No think this whole grorge yourself stupid then diet in January is stupid

[Soamiasnob]

Maybe its where I work, but people seem to delight in gorging on crap and as they eat it they say diet starts in Jan. Seems idiotic to me

[RonaldMcDonald]

nah I think roses and all that tripe are to be avoided as they are grimma
however cheese, mince pies, endless boozing and parties with porky snacks sounds good to me on all levels
no dieting in january as it is grim enough. jan is for holiday planning or returning from holidays

[squoosh]

That little piggy is the sweetest thing ever.

[sallysimpson]

SOme people lose weight best by 'getting it out of their system' so allowing themselves anything they want with an end date in sight. I'm one of those people and it really has worked for me with my weight and also with smoking. I found if I wasn't telling myself no, then eating or smoking anyway then feeling crap I gradually just thought what is the point and came to a time where I had had enough and was ready to stop and change. I stuck with it too, and am gearing up for the last stone after Christmas!
Each to their own, if it works don't knock it!

[sallysimpson]

I got the smoking idea from Alan Carrs Easyway to stop smoking BTW and applied it too food! Something to do with defeating the mental demons first then hitting the physical side and actually doing it.

[Bulbasaur]

Of course! With the new year they all have their new years resolutions to sail on for a bit.

I don't gain much weight at all during holiday season. I eat whatever I want and stop when I'm not hungry anymore. I just don't really eat a ton of cookies, too much sugar makes me sick.

The point is, you're focusing way too much on food. Just enjoy the season. If you gain weight, just eat healthier in January. Not a big deal either way.

[MrsJossNaylor]

Oh, stop judging OP. If you saw me demolish the pile of chocolate I put away today you'd probably presume I was binge eating.

What you wouldn't know is that I'm ravenous today following a big cross country race (which I PBd in, thanks very much).

Oh yeah, and size 8/10 here. Not that it should matter to anyone but me. Live and let live.

[crumblebumblebee]

Mintyy wins the thread.

[Soamiasnob]

Just because you've done a run it doesn't mean its healthy to eat vast amount of shit.

You should feed your body something with nutrients in to help it repair itself.

[MrsJossNaylor]

Thing is OP, I'm slim, I'm fit and I'm fast. I don't give a flying fuck if you disapprove of my eating a Twirl every few weeks.

Stop judging and let people eat what they like, yes?

[museumum]

Cheese and wine, butter and cream isn't "shit" but it isn't healthy week after week. And food has been associated with festivities and celebrating with family and friends since humans were humans.
It's a good idea to reign in the excess after the party season.

[Soamiasnob]

You didn't talk about eating a single chocolate bar, you said a pile!

You can be slim and still be unhealthy, you have to have diet and exersise to be healthy. Not just the one.

[YesIDidMeanToBeSoRudeActually]

I get the Christmas dinner is about 11 million calories thing so fair enough...but why are people saying they are going to eat "for a month" or for weeks? Surely Christmas is a week at most?

One of the best things for me at Christmas though OP, is the food treats. Normally my shopping is all planned and budgeted carefully from necessity, and relatively healthy for the DC. For Christmas though, we buy all the treats the DC and we like but can't eat regularly, smoked salmon, Pringles, chocolate orange, nice cheese. Food is a big part of our celebration and I like it like that, the emphasis is on eating nice meals with family and "treats", not so much presents.

For the last couple of years I have been ill, unable to drink any alcohol (miss my Xmas Bailys and no appetite due to medication and Xmas has been one of the harder times. I didn't realise how important food and cooking was to me until I wasn't able to cook or couldn't bring myself to eat anything. It's made me realise HOW important this aspect of Xmas is to me so you judging people for doing it grates on me.

[TheBigBumTheory]

OP I don't think you are going to convert anyone to your year round healthy eating plan by calling them stupid. Calling people stupid is rarely productive, IME.

[onthematleavecountdown]

This happens at my work. Stuffing their faces all December and swearing it all changes come January. By mid January they are all off it and back on the biscuits

I'm sure the statistic is 95% of January diets are over by the end of the same month.

Eat and be happy.

[Honeydragon]

you have to have diet and exersise to be healthy. Not just the one.

[Soamiasnob]

Well with 70% of UK adults overweight there is a serious problem with over eating. I think this emotional attachment to food is so bad. It seems like at work people are on a binge all of Dec.

[Snatchoo]

Well...yeah.

But so what? What business is it of yours what I - or anyone else - does?

[JustMuddlingBobBobBobbingAlong]

Op, you seem to have a bit of an obsession with food. Guacamole, children touching bread, people enjoying food at Christmas. All posted yesterday and today. Do you have food issues?

[bananaramadramallama]

Are you the same person that had a problem with the 'cakes for cancer' at work, and the poster that was going to call someone a fat, ugly bitch (or similar) for saying your smoothie looked horrid?

You seem to have a real issue with people at your work either way, and particularly unhealthy over interest in your (hated) workmates' diet/lives - I suggest it may be prudent to look for another job tbh.

[TheChandler]

While I agree with you to a certain extent OP (and wonder if you work in one of those offices where everyone does seem to be really unhealthy and this has a lot to do with it), you sound as though you must have a really low metabolic rate or something. Like another poster above, I'm also a size 8 but enjoy chocolate and cakes, in sometimes not very much moderation, but all year round. But again like the poster above, I do an active sport, in my case, tennis. I'm absolutely ravenous after playing sometimes and I can quite easily demolish an entire box of Roses on my own, in one sitting.

I do think you come across as having a little bit of a food obsession though, and you seem a bit too interested in what other people eat, which is a sign of it. I actually associate this with fatter people (am I allowed to use that word?) - my SIL is like this, always going on about what is nutritious and what is not, yet she is massive. But being thin and mean isn't a very nice image, and that's the one you are putting across.

[Fallingovercliffs]

YABU. I try to eat fairly healthily during the year, but definitely lighten up a bit in December and enjoy all the festive food. And yes, I fully intend to make up for it in January by doing my best to eat very healthily, renew my membership at the local swimming pool, get out for some walks and cut out mid week wine.
What's wrong with that?

[26Point2Miles]

I kinda agree with you op!

And yes, 'Christmas' starts at the end of September it seems, so that's 3 months of festivities and 'enjoying yourself'!! A quarter of the year...

[fatlazymummy]

I tend to agree with the op as well. At the same time, I accept that what other people eat has got absolutely nothing to do with me. I am only responsible for what I ,and to a lesser extent my children ,eat.
There again ,it must be a bit of a pain to work in one of those offices where people snack continuously, whilst simaltaneously moaning about their weight and having to go on a diet.