Are you sticking to the diet you are on during Christmas Day?

[Baseballfan158]

If you are going to be with family or friends?

Or are you letting go for that day?

[Rtettz]

My family always gets me a ton of chocolate aswell as put on an amazing feast of chicken and potatoes for me.... Dare say my mind is not strong enough... i will cheat.... and chocolate will be my mistress

[Jhuth13]

I'll be breaking my routine diet as well. Its a holiday that comes once a year, and if you cant enjoy yourself a bit a few days out of the year, your BBing has probably gone from healthy routine to unhealthy obsession.

Really, even if you slam an extra 3500 calories over maintenance, thats only 1 lb gained. It would work itself off in a week....worth it IMO

[Sreppah]

I do Lean Gains and I'll just eat only one meal that day, and thats the christmas dinner
I'll stick with my calories but obviously not gonna be just clean food :d

[Falkirk39]

I do Lean Gains and I'll just eat only one meal that day, and thats the christmas dinner
I'll stick with my calories but obviously not gonna be just clean food :d

Yup exactly what I am doing too! I know I am getting one of those half pound Reese cups for example, will it be gone by Tuesday night? Maybe....

[KouRon]

FUK NO to sticking to the diet!

Been dieting for 21 weeks, finishing in 1 week. Gonna use Xmas day as my celebration day.

I am going to unleash into everything and anything i want, not gonna even give 2 shiits about the amount of calories, fats, carbs, protein i eat...i am just going to be a normal person for 1 day and eat as much as i want. Will not be surprised if i have 6-8k+ cals tomorrow.

It's Xmas, it happens once a year, its a time to enjoy and celebrate with the family. Enjoy it and forget about your fkin macros for 1 bloody day!

[Ahmed81]

I'm gonna cheat that day. My family is gonna have a huge feast with every one of my cousins over. Probably cheat the most with the ham. Only happens once a year so why not?


Edit: I'm Muslim, no I won't be cheating lol

[OoChadwickoO]

Depends if we have a christmas dinner or not, we usually dont so i will stick with my daily foods. Probably a chinese dinner (:

[JakeSim]

Depends if we have a christmas dinner or not, we usually dont so i will stick with my daily foods. Probably a chinese dinner (:

Chances are I won't cheat. I just had a recent splurge soooo ya haha. Might be good though as I possibly would of done less damage that day as compared to if I went hard on Christmas.

[RRJ]

I'll probably go 1500 calories over my maintenance. I cut at -1000, so that's a day and a half of progress at most. I don't want a crazy binge or else I end up really regretting it. I can take losing two days of progress...but it's hard to stomach putting myself back 5, 6, 7 days.

[4343]

I eat clean all the time without even thinking about it (also no one in my family can cook) but were having steak and sweet potatoes so I'm happy, I'm just bummed the gym will be closed but an extra rest day could be beneficial

[MisturrBlake]

Since i'm on a cut, i'll fast 24 hours before christmas, eat one meal, fast 24 hours after, then normal routine. i reckon I'll eat around 5400 calories, enough for three days

[Rtettz]

I'll probably go 1500 calories over my maintenance. I cut at -1000, so that's a day and a half of progress at most. I don't want a crazy binge or else I end up really regretting it. I can take losing two days of progress...but it's hard to stomach putting myself back 5, 6, 7 days.

chillout - its not the end of the world - that happened on 21st

[rand18m]

I eat clean all the time without even thinking about it (also no one in my family can cook) but were having steak and sweet potatoes so I'm happy, I'm just bummed the gym will be closed but an extra rest day could be beneficial

Can you describe for me your idea of eating clean? There are several definitions depending on the person!

[hankst]

Hell no. I have been eating well over my daily needs for a week now, and I'll continue to do so for another one.
I am a student, I live pretty far away from home (where I'm at the moment), and I can always diet, but I can't always eat mom's cookies and mom's home made goodness. And even though I feel fat as **** now, and my chin up performance is suffering, I was able to suddenly bench 10 kg more than two weeks ago for several reps, rofl.


Eat up, and: Merry Christmas*, everyone!



*or whatever doesn't offend you

I'll probably go 1500 calories over my maintenance. I cut at -1000, so that's a day and a half of progress at most. I don't want a crazy binge or else I end up really regretting it. I can take losing two days of progress...but it's hard to stomach putting myself back 5, 6, 7 days.

Great food is always worth it. It's not "losing progress", it also has some benefits. Mood, energy, and (if you're overfeeding a bit longer than planned ) your metabolism (which has slowed down from prolonged dieting) will improve. Positive thinking, bro!

[Lites10]

Nope, but thanks to having an active job, and IF'ing, I'll probably be going into both my christmas dinners (ya, I get 2, Christmas eve and Christmas day) with around 3000cal left for the day. That should just about cover what I'll eat in dessert....

[grobblepot]

If you are going to be with family or friends?

Or are you letting go for that day?

I'm letting myself GOOOOOOOOOOOOO. now i know why most people don't cut during the holidays.

[QUADZofPEACE]

No bodybuilding shows for a while, so I'll be having a lite breakfast and get plenty of fiber/micros, then stuff my face. We have steak fondue on Christmas eve and I plan on putting down a few pounds of steak. Looking forward to the twice baked potatoes and marshmallow sweet potatoes as well.

[Simmo0508]

Depends what's on the table available.

Our Xmas' are usually pretty healthy though. Meat and seafood and vegetables and salads. Even if there was tons of ****, i'm not personally tempted by **** anyway, so it being there hypothetically doesn't affect my mindset whatsoever.

Calorie/macro-wise, i can eyeball say 200-300g of meat. Likewise starchy carbs.

I don't agree with the idea that you HAVE to have a cheat meal/day just because it's Xmas. You can have a cheat meal/day whenever you physically want, you just choose when. You can choose not to cheat on Xmas day or you can choose to stick to plan.

[toon126]

Slightly screwed for Xmas regardless of what I want to do.

Xmas eve I traditionally go out for a few drinks most of the day, and Xmas day I have 3 dinners (work, gf, mums) plus seconds and chocolate. Then Boxing Day I'm off to watch football (soccer) a few hours away so be tricky to keep to a normal diet although I'll try keep under my normal cals intake if possible. I IF so I'll be okay Boxing Day going without food till the evening, but can't guarantee ill stick within cals lol.

But hey, cest le vie and all that.

[libtolu]

I'll cheat. I've been on maintenance or a slight surplus the past couple of days and i'll definitely be on a surplus for the next 3 days at least. After that just continue my cut like normal. Life goes on, If i put on a couple of pounds thats only and extra week/ week and a half on my cut.

[ioppolo]

I'm just gonna eat. Not even worry about calories.

[runningboy]

screw sticking to diet, turkey, ham and ice cream all day!

[Fbomb1990]

I'm not going to say screw it to the diet, but I will eat in good proportion and not stuff my face with pie, cookies, and egg nog.

[ctg7w6]

I don't really like holiday food all that much. But I may use the occasion to eat things I really really want to have, but I doubt I'll go over maintenance.

I honestly don't every find it hard eating less than maintenance unless I want pizza or alcohol. Any other foods and I can pretty easily stay on diet.

[fldhkybnva]

Hell no. I have been eating well over my daily needs for a week now, and I'll continue to do so for another one.
I am a student, I live pretty far away from home (where I'm at the moment), and I can always diet, but I can't always eat mom's cookies and mom's home made goodness. And even though I feel fat as **** now, and my chin up performance is suffering, I was able to suddenly bench 10 kg more than two weeks ago for several reps, rofl.


Eat up, and: Merry Christmas*, everyone

+1 - Christmas week from Christmas Eve to January 2nd is always a no counting macros/calories festive family celebration eating fest. The rest of the year I tow the line - letting go and enjoying with the family for 7/365 is not really a question. I don't binge, but if I feel like pie or an extra entire plate of mashed potatoes, I eat it and don't give it a 2nd thought. Eat until comfortable, stop, eat when hungry...the secret family delicious foods are only around once a year better take advantage. I always start the New Year with a chunk of water weight but it falls off quickly and whatever doesn't I figure I enjoyed the holidays with the people that I care about and that's what matters and likely if you literally ate desserts for a week you wouldn't put on more than 10 actual lbs of fat and it can always be lost in the New Year when you're fueled up for some great workouts. Happy Holidays, let the festivities begin!

[KCTonyG]

I'm prepping for my first contest in March. There is no way I am going to cheat. I already have successfully dieted through Thanksgiving and my birthday. As for Christmas, sticking to regular cutting diet and exercise routine. I have to work that day anyway, and I am thousands of miles from my family, so it will be easy.

[skselan]

i truely hope i never get to the point of even thinking of calories on holidays/special occasions...life's too short.

[KouRon]

Been up for an 1.5 hours....already close to 2,000 cals consumed LOL. Haven't even started lunch yet!