Holidays: To Diet or Not?

[scout200]

Amidst the holiday season, do you maintain your diet through the holidays or do you cheat? Especially over Thanksgiving, I found it difficult to "stay on track"... What methods do you use to overcome those holiday pounds?

-Scout

 

[Acesopro]

I cheated about 3 days in one week for Thanksgiving LOL! Thank god for N2Slin though.

But it could be ok to cheat as long as you're in range of your bulking/cutting calories, no?

 

[Built]

I don't diet on holidays. I plan for 'em. I call them "natural disasters" and plan my training and diet around them - bulking or cutting.

Nobody's fat because they overate on Thanksgiving. They're fat because they overeat. Period.

 

[Phineas]

I've been cutting for a week and a half now, and am going to early- to mid-January with it. Granted, I'm in Canada, so our Thanksgiving was in October, but December is still usually a month of over-eating. I don't care, it's just food. Besides, I have my refeeds. I'll plan one for Christmas, and just break the fat/carb ratio a bit. No biggy.

I'm coming in to the new year leaner but stronger (making PRs on a cut is sweeeeeet) and ready for 5/3/1.

 

[SloppyJ]

Dude we all all deserve a day or two off every now and then. Reward yourself but get right back on your diet plan asap. Hell I couldn't resist my grandmother's rootbeer float after thanksgiving dinner. Did it set me back? Nope! I still lost weight that week.

 

[scout200]

I don't diet on holidays. I plan for 'em. I call them "natural disasters" and plan my training and diet around them - bulking or cutting.

Nobody's fat because they overate on Thanksgiving. They're fat because they overeat. Period.

I like your phrase - "natural disasters" lol - Excellent point!