Holiday food question

[adreliluc]

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I always stuck to my plan. Never ate off plan at all. The holidays for me became less food focused and more family/friend focused.
I would make do with what was Atkins friendly, and what wasn't I'd skip it. After a few holiday parties my family not only quit bothering me about it but also started making sure to have Atkins friendly foods.
At first it's kind of hard but soon it becomes no big deal at all.
Being thin really does taste better than all that yummy yummy holiday food.

Grrrr.... Can someone please help me remove my foot from my mouth?
For the first time in a LONG time... I blew it.
sigh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh well. I did great on many many holidays, blew one, but will do great on many others!!
What really sucks is there was totally Atkins friendly food there too. sigh.. just shoot me.

[Kntrylady]

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What really sucks is there was totally Atkins friendly food there too.

Ohhh, now comes the hard part. Figuring out why with so many choices you felt it necessary to eat the foods you shouldn't have??????

[adreliluc]

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Well I THINK:
For one, after blowing it the other day it's hard to get out of the 'oh well, I'm already off track' mind set... you know the one that makes you tell yourself you'll just 'restart tomorrow'.. grrrrr.....
Also, being off track = mad cravings. I always get cravings but I forgot how strong these carb-attack cravings can be!!
Another - alchohol. I had a few Michelobe Ultras.
Another - peer pressure. Sick of hearing the 'one bite won't hurt'.
And lastly - to not be 'rude' because my uncle cooked all day...

But over all - those are just excuses. If I REALLy wanted to stick to plan I would have.
That's what sucks. I really do want to stick to it, just don't know what's wrong with me lately!!
I really hope everbody else did better then me!!!!!
xo

[Georgiana]

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Do you enjoy anything you want on the holiday?

I'm so used to this way of eating, that what I want is low carb. I'm not tempted to eat off plan "just because" it's Christmas... after all, everything I could eat off plan these days I can eat on any other day of the year, if I really wanted to.

I did have dessert today, which is not something I have often. It was a "thing" with cottage cheese, heavy cream and berries. It was sweet enough without any sweetener, for me... my brother added a few drops of stevia to his.

Then on New Year I'll have cheesecake.

And yesterday I had a wedge of pomelo, which is a new food for me, but perfectly "legal" at this point.

Otherwise plenty of veggies, protein and healthy fats... and water. I'm spending the holidays with my parents and brother... and my brother is also eating (mostly) low carb... so there are many LC options on our menu.

[adreliluc]

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And yesterday I had a wedge of pomelo, which is a new food for me, but perfectly "legal" at this point.

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Mm LOVE pommelo!!!!!

[Georgiana]

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Mm LOVE pommelo!!!!!

I hope the two of you only have a long-distance relationship for now.

[atkinsgal08]

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>> Another - peer pressure. Sick of hearing the 'one bite won't hurt'.>>

Then stop talking about your way of eating!

If you don't mention it, people won't try to get you to eat something.

Learn to say "No, thank you" and mean it.

[adreliluc]

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I hope the two of you only have a long-distance relationship for now.

Yes... sad to say. lol
They have them at Costco right now, 3 packs for $6... it was hard but I past them up...
I'll get to have them soon enough.... just got to get back up those rungs!!

[adreliluc]

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>> Another - peer pressure. Sick of hearing the 'one bite won't hurt'.>>

Then stop talking about your way of eating!

If you don't mention it, people won't try to get you to eat something.

Learn to say "No, thank you" and mean it.

Oooh sure, make it sound all easy and stuff... lol

Seriously, you're right tho... I was able to do it for so long, dont' know what the heck I've been doing lately. sigh!!!!!!

[ADreamComeTrue]

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Well I THINK:
For one, after blowing it the other day it's hard to get out of the 'oh well, I'm already off track' mind set... you know the one that makes you tell yourself you'll just 'restart tomorrow'..

I know exactly how that can be, been there before. =|
I did make it through the holiday on plan (Thank Goodness!). I brought my own salad and ate while every one else munched on Ham, Potatoes, and lost of other & desserts. I was going to eat a piece of ham, but didn't know if it was cured with sugar or "injected" with something, so I stayed on the safe side! Good Luck to you all on the holidays!!

[adreliluc]

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I know exactly how that can be, been there before. =|
I did make it through the holiday on plan (Thank Goodness!). I brought my own salad and ate while every one else munched on Ham, Potatoes, and lost of other & desserts. I was going to eat a piece of ham, but didn't know if it was cured with sugar or "injected" with something, so I stayed on the safe side! Good Luck to you all on the holidays!!

You go girl, that's awesome that you planned ahead and were so strong!!

[ADreamComeTrue]

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You go girl, that's awesome that you planned ahead and were so strong!!

Thanks so much!! I really didn't think I was going to be able to, but I did. I hope New Years goes very good for you!! Good Luck!

[adreliluc]

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Thank you, you too!!!