And I feel ready to go back to my "normal" ETL weight-loss plan now. So, one holiday down, just a few more to go! Those of you who aren't scale-phobic, how did you all fare?
Amy
 
1 pound up after 5 glorious carefree days of holiday indulgences and only 2 hours of workouts........YEP I am pretty pleased!
 
Hangs head lol... I have 5 lbs to get rid of, won't be that hard though, all the pies and cakes are gone now, oh yeah, and the dressing.....

Rhonda:7
 
Amy,

I was off the ETL for a few days too. I REFUSE to step on the scale!!!!x( x( I have to eat better during Christmas!!!
 
Luckily, I stayed the same. Even with eating cheesecake, chips, dip and pastries. Didn't do any workout on Thanksgiving. Went dancing for 3 hours on Friday, rested on Saturday and did Low Impact Circuit yesterday and Cardio Fusion today.

Marcy
 
I never weight myself anymore. I just go by how my clothes feel. I ate a little more this weekend but managed to workout all 4 days so I don't think I did any(much)damage. I start another 4-week boot camp (fitness camp) session today so I'm sure they are going to work us out hard.
 
I am actually down 2#'s:eek: :eek: :eek: . Don't ask me how, especially after all that cornbread dressing. I love the dressing and potatoes even more than the desserts. I did some serious time on the elliptical trainer last week which I'm sure made a difference.
 
I'm like you Amy, always expecting the worst and therefore often being pleasantly surprised. I didn't gain or lose. :D
Nancy
 
I had a great holiday with family and good friends. I never even thought to look at the scale.
 
UGH 4 lbs. That's with working out every day. I think it's mostly water weight though & am hoping w/serious dieting some rigorous exercise this week it'll be gone by Friday.

Thank god I finished off that apple crumb cake before it did any more damage. :eek:
 
10 pounds. I went to visit my sister the chef and I think that I ate from the time I got up until I went to bed. I think a lot of it is water my ankles look swollen. I was in Vegas for the holiday.
 
No damage here!! I exercised & didn't over-indulge. I skipped the pies & other desserts on T'giving & only indulged on a couple pieces of my MIL's chocolate black walnut fudge on Friday. I hope to continue this trend & make it through Christmas/ New Year's!! ;-)
 
I have no idea, really. I doubt much if anything. Although it was a lot of unclean goodness, I didn't really overeat. I just hating feel so stuffed because it makes me sick. Don't weigh yourself after this kind of event. Give your body at least a week to come back. I only weigh myself once every couple of months or so just to see where I am. I go by how I look, how I feel, and how my clothes fit. We're all in this boat a bit this time of year, I'm sure ;)


Debbie


My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She's ninety-seven now, and we don't know where the hell she is.
--Ellen Degeneres
 
Me, too, Michele. I actually dropped 2lbs, as well, but I think it had more to do with Aunt Flo LEAVING Friday than anything else. Although, I have to admit that I did quite well on Thursday. My BF and I went to a wonderful restuarant and I brought most of it home and have been rationing it out (with lots of veggies) ever since and I really kept up with the workouts. So, who knows, like Debbie said we're all in the same (gravy :p) boat these days and we just can't stress about it.

Take care,
Wendi
 
Thanks for this post. I am just getting back on track with eating. I am glad I am not alone with the 5 day indulgence. Anyhow, I am hoping tomorrow is the day of my workout return! Melissa
 
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