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Posted 12/23/2009 5:20 PM (GMT 0)
I hate Christmas.

My worst flares are during the Christmas period. It's so difficult not to indulge a little during this time of the year.

Maybe we should get an atheist communist government who will ban Christmas

Posted 12/23/2009 5:25 PM (GMT 0)
Merry Christmas!!! Favorite time of the year.
Posted 12/23/2009 5:29 PM (GMT 0)
I like it well enough- I'm eating a big plate of chinese food right now. I think this is the first time I've had chinese in about 2 years, jsut because I normally never order it. My work did. I'm one of those lucky ones for which food doesn't seem to matter much. I don't eat a ton of any one thing & I'm good. Even now, I'm having veggie fried rice & couple crab rangoons. I've actually reached the mindset lately though, of scew it- if things are bad I'll take Immodium. Sick of letting UC rule my thoughts. So you can live vicariously thru me, as I eat Xmas treats!

Posted 12/23/2009 5:45 PM (GMT 0)
Well, the White House did have an ornament with Mao Tse Tung on it... :)
Posted 12/23/2009 7:18 PM (GMT 0)
I have a love-hate relationship with Christmas......not all have to participate if they don't want to. I try to make Christmas as painless as possible.

I didn't even put up decorations this year....couldn't even muster up the enthusiasm.

I'll be happy when it's over.

q
Posted 12/23/2009 7:34 PM (GMT 0)

Happy Holidays!  It is not about food for me.  I will be careful and take my Imodium and enjoy the little kids!!

ElaineNY

Posted 12/23/2009 9:08 PM (GMT 0)
Christmas is my most favorite holiday closely followed by Halloween. I love to be out and about, seeing family that I only see once a year, eating good food (within reason of course! lol) and seeing the joy on my kids faces as they open their presents on Christmas day. I usually feel very relaxed and happy with the world around this time...provided I'm not pms'ing or on steroids that is :)
Posted 12/24/2009 12:14 AM (GMT 0)
My kids love Christmas (as did I as a kid) and I would hope people wouldn't take that away from them. There are so many other places in the world that have their own traditions; it's nice that the we have at least this one tradition still holding strong. I understand the stress is brings to others though. It's a tough call. Marketing has diluted the spirit of everything.
Posted 12/24/2009 12:31 AM (GMT 0)
I hate every holiday. My friends talk about good food, the progress they made, getting married, their promising future ... I feel like escaping this word. Why do I deserve UC...
Posted 12/24/2009 12:58 AM (GMT 0)
The stress of the holidays is what causes me problems! I love Christmas, but hate the stress that goes along with it (the food issue doesn't affect me a whole lot either, unless I drink too much wine).

I am trying to be relaxed about it-which is tough, but with kids who are 3 and 4, I just want to be able to enjoy it through their eyes. Their excitement for it makes me feel like a kid again. A much busier and poorer kid, granted, but a kid all the same...

Good luck everyone-I hope we all can get through the holidays relatively unscathed!
Posted 12/24/2009 3:44 AM (GMT 0)
I agree with Red, I like Christmas and Halloween. I like to make cookies and give people presents (and get them). I love eating. I don't have a problem eating whatever, so maybe that's why. But if I did, believe me, I'd find a way XD
Posted 12/24/2009 4:04 AM (GMT 0)
I like Christmas! I'm fairly good at avoiding things that don't bother me, so it's usually not a huge issue for me (except when I want some wine, but I'm willing to suffer). And I do my shopping online, so there's not much stress there either.

ElephantPipe-I'd like Halloween better if it were warmer during it.
Posted 12/24/2009 4:37 AM (GMT 0)
I love Christmas! It has always been a magical time for me-- since I was 5 yrs-old. The fir trees, the Nativity figures, the glorious traditional music, frosted cookies shaped like stars, bells, etc., wrapping paper with colorful designs, the festive city lights-- these things really perk me up. It helps that I manage to stay away from heavy social events & major gift exchanges because I don't have to get weary shopping nor be around food/drink that's bad for UC. Without commercialization this season can be very relaxing & spiritual. / Old Hat (30 yrs with left-sided UC ... [etc.])
Posted 12/24/2009 4:49 AM (GMT 0)
I love Christmas
Posted 12/24/2009 5:39 AM (GMT 0)
This is the first time I haven't picked at all those candies and treats that seem to start with Halloween. Don't miss that habit...

ellen
Posted 12/24/2009 6:23 AM (GMT 0)
I don't like Christmas. It's too much anxiety. I worry too much about whether or not everyone will like their gifts. I have a hard time figuring out what to buy for some people, especially those who have everything they need or whose tastes are too expensive.

I end up overspending. I had more than 20 family members to buy gifts for this year, and of course they are all important. And then three of my family members have birthdays within two weeks of X-Mas.

Next year I'm going to relax and give X-Mas envelopes filled with new money. Maybe I'll have time to bake some X-Mas cookies if I don't have to spend all my time shopping. I'll still buy gifts for birthdays though. And I'll buy gifts for those who are really easy to buy gifts for, such as kids under 10.
Posted 12/24/2009 12:25 PM (GMT 0)
A week of imodium, locked into my mother's one-toilet house with six people.
Posted 12/24/2009 5:11 PM (GMT 0)
Yeah, I understand everyone's perspective as the commercials and stores have been particularly crazy this year; but I love the fact of giving to others and shopping for a special thing. This year was mostly gift cards because the kids are all grown up! We had a moment last night when we spent the evening with the kids and their respective soul mates, and opened gifts/gift cards that took us weeks to decide which ones to get etc, wrap, and well, you know the whole routine. It was done in about 1/2 hour! Giggle. The best part is being apart of giving to those in need; it's important all year around, but somehow Christmas and giving to kids that wouldn't have a Christmas is very special. But, by Saturday, I'll be sooo done with the holidays! ;-)

Oh, and as for the goodies; I found some good healthy recipes for cookies etc, plus found some at the store, that I can munch on instead of the stuff that will not make me feel well. Plus, my husband is diabetic, so he needed to stay away from the sugar too. I can't say we didn't indulge at all, but it made it a bit easier for us.
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