And boy did I treat myself! I didn't overeat but did allow myself some of whatever I would normally have eaten on a holiday.
I didn't want to get into the mindset that I was being "bad"...that just leads to condemnation and guilt. Guilt leads to bingeing and then I'd be back where I started. I just decided, "I will eat whatever I like".
I found myself making pretty good choices; not having huge helpings, not drowning everything in gravy, really only eating something if it was worth the calories. I actually threw away over half of a piece of pumpkin pie because it was gross (not homemade, frozen store bought..blech
). And I limited myself to two glasses of wine instead of drinking a lot. All in all, I think it went well.
I am glad it is over though so I can get back to my "new normal" eating patterns. Too many days like that and I'd be back at 255+.