Surviving Thanksgiving Tips

1. start with Veggies
2. see some of your plate between your food
3. don't skip breakfast and lunch to save all your points for dinner
4. wear fitted pants
5. skip what you eat all the time to make room for the things you don't always eat
6. have lots of 0 point drinks
7. stop, rest and access. give your body at least 2 minutes
8. have lighter options
9. scale back on the serving size to save on left overs (if your having 4 people for dinner don't make dinner for 10)
10. exercise, exercise, exercise!!

Thanksgiving Cheat Sheet
Turkey 2 oz = 2 points
Ham 2 oz = 2 points
Stuffing 1/2 cup = 4point
Winter squash 1 cup = 1 point
Cranberry sauce 1/4 cup = 2 points
mashed potatoes 1/2 cup = 2 points
brown gravy 1/4 cup = 2 points
sweet potato or yam 1 cup or 5" = 3 points
tossed salad 1 cup = 0 points
dinner roll 1 or 2 oz = 3 points
stuffed mushrooms 4 = 3 points
mixed nuts 1 oz = 4 points
wine 4 oz = 4 points
olives 10 small or 1 oz = 1 point
carrot and celery sticks UNLIMITED -0 points
pickles (sweet) 3 inches = 1 point
pickles (unsweetened) 1 cup or large = 0 points
whipped cream 1/4 cup = 1 point
pumpkin pie 1/8 = 9 points
apple pie 1/8 = 9 points
ice cream (regular) 1/2 cup = 4 points
coffee 1 cup = 0 points.

the following are core foods
turkey
winter squash
sweet potato or yams
tossed salad
olives
carrot and celery sticks
pickles (unsweetened)
coffee