6 Holiday Time Management Tips Every Host Needs This Thanksgiving
Learn how to stay on track during the holidays without giving up your workouts or your sanity, and get the six-move playbook for hosting Thanksgiving on your own terms, on this episode of the Get Sculpted podcast
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You’ve planned Thanksgiving down to the minute. The turkey goes in at ten, the sides get staggered around it, the table gets set with room for twelve. But you didn’t factor yourself into the planning at all…not even the five minutes you need to sit and catch your breath before the doorbell rings and everyone arrives.
Marilynn, Jordanna, and Tijana walk through the playbook for staying on track during the holidays without turning hosting into something you just push through. It starts with backward planning – a strategy where you set your dinner time and work backward from there, putting time blocks on the calendar for the things that are for you, not just the things you’re doing for others. From there, they get into Thanksgiving meal planning that holds up once the day gets chaotic, how to fit workouts into a holiday week even when your usual sixty minutes isn't realistic, why skipping meals sets you up to overeat later, and the mindset shift that turns "this is the only time I get this pie all year" into something closer to the truth.
Here's what’s covered:
Backward planning explained with a Thanksgiving example, and why putting a specific time on your own needs is the difference between intention and what really happens
Meal prep for Thanksgiving that happens the day before, so the day of isn't stacked with a hundred small decisions on top of cooking
How to work out during a packed holiday week, including the front-load strategy for when a full session isn't in the cards
Why skipping meals to save room backfires, and what prevents the overeating that shows up later at the table
The scarcity mindset around holiday food, and the reframe that gets you to a healthy Thanksgiving without treating it like the last meal you'll ever get
Delegating one task to someone else in the house, and why that builds confidence in your kids instead of just taking work off your plate
Claiming your five minutes, or your workout, or your walk, out loud, so it becomes something you're accountable to instead of something you quietly skip
This one's for the woman who's already hosting this year and dreading it, the one who's mapped the turkey timing down to the second but hasn't thought once about her own needs, and the one who ends every holiday resentful without being able to say why.
"You probably don't have an actual food problem on Thanksgiving. You have a time management problem." - Coach Jordanna
This is the planning you're already doing, pointed at yourself for once.
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Jordanna [00:00:45]: Not your workout, not your meals, not even 5 minutes to sit down before all the guests walk in. You're typically running ragged. You probably don't have an actual food problem on Thanksgiving. You have a time management problem. And nobody ever taught you how to plan for yourself on a day that's built around planning for everybody else's satisfaction and enjoyment.
Identifying Time Management Issues During Holidays
Tijana [00:01:05]: Yeah.Jordanna [00:01:05]: So this episode today is for the woman who's already mapping out the turkey timing down to the minute, but hasn't thought once about what she'll eat. The woman who hosts every year and feels resentful maybe by 4:00 PM, can't quite explain why. The woman who tells herself she'll get back on track the Monday after, because the day itself was never something she thought she was allowed to plan for. So we are going to dive into this topic today and maybe you find yourself somewhere in between. You're like not sure where you fit in all of this. One of the things that we really wanna help you get out of this episode is some time management strategies around the holidays. So, Mar, I know you, you live and die by your calendar.
Marilynn [00:01:46]: I do.
Jordanna [00:01:47]: Break it down for us. Kick us off on this one.
Backward Planning Holiday Meals for Success
Marilynn [00:01:49]: Yes, I do love my calendar and I still use my paper agenda. I absolutely love it, but I use it because it helps me stay anchored and it helps me stay aligned. But especially at this time of year, as we're heading into the beginning of a holiday stretch, I think it's so important. So let's just kind of put it right out there. If things are not in your calendar with a specific time blocked off, it's not gonna happen, right? And that includes the things that you do for yourself as well. One of the things we recommend is backward planning your day. Okay? So this is one strategy you can use, and it's, it's a simple strategy, but so many of us don't do it.Jordanna [00:02:25]: Mm-hmm.
Marilynn [00:02:25]: So here's the idea, okay? So think about, you know, you've got your holiday dinner, your Thanksgiving dinner at 5 o'clock. Work backwards from that time right now. Decide when you're going to do, 'cause you've probably got all the things you need to do for that dinner timed out, but decide what you're gonna do for yourself. Like, when are you eating breakfast? When are you moving your body? When are you gonna sit down for like 5 minutes before everybody gets there, like you said? Put actual times in your calendar, in your planner, because You've probably got everything down to the minute with when you've got to put the turkey in, when you're going to take it out, when you've got to do this and that. But if you think about it, you probably have zero time attached to what you want to do to prioritize yourself. And that is the biggest problem— planning no time for you. And then the day starts and it ends and you're like, oh, I've completely forgotten about myself today. It's been about everybody else.
Jordanna [00:03:15]: Yeah.
Marilynn [00:03:15]: Backwards planning. Now, I, I've done this a lot, but, Jorde, I think you were one of the ones like years ago where You talked about this strategy in detail, like for me, that I kind of remember. And I was like, that makes so much sense. Like work backwards. And I use this for everything now.
Jordanna [00:03:29]: Shout out to the project managers in corporate because you will know exactly when we say work back schedule, you'll know to the T what this means. Yeah.
Simple Prep Strategies to Reduce Holiday Stress
Tijana [00:03:39]: Oh my God. So important.Marilynn [00:03:40]: We use this in our business. Like I use this with my family now. Yeah. So I can't advocate for this strategy enough. Backwards planning seems so simple, but we don't do it and we should. Second strategy is whatever you can prep before the actual day of the holiday, let's say, do that. That way you're not doing a million and one things on the actual day. Because the hardest thing is it's not like the cooking itself, it's the decision fatigue.
Tijana [00:04:04]: Yeah.
Marilynn [00:04:04]: Like, you're exhausted. You're making 100 decisions, but you're also trying to be present with your family and hold it all together. And, you know, as an adult now, I kind of think about my mom and how my sisters and I would be like, Why is she such a psycho on like when we have family over? We're like, what is happening? But I get it now. It's because like, again, she's—
Jordanna [00:04:22]: Oh yeah.
Marilynn [00:04:22]: No time for herself into the day and she's doing it all in that day. So anyway, let's go through some examples. So like you could, you know, prep some food the day before, like chop things up, figure out what you can kind of pre-prepare before the actual day. Even something as simple as like deciding what you're gonna wear, deciding what that's gonna look like. You can pull serving dishes out. In fact, one thing my mom actually does do is she sets the table the day before.
Jordanna [00:04:46]: I do that now too because I never thought of it, but it does take some time and thought and consideration.
Tijana [00:04:54]: Yeah.
Jordanna [00:04:55]: And you wanna make sure you have everything you need. Like, what if you were short a couple plates? What are you gonna do 5 minutes before you serve?
Minimizing Decision Fatigue with Early Planning
Marilynn [00:05:01]: Yeah. Or especially if you wanna, you know, if you love like Pinterest-worthy tables, like again, that's like a lot to do on the day of when you're cooking this and doing that. Exactly.Tijana [00:05:08]: You're already overstimulated. You're like, oh God.
Marilynn [00:05:09]: So yeah. So like even a day, a couple days before, especially like in my family, my parents have a finished basement and that's where they host everything. So it's like no one's using that space. So yeah, so I think that's a great strategy. But the moral of the story here is the more decisions you can make ahead of time, the fewer you have to make on that day because you're already stretched thin, right? So that's why we're saying this is not like a food problem, a turkey problem. It is a planning issue. Because if these things don't have a clear time on your calendar, if you're not working back, if you're not doing what you can before, then how are you going to include you? You are an afterthought instead of an intentional part of the day. So I would love to hear it from you girls.
Marilynn [00:05:47]: What's one thing on, let's say, your list as we're heading into this holiday season that when you think about it, you could move to earlier in the week or instead of doing it the same day? Or what have you done?
Jordanna [00:05:57]: For sure, what you said around setting the table earlier in days, like when we have our holidays, I definitely do that. And then we eat at the breakfast bar for a day or two. And I always have, as you guys know, my Friday meetings with myself to plan my week. So I am pulling forward things, not necessarily from the day of, but I am reevaluating how the whole week flows in order to make that day fit into the week where it might not normally be like that.
Tijana [00:06:24]: Love that. Yeah.
Marilynn [00:06:24]: T, what about you?
Weekly Scheduling for Effective Holiday Workouts
Tijana [00:06:25]: I think the other meals, making them no-brainer. I don't ever host. I just make it for our family anyway. So I think that's my secret hack is making it stupid simple and not overcomplicated, but also making the breakfast overnight oats or You know, something where I don't have to cook and dirty dishes. There's some good high-fiber cereals now with some high-protein milk, like for the kids.Marilynn [00:06:46]: Easy.
Tijana [00:06:46]: Yeah.
Marilynn [00:06:46]: Yep.
Tijana [00:06:47]: That's it.
Jordanna [00:06:47]: That's a great hack.
Marilynn [00:06:48]: That is a good one. And you know what, Jorde? I think I'm the same as you, but I even think like a work-back schedule for the week, not just the day.
Jordanna [00:06:55]: Yeah.
Marilynn [00:06:56]: So, that's what I do, because I've had clients say to me like, oh my God, it was Thanksgiving, it was Christmas, I didn't get my workout done. And I was like, but maybe if you had evaluated your week, the whole week—
Tijana [00:07:04]: Oh, 100%.
Marilynn [00:07:05]: Taken a step back. You could have front-loaded your workouts. Like, if you know your day is going to be bananas, then don't make that a workout day. Intentionally make that a rest day. So for me, I do look at my whole week, especially when it's in a holiday stretch. I have a big family, so it's actually usually more than one holiday meal. It's 2 or 3. And so I work back the whole week, and I'm like, when am I getting my meal prep, my workouts, all of that done? And that has helped so much.
Marilynn [00:07:29]: T, take us through the, the next couple of strategies that we can use.
Tijana [00:07:33]: You know what's interesting, girls, is that we talked about this in the Momentum call just with a few ladies over the summer were in the situation where like they had family visiting and similar to Thanksgiving, right? Like the things were thrown off and they're like, one I was talking to was like, oh, I didn't really do anything. And I was like, okay, let's zoom out for a second. And I was like, let's talk about like the self-meeting like we were just discussing, right? Like if you have a meeting with yourself, your week is not going to look the same. But how do you— you always say this, Mira, adapt and not abandon. So that's really the overarching theme that we want to start with here. So if your workouts typically take 60 minutes, realistically, if you have family visiting or scheduling them, the first step is look at your week and say, when can I get them in? But if you're like, oh my God, I don't have a 60-minute window, forget it. No, just make it a shorter window, right? Even dedicate 20 or 30 minutes. And you always want to front-load it.
Adapting Holiday Fitness and Meal Plans
Tijana [00:08:23]: Whatever is most important for you needs to get front-loaded, which should be your self-care, which is your training, right? Doing that. And, uh, honestly, I want to add to like what I kept telling people was like, you just have to draw the boundary. Because a lot of the time your family's— if you're working at home, they're not going to be like, why are you leaving me? Like, I think people, especially if your family's staying with you, everybody likes to have their own space. Let me tell you right now. You know, for example, my in-laws, they also take their own time. We're like, hey, we work out at this time. Great. Cool.Tijana [00:08:49]: We'll make sure we're not, you know, in the basement in our room there. So like, just setting that tone and, and carving it out for yourself and for other people. And I think I would add too, like, if you have kids, just don't bother me for those 20 minutes.
Setting Boundaries and Prioritizing Self-Care
Marilynn [00:09:02]: Just—Jordanna [00:09:02]: yeah, exactly.
Tijana [00:09:03]: I'm not reachable. I always tell my kids, I'm like, I'm not here.
Jordanna [00:09:05]: I don't need airplane mode.
Tijana [00:09:07]: Yeah, exactly. I'm like, whatever you need— no, you don't.
Marilynn [00:09:10]: I think we have to get more unapologetic about that as, as women in general. I have a client who's actually our assistant coach, Danielle, and I remember— and I don't mind sharing the story because I know she won't mind— but when we first started working together, the family pressure was like a big thing for her. I remember distinctly the day where she said to me, I'm done. I'm done. I am unapologetically getting my workout done, eating my on-plan meals, not drinking just because they're drinking. And she feels so powerful now and unstoppable. And I'm like, damn right. Like, sorry, just a little rant.
Marilynn [00:09:41]: I'm sensitive to it, but I also think, like, who the frig cares what your family's doing or what they're saying or what they're— like, you, you are the most important, period. So—
Tijana [00:09:50]: You can't be your best self when you're hangry. And I was telling that. I was even— I was telling that to my dog. Like, I'm like—
Jordanna [00:09:55]: My dog.
Tijana [00:09:56]: I'm like, guys, I'm like, I need to feed. It was funny because I was petting the dog and I'm like, oh, Sky, I'm sorry. I was so grumpy. I was overstimulated. And the kids were laughing. I was like, I was hungry, but I'm good now. So anyway, don't let that happen. And that brings me to my next thing, which is do not skip your meals, okay?
Jordanna [00:10:14]: Yeah.
Tijana [00:10:16]: You cannot operate from a place of hangry.
Jordanna [00:10:18]: No.
The Importance of Never Skipping Meals
Tijana [00:10:19]: It amazes me, and I'm not saying this in a judgmental way, but like, I would never skip a meal. Period. Like, that's number one. And then whenever someone's like, I just didn't eat today, I didn't have time, I'm like, so you just straight up were like, skip? Like, to me, that's like, oh, I didn't brush my teeth today, I got busy. No, no, no, it's non-negotiable. And again, this is where, like, think about what's going to make your life easy. Like, put your life on easy mode. Like, sometimes it's as simple as, I don't want to dirty a pan, I don't want to dirty a cutting board, I'm not going to chop up the veggies and the eggs.
Avoiding the Scarcity Mindset with Holiday Foods
Tijana [00:10:48]: So when you don't eat all day, And don't even think about like, oh, I'm going to save my appetite. No, you're going to overeat and you're going to actually binge. So don't do that. But also like you need to like keep yourself fueled and fed and, you know, training, and that's going to make you your best self. When you front load your food, you're actually going to have a lot healthier relationship with food and a better experience. That's a whole other story. But like the reframe is like, we think, oh, we have to be like starving to enjoy this massive meal and cram as much in as possible. It's like, What if the whole purpose is like, yeah, the food's delicious, but you don't need to eat like a full big serving of everything to enjoy it.Tijana [00:11:25]: Right?
Marilynn [00:11:25]: And it's there.
Tijana [00:11:26]: It's there the next day. It's there later.
Marilynn [00:11:28]: Yeah.
Tijana [00:11:28]: You know, it's how you feel is more important.
Reframing Holiday Food and Enjoyment
Jordanna [00:11:30]: It's the scarcity mindset around the food and the experience. I've had this conversation with many clients now where they go into these holidays being like, oh, this is the only time I'm gonna have, you know, Aunt Betty's famous pie. And it's like, well, how many times have you had Aunt Betty's famous pie in your life?Marilynn [00:11:48]: Yeah.
Jordanna [00:11:48]: And they're like, oh, I've had it every year for the last 30 years. And it's like, so it's not the last time. You've had it 30 times already. Like, there's a version of you that can go into that meal feeling super empowered, not overly hungry, able to make the choices and decisions that are going to fuel you, show up not just for the meal, but the company that you keep and really enjoy being there. That's the point of the holiday is connectedness and conversation and having fun with each other. It's not just about the food. And when we can reframe that in a healthy way, in one of abundance, it's like you can have another serving of that tomorrow. You can make that again.
Jordanna [00:12:30]: You don't just have to have it here. And I think that's a really powerful thing to go into that day with is not making it feel like you can only eat at that meal.
Marilynn [00:12:39]: Yeah.
Jordanna [00:12:39]: Because there's so many options or so much food or you need your Thanksgiving pants, like, You don't actually. What would it look like if you didn't?
Tijana [00:12:46]: Exactly. And that comes down to thinking like your 1.0, which you're thinking like your 1.0, but you need to think like your 2.0.
Jordanna [00:12:52]: And that's—
Tijana [00:12:53]: you don't know what you don't know. So you need to put yourself in circles and situations where people are thinking differently and help you get there.
Marilynn [00:12:59]: And having these conversations. Exactly.
Overcoming Family and Social Pressure Around Food
Tijana [00:13:02]: Because what the reality is, I mean, as much as, again, you love your family and loved ones, maybe they are putting on stretchy pants and having like 3,000 calories in a meal, which that's on them, but that doesn't mean you need to do that. So if this is your pattern and you're like, oh my God, like every Thanksgiving, every holiday, I'm just white-knuckling and I have no control over myself, and, and you just feel like you always put yourself last, and you're listening to this and you're like, I desperately want to be at that place, like, let us help you. Like, this is exactly what we do with the women that we work with. We want to get you to a place where you're not living from restriction, like you actually have a healthy relationship with food and your body and This is just your regular lifestyle. So if that's where you want to be and that's what you want help with, our applications are open at getsculpted.ca/contact. All right, so, Jorde, close us out. Talk to us about the 2 hardest ones here, hardest things to focus on in our playbook.
Mastering Delegation: Sharing the Holiday Load
Jordanna [00:13:50]: Okay, the last 2 here, I'm calling them the hardest because they're the ones that we're usually not able to do, not just on a holiday but in general. So I'm going to say a dirty word here, delegate. Moms, it's time to delegate.Tijana [00:14:05]: Yep.
Marilynn [00:14:06]: Yep.
Jordanna [00:14:06]: There has to be at least one thing in this holiday preparation that you personally don't need to be doing. Your kids can help you.
Tijana [00:14:14]: I had— Recruit the kids.
Jordanna [00:14:15]: Yeah. I had my 2-year-old daughter back in the day helping me cook in the kitchen. It doesn't have to be harder. They love it.
Marilynn [00:14:22]: They love it.
Jordanna [00:14:22]: Let them spice things. Let them, you know, pour things in. Let them bring you the vegetables from the fridge. Let them unload the dishwasher. Like, They can do a lot more than we give them credit for, and you're doing them such a service by delegating because you're building up somebody else's confidence. And you're making this holiday last more than one meal because when you delegate, you're doing things together. And that is what this holiday is all about, is togetherness. So bringing people together, letting them help you, it makes them feel good, it builds up their confidence, and it de-stresses you.
Jordanna [00:14:56]: in a whole new way. And if you are a control freak, like I am a Type A recovering perfectionist, eldest daughter, millennial mom kind of woman, this was hard to be like, somebody else is gonna execute. I still struggle with that. Even the 3 of us in our business, I'm like, somebody else is doing that. Should I check it? No, don't check it. That's the point. You own it. I am done checking out.
Jordanna [00:15:22]: I'm gonna just trust that it's That done is good enough, right? And it probably is. So delegate, ladies, because this is going to be a game changer for you, not just in the holiday season, but in everyday life. Guess what? Somebody else can throw in a load of laundry. Hey, somebody else can walk the dog. Hey, somebody can unload the dishwasher and the groceries for you.
Tijana [00:15:44]: Yeah.
Marilynn [00:15:45]: Tell them how they can help.
Tijana [00:15:46]: Tell them how they can help.
Jordanna [00:15:47]: Yeah.
Teaching Kids Life Skills and Teamwork
Marilynn [00:15:47]: Can I just, can I just point out one quick thing though? Please. former educator here, it's life skills for your kids too. Because can I tell you how many kids I taught that were like, here's my, like, my container of finished food, and I'm like, what do you want me to do with that? Like, throw it in the garbage.Jordanna [00:16:05]: Like, exactly.
Marilynn [00:16:05]: You are actually doing your kids a huge service, like you said, Jorde, because not only is it more moments of togetherness, it's like you're actually teaching them 2 things. One, life skills, and 2, that delegating is okay. And It's not like mom's Thanksgiving dinner. It's everybody's holiday. Yes.
Jordanna [00:16:23]: Right.
Tijana [00:16:24]: Exactly.
Marilynn [00:16:24]: Yeah.
Tijana [00:16:25]: We got them these Montessori things where they can like cut stuff since they were little. And you know what? Like, love it.
Marilynn [00:16:30]: Yes.
Tijana [00:16:30]: Having boys, I just wanna say that that's extra important because I'll be damned if my kids grow up and they're like, okay, I just can't wait for my wife to cook the dinner. It's like, yeah. I mean, some people's dynamic is whatever, but like, I saw this meme where it was like, women belong in the kitchen. Men belong in the kitchen. Everyone belongs in the kitchen cuz there's food.
Jordanna [00:16:45]: Yes. And everyone needs to eat.
Tijana [00:16:47]: Yeah, exactly.
Marilynn [00:16:49]: Yeah, I love that.
Jordanna [00:16:50]: I love that. So delegate. If you have trouble doing this, this is my personal challenge to you.
Marilynn [00:16:54]: Yeah.
Claiming Time for Yourself During the Holidays
Jordanna [00:16:54]: Over this holiday is delegate at least one thing to every person involved in that holiday. That's your homework. Number 6, claim your 5 minutes to yourself. Sometimes we just need to say it out loud when we're taking that half an hour to go work out, or we're taking the time out to go do our therapy session, or we need to go on a 15-minute walk by ourselves just to clear our head. Tell somebody that that's what you're doing that day. Hold yourself accountable to somebody else. Because if you say, hey babe, I need to go and do my workout now. I'm gonna be unavailable for the next 30 minutes.Jordanna [00:17:29]: Hold down the fort. Don't ask them to hold down the fort. Say, hold down the fort.
Marilynn [00:17:35]: Period.
Jordanna [00:17:37]: May I? You're not asking for permission. You are claiming your time. And by telling somebody else, you're making it real. Because then if you don't do it, they're gonna be like, hey, how was your workout? And you're like, oh, I skipped it. No, you're doing it. So actually say it out loud. Let somebody know. And if you don't have somebody to tell, tell one of us.
Jordanna [00:17:57]: Shoot us a message on over on Instagram. Let us know that you're claiming that time because it's going to give you that momentum to follow through. And the reason why I say these are the 2 hardest ones of the 6 in this holiday playbook is because they require you to be visible. And needing something on the day that's supposed to be about everybody else. You are physically prioritizing yourself in a vocal way, and that can be really hard. So know that, that you're putting yourself in a vulnerable place in that moment, but that is the actual point. That's the moment that you get to step into the best version of yourself. T, did you wanna add something?
Tijana [00:18:34]: Yeah, no, I'm just, one thing that always rings in my mind is like, I'm number one. Yeah. And I want more people to be like that because No one is gonna be like, hey, here's your schedule and here's the time you're gonna carve out for yourself.
Jordanna [00:18:45]: Right.
Tijana [00:18:45]: And like, yeah, you gotta be your own mommy. Yeah.
Recap: The Six Moves for a Stress-Free Holiday
Jordanna [00:18:47]: I love that. So being a good host was never supposed to mean disappearing from your own day. It's meant that you are a part of it and that everyone else is helping you have a good day too. These are the 6 moves. We want you to have the playbook for the best possible day. You're going to backwards plan for your day, do a workback schedule. Even into the week prior, 'cause we want you to have as much time as possible and feel as little stress as possible. You're going to batch prep a few things.Jordanna [00:19:14]: You're gonna protect your movement time, even if it's 20 to 30 minutes. You're going to maintain your eating schedule. You're gonna delegate one thing, and you're gonna claim that you time to somebody else in your home so that they know that that's what's happening. None of this actually requires more discipline. It requires you to do the planning that you're probably already doing, but do it differently. So the voice that's there that's saying there's no time for you on this day, that this is for everybody else, it's not true. And you don't have to continue bringing that forward day in and day out or holiday over holiday. This is the first holiday of a series that are coming up, and it's a great opportunity for you to break the pattern that you've used year in and year out.
Breaking Old Patterns and Enjoying the Holidays
Jordanna [00:19:59]: And if you're one of the hosts of every holiday and ends up feeling resentful and running on empty by the time the dessert comes out, that's exactly what we can help you change. So come find us over at getsculpted.ca/contact and let's make this year's hosting work for you. That's a wrap on this episode of the Get Sculpted podcast, and we'll see you next time. Hope you have a wonderful holiday.