As per my normal holiday food plan, I dropped my normal diet and ate whatever the family wanted…and I went back for seconds and thirds…and I ate dessert. In year’s past, I loved doing this. I really looked forward to it, and used long endurance exercise before and after to balance my CICO.
I don’t know why, but starting this year (Thanksgiving and now Christmas), I just feel sick afterwards.
Today was a detox day. I consumed nothing but green tea and black coffee. And took no supplements or medications. I rode the bike for 2 hours, and then I took a nap.
Many holiday indulgences are off limits for me due to celiac so I really haven’t had this issue too much. This year I did have some homemade candy (a little too much) that my dad’s girlfriend made and didn’t feel my best the next day. I just got back to my normal diet and exercise routine the next day though and it was fine. My waking blood sugar was higher than normal of course. I’m honestly thankful for my celiac because it makes it easier for me to avoid many foods that I probably wouldn’t need to be eating anyway even without celiac.
“I weigh myself every morning and have a target weight. If I exercise less or overeat during a period, my weight increases. If I am 1kg above my morning target weight for a few days, I start to skip dinner until I am back in the right range.”
I am a fan of skipping dinner as a rapid route towards weight loss.
I got very drunk on Saturday, slightly less drunk on Sunday and about the same on Monday (Xmas Day). I actually did reasonably well in terms of not overeating on Christmas Day, but as a result of all of that I did put in a couple of kilos. A lot of that is water from the acetate from the metabolism of acetaldehyde that causes vasodilation. Hence I put in a day without alcohol and with eating less (no real exercise only walking around). Morning weights were 83.75, (missing est 86 something), 86.35, 85.10, 84.30.
The weight gain isn’t a big deal as I will lose it (it’s almost gone already). My biggest complaint is how my tolerance to a wide variety of foods (including junk foods) has shrunken over the years. It has seemed, looking back, that the more restrictive I became in my diet, the less ability I had to eat a wide variety of foods. It’s not like I only eat 3 things…I eat 30 plants each week, several types of fish, coffee and tea. But if I add volume and “new”, I feel sick to my stomach.
At least I know how to deal with it now. A 24-35 hour coffee/tea fast cures all.
I don’t drink alcohol . Never. May be it’s a reason why it’s difficult for me to gain weight. Everybody I know drink alcohol on occasion and nobody has trouble gaining weight. - on the opposite most are trying to lose weight.
Decided to celebrate and not worry about eating healthy on Christmas, or the day after, since I had so many leftovers. I truly regret it. Yesterday morning the headache started and lasted until late in the evening. Not only do I feel sluggish, but my digestion is also.
I am craving healthy food now. I believe I will skip overindulging for any holidays from now on. It’s just not worth it to me. A detox day, like yours, sounds like a good idea.
Maybe it isn’t the variety, just the volume of food if you were ”going back for seconds and thirds”.
I ate all the treats over the last 3 days and really enjoyed the taste……but Christmas Day evening I just ate too much and then felt uncomfortable.
I think just controlling the volume is key.
Yes, from Thanksgiving to the 1st of January, I have the opportunity to eat the many holiday treats and indulgences with friends and family.
It makes me sick just thinking about the stuff I have eaten in the last month and I still have New Year’s to go—pies, cake, cream, candy, etc. I didn’t even bother to take acarbose with meals because I knew it would produce gas, bloating, etc in my digestive tract.
I am sure each holiday season reduces my lifespan by at least a week. But, so be it, life is more than strict adherence to some food plan.
Best wishes to all for a happy holiday season and new year.
Agreed. Holidays are a time for celebration, enjoyment, and the making of memories to mark time. I had another 2 big meals today (didn’t feel ill, just unpleasantly full). I’ll be at my fighting weight by Jan 3rd. Next Friday & Monday are fasting days, I’ve decided. And, Dec 31 is my last day with sugar for a long time if I can’t stop today.
@John_Hemming I agree with the dinner skipping strategy in general. It seems like the hardest (psychologically) but best (compliance with circadian rhythm) way to: cut calories and avoid sleep interference from digestion.
Nice. I use a grapefruit to kill hunger. It is surprisingly effective at killing my desire to eat. Unfortunately it also has the effect of multiplying the impact of various chemicals for many hours so I have to think ahead.
So problem is when you are hungry, acid juice make it worse. Do you not feel the effect of grapefruit causing more unease? I would be just eat a few oyster crackers and they make them small. But they are probably considered refined carbo.
