With Thanksgiving coming in a few days, you will likely see a bunch of posts from fitness accounts with various perspectives on how to deal with the holidays. While I do believe you should enjoy your food and the holidays, I do think you should be somewhat controlled. That doesn’t mean weighing food or even tracking macros. It just means not going too crazy.
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If you’ve been consistently dieting for months and have been making progress then you owe it to yourself not to be a complete savage on Thanksgiving. Use it as a day to reward yourself, enjoy some family time, and then get back on track the next day. With that said, this is my advice to enjoy your Thanksgiving dinner with some strategies to limit the damage.
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First, you should limit your food intake leading up to the meal. If you don’t typically follow intermittent fasting, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to try it just for the day. Just drink a lot of water, have some coffee, and maybe some veggies during the day so that you save all your calories for your meal.
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Second, when it comes to the meal itself, it’s good to start with protein and veggies if possible. These are more filling and should limit your ability to eat too much of everything else. It’s also a good idea to drink a bunch of water with the meal to fill up a bit faster.
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Third, you should enjoy yourself and not be too strict. There’s a difference between enjoying yourself and indulging in 20,000 calories. Despite what anyone says, you will do a good amount of damage if you’ve been eating 2,000 calories a day and eat 20,000 calories on Thanksgiving. Try to limit your portion sizes of the foods you want and try a bit of everything instead of going overboard on any particular dish.
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This is just advice and you can ignore it. Like I said, I think it’s important to enjoy the holiday but I also don’t think it makes sense to ruin a substantial portion of your progress just for a day.
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