choirfarm Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 First of all, they are GREAT people. I LOVE them. However, I tend to gain several pounds every time we visit. We will be there for 5 days. She has bought every person their favorite Blue Bell Ice cream flavor. She will have tons of Christmas candy out and about. It is my daughter's birthday so she has requested chicken fried steak. ( This is what I make for my dh/boys' birthdays as well. Only time I make it since it is so bad. So we get it twice a year.) Of course they will get her a birthday cake... Sigh... I guess I should just realize that instead of 142 being the heaviest I have ever been, it will be 145 after next week... But then I can just eat what is healthy here... But seriously, how do you eat healthy in that kind of environment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Same with my in-laws. They are wonderful, but we eat horribly (deliciously) when we are there. It is just something we have come to accept and we choose to enjoy it rather than stress about it. It is rare enough that it isn't a big deal once or twice a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bry's-gal Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Do the best you can- take smaller portions and enjoy what you eat! If you can, try to take a walk every day! It might not off set all of the calories but it will help! I also find when I exercise, I do better with not eating so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieZ Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 ARGH. It's only 5 days. You can come prepared with healthy snacks that you like (or that you can stand) . . . celery sticks & baby carrots. . . bring a cooler . . . How about just go on a 5 day diet and just say NO to all of it? (Unless it is something you really love, then go for it.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choirfarm Posted December 29, 2011 Author Share Posted December 29, 2011 ARGH. It's only 5 days. You can come prepared with healthy snacks that you like (or that you can stand) . . . celery sticks & baby carrots. . . bring a cooler . . . How about just go on a 5 day diet and just say NO to all of it? (Unless it is something you really love, then go for it.) It is so hard to pass up my 3 favorite food groups: Blue Bell Ice Cream, chocolate and chocolate cake.... I wish I had willpower. In college, when my dad sent me double stuff oreos for exams, I polished them off in a couple of days... That is why I can't buy any..... How do you develop willpower?? I've never had any? I'm still picking/biting my nails at 44 because I can't stop. I don't drink partially because I'm afraid I'd be addicted. Seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I have the complete opposite problem. I swear my FIL and his wife never eat. I think they live mostly on diet pepsi. I dread staying there because I know I'm going to be constantly hungry. Everything is sugar free (with artificial sweeteners) and fat free, and I *need* some fat in my diet or I'm miserable. They lack almost all basic pantry staples, making it virtually impossible to cook. This year I brought a cooler with food in it because there's no way I could feed my toddler there otherwise. It was much better with the cooler (even if it made them think I'm even more crazy than they already did), and it beat packing avocados in the corners of my suit case like I did last year. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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