[RedHeadLongLegs]

I just wanted to know if everyone is doing well with all the Christmas "food festivities." I know in my house alone, I baked 3 different cookies on the 23rd and didn't eat one. Yesterday was a different story though. I didn't go over board and start binging, I did stop myself. I am hoping I can do the same today! Merry Christmas!

[mgruce]

I stopped myself yesterday too, but today we are getting together with the family.. I dont know if I can handle today

[Lisa532]

Xmas cookies are so tempting.. I admit that I ate 4 of them yesterday...:C I must get in control...!!

[DrivenByAmbition]

I did not make any Christmas treats this year trying to be good.

[LovelyLeah]

I posted this on my personal blog and I think it fits here too.

I made a pact with myself when I started dieting again.
No dieting on major holidays or family get-togethers.
In the past I obsessed.
I fretted over every tiny calorie.
Parties provoked anxiety.
I isolated because I feared judgment.
I was lonely because I isolated.
I have enjoyed this weekend thoroughly.
That includes every fat-laden, calorie-drowned bite.
I could feel guilty.
But that would be like smearing crap all over great memories.
I had fun!

Life is so much simpler when you allow yourself to let go once in awhile.

The difference for me between the past dieting and now is:
In the past, after a weekend like this I would flood myself with guilt.
I would then tell myself that I was stupid.
Fat.
Ugly.
Horrid.
I would then feel so sh**ty that I didn't care anymore.
I told myself that no matter what I did I would still be:
Fat.
Ugly.
Horrid.
So then I would quit trying.
The next day I would continue to eat whatever.
I would give up on weight loss.
I would just quit.

But today I choose to accept this weekend.
I'm okay with this weekend.
It wasn't even a bump in the road.
Not even a detour.
It was a vacation.
It was a decision I made ahead of time.
It was a chance to rest and relax.
And now it's over.
I still have work to do.
Tomorrow isn't another freebie day.
Tomorrow is a work day.
Tomorrow I choose to eat right.
I choose this because I want the weight loss.
I choose this because I deserve it.

I am not:
Fat.
Ugly.
Horrid.

I am:
Strong.
Confident.
Lovely.

[Miss LunaStar]

Good post Leah, makes me feel less guilty. The holidays were hard on my health, lots of junk food and soda. I have 9 months to lose 50lbs! I don't have much time to keep failing. I have to turn the pressure into dedication. :/

[mgruce]

Love the post Leah, but I do feel ugly and horrid. I stopped at 4 yesterday, but ate another 4 today feel like today I am out of control. I had a great workout and then ate the calories back.

[ShanIAm]

For me it was two days of pure h**l! I ate more on Xmas Eve and Xmas day than I have in total the week prior. My sister made 6 different kinds of cookies, appetizers were always out on the table and I gorged on bread and pasta and cheese and sausage and meatballs every day. And I had a disgusting fast food binge. Later that day, when I was left alone in the house, I ate all the leftovers from the previous nights dinner and then an hour or so later I was eating a full dinner with the family. I was going to leave the day after Christmas to drive my 6 hours home but after Xmas dinner I packed and hit the road. I needed to get back home, into my own controlled environment and get back on track.

I'm still trying to recover mentally and physically. That was the most out of control I have been in over a year.