Dieting and surviving christmas

[2bmum]

Has anyone got any ideas? I was on a diet when I reached a size 20 - gulp at 18. I am the sort who can just walk past a cake shop and put on a stone whereas my best friend at the time could eat the entire shop and not put on an ounce. I went on a diet and got down to a size 14 and was so happy. Then christmas came, I resisted for days but with the pressure of everyone going on at me to 'just enjoy christmas' and to go back on it in January I finally caved in and the diet went down the drain and I just couldn't seem to get back on the diet train.

I then was in limbo stayed at a 16-18 and before my pregnancy had got to a 14-16. I then fell pregnant and ballooned and in my final stages was in a size 22-24. I'm now in a size 20-22 and hate my body so much.

I went on a strict diet 4 weeks ago and am eating more healthily and steadily building up my exercising. I don't know how much I've lost as I'm gonna go get weighed at the docs on the 13th but feel my clothes getting looser.

I don't want to fall of the diet wagon again at christmas. Does anyone have any tips of how to survive christmas. I count calories and allow myself 200 more at weekends.

 

[Squidge]

I know this is probably not what you want to hear but Christmas only comes round once a year (obviously ) so whenever i've been dieting around that time (and it's been for the last 3yrs!!) i've always said i'm not going to diet, i'll eat what i want but won't go overboard. I've always kept up with my exercise and luckily, i haven't gained that much. Just the odd 2lb or so. You could try that if you think you'll be able to cope?

Best of luck whatever you decide

 

[2bmum]

I think perhaps as I keep a food diary now, that might help me to realise what I'm eating over christmas.

It's my birthday on Monday too and am going for a meal so have already got the menu trying to work out what to have lol

 

[Kimboowee]

I was on WW a couple of years ago over xmas and ate what I want over xmas day and boxing day. After that I got back on the wagon and still lost 2lbs - the only person in a class out of 50 that lost anything over xmas!

 

[Aidedhoney]

I think its important when on any diet to have everything in moderation, keep the portions to a sensible size and you will be fine.
Christmas is just once a year x

 

[Babydance]

Also hun if you do stop your diet make sure you have a set date for going back on it for example 27th Dec? xxx

 

[Kitten]

I found that once I had been dieting for a while my stomach had shrunk and I was too full to snack on crap at Christmas. Make sure you have a proper filling healthy breakfast like porridge and fill your plate with veg before you add meat to stodge you out etc. and the sight of a mince pie will make you ill heh. Don't limit yourself too much or you'll crack under the pressure but allocate a number of days for Christmas, say 24th - 26th. In fact with xmas being a Friday, you could say Thurs 24th - Sun 27th then you can get serious again on Monday. Then let yourself have New Years Eve & Day and that's it. I find keeping proper meal times helps cos you're less tempted to snack if you're full.

 

[2bmum]

Thanks for all the advice, I think I'll do that, have 24th-27th then back on the diet, stick to meal times rather than snacking all day, keep my food diary so I try not to go over the top. I'm veggie anyway which helps a bit.

But my biggest demon? Rum truffle cakes, like morrisons do. I've been obsessed with em since a child, least cake shops don't do em anymore, but they raise their ugly heads at christmas and I'm terrible for them. Will not buy any cos I'll scoff the lot

 

[pinkycat]

hi

iv been doing WW since feb,so this is my 1st xmas on a diet and i hav been worrying about this.
like some1 else said im going 2 hav afew days off counting points (prob fri -sun) but make sure i def start again on mon. im not goin 2 go mad just allow myself a few treats.

good luck with it xx

 

[Kitten]

Thanks for all the advice, I think I'll do that, have 24th-27th then back on the diet, stick to meal times rather than snacking all day, keep my food diary so I try not to go over the top. I'm veggie anyway which helps a bit.

But my biggest demon? Rum truffle cakes, like morrisons do. I've been obsessed with em since a child, least cake shops don't do em anymore, but they raise their ugly heads at christmas and I'm terrible for them. Will not buy any cos I'll scoff the lot

Heh I'm veggie too, at xmas I just eat tonnes of veg and quorn roast lol.

 

[2bmum]

Thanks for all the advice, I think I'll do that, have 24th-27th then back on the diet, stick to meal times rather than snacking all day, keep my food diary so I try not to go over the top. I'm veggie anyway which helps a bit.

But my biggest demon? Rum truffle cakes, like morrisons do. I've been obsessed with em since a child, least cake shops don't do em anymore, but they raise their ugly heads at christmas and I'm terrible for them. Will not buy any cos I'll scoff the lot

Heh I'm veggie too, at xmas I just eat tonnes of veg and quorn roast lol.

I usually have quorn roast but have found a recipe for a veggie loaf thing, think meat loaf but veggie alternative, gonna have a go at making it, see how it turns out, make have a test dreive before christmas though.

Also just found out that my mum has booked a table foe a christmas dinner on the 21st, don't wanna be rude and say I'm not coming but thats another day of no diet, not sure what to do there. I asked if they're cooking from the other menue too but only christmas dinner. And she's booked 3 courses