Diet, Schmiet. I WANT to Stuff My Face On Thanksgiving-- Who's With Me?! | Health

OK, so I've admittedly been trying to take off a few pounds over the past few months and, for the most part, am in a groove as I watch my jeans get looser and looser. Thanksgiving, though, has had me salivating for more than a week already as I think about all the smells that'll be wafting through my kitchen in just a few short days. (Yeah, I get cooking duty this year in my family!)

My main weakness: a sausage stuffing that is TDF.... and I mean, it's the stuff you dream about. It is so good I'm already planning to eat a ton of it! It's not the desserts so much that'll get me, it's the meaty, bready goodness of that stuffing that takes HOURS to make. It's almost like I have an obligation to partake since so much work goes into it. (OK, that's an excuse... sue me!) Yeah, the homemade mashed potatoes with butter and cream my sister makes aren't too shabby, either.

My question for you: Is it ridiculous to think that I can't control myself for a day? I can always eat a LITTLE stuffing and have some more in a couple of days. As a lifelong member of Weight Watchers, I can hear the mantras of my favorite instructor ringing in my ears:
'It's only food. It's not like you can never have stuffing again.' And,  'Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels.'

 I get it... I know it...  at least in my head. But, then I think, it's THANKSGIVING! How can one day really hurt? And, before you tell me that there are low-cal versions of my stuffing, I know... but I make this once-a-year... and I will not change a thing. It's simply too good the way it is.

Nope, I'm holding my ground and will proudly eat my dinner that day and whatever else I want.

How will I feel next week? Not sure... but be on the lookout for discussions like, 'Was one meal REALLY worth it?' Oh, and we'll probably be posting light recipes to help you get through the holidays, too.  It's funny what the crash AFTER a food coma can do to your psyche.

How do you feel? Should we find lighter alternatives to family favorites  because 'we can' or can we have a free pass for a day (OK--can we make it a pass through the weekend?)