Merry Christmas! As predicted, I was too busy being all kinds of festive and jolly on actual Christmas to make a post. As it happened I did over indulge, but not as much as may have been expected. I was working until about two o'clock and didn't get home until close to three so dinner was a late and epic affair. I was so stuffed from all the delicious roast foods that I didn't really eat much for the rest of the day. I choked back a few token roasties later in the evening, more because they would go to waste than because I was anywhere near hungry. But past that I didn't eat any chocolate at all. Imagine.
Yesterday (boxing day) was pretty much a wash out. Due to some family nonsense, there was a lot of tension in the house. Me being off work, my plan was to watch awful tv and get partially drunk whilst eating all the treats in sight. Turned more into an evening of me being alternatively ignored and yelled at. But hey ho, such is Christmas when all the family is forced together in a small room. So again, I didn't massively overeat. We have a tradition of two roasts at Christmas. One on the actual day and one come boxing day with the leftover turkey. It's a crazy one to outsiders I'm sure but it's always been like it in our house. So after turkey round two I was entirely too stuffed to have eaten much anyway, were it not for the family rows as it was.
Today though, I have made up for it. The tension has cleared somewhat, and we've had ourselves a buffet tea. All sorts of slightly cardboard tasting treats. I love party food. I know it's crap and it doesn't even taste very nice, and it has a penchant for getting stale in minutes if you don't eat it the moment it's placed on the table. But I absolutely cannot get enough. Comedy mini pizza? Fill me up. Prawn ring, oo er, don't mind if I do. So I type this entirely full of Christmas cheer and southern fried prawns with no interest in anymore indulgence this evening. I haven't even had a chance to pick at the epic table of goodies mum sets out every year either really....bar a few cheeky pringles and a nibble at the dairy milk box. I have given myself until the 1st to eat whatever I want, and then it's back to the 'diet'. Albeit, with a larger chocolate stash than I was anticipating. As I have said before, however, I am not one who has to eat all the chocolate they own just because it's there luckily. I'm much more a fiend for the savoury. So doubtless I will have Christmas chocolates tucked on top of my wardrobe for a canny few months to come.
I shall be quite interested in seeing what my weight gain will be for the Christmas period. I ate a lot more this time last year and only put on around four pounds. Pittance really for a week of scoffing. It's just crazy to think how easy it is to gain weight as opposed to losing it. If I were to eat as much as I do at Christmas every week, it would only take me around four months to put back all the weight I have lost. Weight which has taken me two years to lose (granted in a very loose and unstrict sort of a way...). Could be quite disheartening to think about it...so I don't think I will.
For now though, another wish of a Merry Christmas time and I shall see you tomorrow. Good boo.
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