Weight Loss

Well, tbh i don't hate Thanksgiving per se...I just hate how it's supposedly normal to stuff yourself until you're sick. Thursday my husband and I had dinner at my parents' and although I didn't stuff myself, I ate more than I normally do and probably over maintenance for the day. I also gained 2 lbs. Fast forward to today, and I have a second dinner to eat at my inlaws. I have lost what I gained plus another lb. I am just tired of the fuss everyone makes over food, and what a big production it is, and honestly I don't want to gain again, so I plan to eat small portions (their meal is much lower fat, and pretty low-taste also so I guess it's not as bad).

Thanksgiving makes me grouchy. I feel mad at my husband because it's all he talks about for a month before. I guess it's because I've had an ED...I haven't had a good Thanksgiving in ten years. If I could, I'd stay home today and just make all my meals here. But no, we have to celebrate with more food.

I know I have a bad attitude, and I need to check it at the door today with my husband's family. It's up to me what I eat, no one is going to force food down my throat. Still...does anyone else feel like this?

Yea I hate it ... Because I can't seem to control my self and I always over eat .. And then I feel bad because I over ate.. It is an unending cycle...But I think I have it under control now.. Mainly because it's over... I am going to have Christmas here at my house and Im going to make low cal healthy stuff and Im going to take control of the situation... Good luck to you and keep your chin up. 

I highly doubt you gained 2 pounds over a few days unless you ate 6000 calories more than your BMR. Turkey just ain't that much.

Also, try focusing on family more than food. Sure food is a very established tradition in Thanksgiving, but what would food be without family? How can one hate the holidays unless they hate their family? And if that's the case then, sorry, can't help ya.

I also gained 2lbs at Thanksgiving.  If i'd just eaten Turkey... but i didn't.  I ate candied yams, mashed potato, bread, gravy, Pie, ice-cream, .. yes an all out binge.  SO i feel you.  I absolutely suck at controlling myself in these situations, because i convince myself if everybodyelse is feasting, then 'when in rome'... I'm surrounded by all these happy, feasting people.. Then at night when i feel disgusting, its just me lying in bed, loathing myself.  Arghh BED sucks!!

We had our first Thanksgiving this year in our new house. Of course, we fixed enough for everyone and then some. My starting weight when I joined here was 256 and I am 5'4. I am now down to 191. I found it funny, my dad and well of course the rest of the family loaded up their plates and I ate a SMALL portion of everything on the table. My daughter made a peach pie (diabetic) for me so I could have dessert as well. Everyone had seconds, and then started on desert. My dad looks over at me and says "Are you still eating?!" I said I am on my FIRST plate, thank you!" He just laughed at me. I dont eat fast anymore, cause I tend to eat WAY too much if I do. Sometimes, it takes me 45 minutes to eat a bowl of oatmeal because I have learned that if I preoccupy myself with conversation and put the fork or spoon down to talk, or read when Im alone, I dont eat nearly as much. I actually didnt gain anything this Thanksgiving, which I was very thankful for, but hun, dont get discouraged. You will be able to lose it afterwards. Just eat slow and small portions. I dont let anyone tell me what or how much or how often to eat anymore. I had to take control of that to get where I am now.

Thanks for the replies, everyone. I do really enjoy being with family so there's that,and I tried to focus on that. I ended up just taking a small portion of what I liked (I really don't like cranberry sauce, or sweet potato casserole) and I didn't end up gaining weight. I do realize that the 2lbs was not a result of 7000 extra calories. I have a feeling it was mainly water weight from the salty stuff I ate.