I'm trying to stick to 1500 calories a day to reduce my cholesterol. I don't know that treating yourself, or enjoying a festive day, three times a year is really going to destroy all the good work you've done. Just limit the fatty foods. Don't eat turkey skin that's been lying around on the bottom of the pan, or the parker house rolls full of butter, but go ahead and enjoy the day. Then, for the week afterward, be a little more careful.
Life is for living - food is an essential part of life.
They go hand in hand. But if you reduce portions of fatty foods, you're getting less fat. I would probably be more concerned with the fat content. There is an education process that goes along with reassessing your eating habits. The advice we're giving them is that it's not difficult to prepare simple foods.