AIBU to want to stick to my Weight Watchers Pro Points plan over the Christmas?

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I have lost a stone so far and hope to lose three more.

We are having Christmas at home just me DH and DS. I am a strict vegetarian so turkey is out anyway. But I do love cake and stollen in particular and the odd glass or three of alcohol.

However I really want to lose the weight and this is the most weight I have lost for ages ..... so AIBU

I will be sticking to it. For me, it's just one big meal, and I will use ,my weeklies for it. Want to enter January slimmer this year rather than fatter!

Im so glad i found this thread. I too am doing SW but its taken since August to lose a stone ( ive done this diet before and lost ten stone between 2002 and late 2003 but due to lots going on in my personal life i gained back five stone) its coming off very slowly this time though. A couple of months ago i bought a lovely new purple winter coat which fit me but in a snug way.I know ive deffo lost off my tummy going by my other clothes so i NEED to stick to it. For someone who has always had eating problems its not easy though. I would like to be lighter in January just for a change.

Vajazzler - that's why I love Slimming World :) They're there 52 weeks a year! The consultant is there the weeks I need class most, after Easter, Christmas, New Year etc! And you can have your Roast Potatoes :)

I have lost 4 stone on SW, Dh has lost similar, we're both target members and I even lost over Christmas last year! I've been at target over a year now and totally love not having to count points etc.

But I do have to say the bonus for me is having class 52weeks a year!!!!

I've been doing SW since Jan this year, have lost almost 5 stone but still another 2.5 to go, I'm going to eat a few nice things at Xmas but just try not go mad, everything in moderation & all that!

I cant stand dried fruit so mince pies, Xmas pudding and xmas cake hold no attraction for me...tins of Celebrations however

Yes I will be doing F&H because I have got fed up of pointing recently. Might do F&H till end of the year. Also starting walk around the park daily and 30 mins rebounding in the eves this week. That's the plan anyway. I so want to shift this weight. You are all inspirational. Well done all of you.

I am trying to remember that Christmas is just a day, not an 8 week period from November until January.

The christmas dinner itself is not that bad tbh. The turkey is v ww friendly as it is low fat and the veg are mostly 0pp. Proper gravy is a bit fatty but a bit of portion control and it won't throw everything off.

Its all the socialising and christmas parties that makes me balloon though.

Christmas dinner can be a great meal for someone on a diet, imo. Turkey is a low-fat meat, and you can have lots of delicious veggies, and a roast potato as a treat (which won't break the points bank) - then treat yourself to some exotic fruit for pudding whilst the others tuck into christmas pud - and you'll feel less bloated afterwards.

It's christmas - which is about enjoying yourself, and that doesn't have to mean scarfing down every calorie you meet, if that's going to make you miserable - everyone can have what they want, and that includes a healthy christmas lunch if that's what you want.

Congratulations on your weightloss - I am hoping 2012 will be the year that I am able to like myself enough to lose some weight, though I am planning to do the Paul McKenna thing - where you eat what you want, but slowly and mindfully, and stop when you have had enough (it's that last part I struggle with). You could use an element of that over Christmas, OP - have a bit of what you fancy, but stop when you've had enough, and that will probably help maintain your weightloss.

Whatever makes you happy. I've lost 3st on WW since June and I've always said I'm going to have the week between Chrismas and New Year off, however I think I have changed my mindset so won't be as indulgant as usual. I expect to put on but don't want to go mad. I'm also planning on doing Jillian Michaels over the festive period.

I'm with slimmingworld and funny enough told them I was going away for two weeks, back January. Am I hell, I'm just going to eat, drink and be merry

Wow, there's a lot of amazing weight loss figures on here, well done everyone!!

I've lost 9lbs since the end of September which sounds very measly in comparison, but I'm very proud of it and am also going to try and not totally go overboard as I want to lose another stone before my cousin's wedding next year.

Oh alright then, feel like getting a bit of glory, I've lost 18lb and could quite honestly do with a good feed!

I find it helps to share the food. For eg if I really want a mince pie I will have half and give the other half to my DP. That way I don't feel deprived at all but I still get to taste it. Have been doing the same with chocs and crisps and often share them with my dcs. I still get treats but uses half the PP and it really doesn't make any difference to how full or satisfied I feel.

(I can't eat half and then put it in the fridge as not the will power so have to make someone else eat it! )

I think the problem a lot of people face is that at Christmas, we tend to have a lot of food 'out' on tables...like tins of chocolates and other nibbles, so it's all to easy to graze. Also, sometimes you wouldn't even be thinking of eating anything if it wasn't sat there in front of you...staring back at you and whispering 'eat me, it's christmas'

So my tip is to keep the food in the cupboards and fridge as normal, and go to the food if you're actually hungry.

This also stops kids from eating for the sake of it I find.

I think it would also be hard at Christmas because you'll (probably) have people saying "oh you can't diet at christmas!" and "oh go on another 5 mince pies won't hurt you" etc.

Yes I've already had "you can't diet at Christmas" comments. But I'm not dieting I'm losing weight sensibly. I'm eating a mince pie as I type this right now. I will have a Christmas lunch with all the trimmings and my fair share of quality street but I will stick to my calorie allowance (or thereabouts). For some reason other people aren't happy unless you have put on half a stone.

Haziedoll - you can diet or lose weight sensibly at christmas if you want to, and anyone who says otherwise is a numpty. I suspect actually that they don't want anyone eating sensibly around them because it might make them realise how much they are overeating.

Christmas is only one day surely? And really it's just roast dinner so it shouldn't make that much difference

I don't think it's the roast dinner that does it but the christmas cake/pudding/mince pies/quality street/cheese and buiscuits/wine/fizzy drinks/chocolate log etc.