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Day 88: The Tale of the Anytime Fitness Shaman and Our Quest to Abilene

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So I am a day behind in the posting and for that I apologize.

Yesterday morning, we went and worked out again with my folks at Anytime Fitness (which I am falling in love with.) There were only about 4 or 5 of us in there and 1 of them was this older Pakistani man who was just minding his own business and doing his thing. Then, I got on to the machine next to me and he just started to randomly talking to me. I guess since I still look like I am pretty out of shape (because… I am) he starts going Tony Robbins on me. “A few months ago I went to the doctor and my blood sugar was at 350 and he told me that I could go home and die or start working out” he said. “You have to get off the chair, stop watching tv and come here and work out. You have to do these things. I work out here 4-5 hours a day because I am 75 years old and retired so I have nothing else to do.” (This exchange went on for about 10 minutes and then my dad and Megan came over and he repeated this whole diatribe.) Usually I’m not a big fan of people telling me that I need to lose weight. It just really gets under my skin (like the time in high school when I delivered perscriptions to older people and the first thing this women said to me was “You need to go on a diet kid”) but this man was pretty inspirational. I can only imagine how easy it would be at 75 to just say “I’ve had a good run” and just eat what you want and let nature take his course, but this guy is being proactive and doing something about his life! It was quite the way to start my morning.

Breakfast: 2 eggs and 2 1/2 pieces of bacon 6.5 points

Lunch: After breakfast, Megan and I made our way to Abilene where we went to undergrad and where I had lived when I was very young. It felt weird to go back even though it had only been 5 months since we had left. Anyways, I called up a few people from my old job at Zachry Associates, an ad agency in Abilene, and we went to lunch at Abuelos (which is one of the best non-whole-in-the-wall mexican joints you will ever go to.) It was great to see everyone again. It was really hard not to get my old favorite meal which was a shredded beef burrito covered in queso with beans and these refried mashed potatoes. Instead, I got the tortilla soup (which was awesome) and salad which had shredded chicken, queso (which I got on the side) and beans. It was a really good lunch and I didn’t feel weighed down like I usually do after eating there. They don’t have their nutritional info online (#socialresponsibilityfail) so we had to do some invsetigating on this one. We figured out that it was about 12 points which wasn’t bad. Thanks to Christi (of the awesome blog The Frugal Novice) for the sick action shot.

Dinner: So after running a few errands, visiting old haunts, and finding out I got accepted as a full time graduate student at FSU (oh.. did I forget to mention that? :)) we went to dinner at Jason’s Deli with a lot of our college friends. We just made a Facebook event and invited everyone we could think of and it was a blast! If you haven’t been to Jason’s, they have a killer salad bar that could even make the Hamburgelur a vegetarian. (Jason of Jason’s Deli, if you are reading this, please come to Tallahassee!!!!!!) Anyways, I made an amazing salad with lettuce, baby spinach, broccoli, bell peppers, sunflower seeds, artichoke hearts, other awesome stuff, and low fat ranch. Oh yeah, and this red pepper hummus which made me cry it was so delicious. Dinner was about 10 points. Sadly, we thought about taking an action shot after some people had left (sorry: Greg, Whitney, Sean and Amy!) Thanks: (starting front to back Martin, Shannon, Melanie, Cole (the one who looks like Jesus,) Kyle, Jeff (who thought of taking the picture,) Steph (of Rufus vs. The Farm) and last but certainly not least Evan (ya nasty!) Megan was a good sport and took the pic. It was so great to see all of our friends and it’s even better when the conversation just picks back up when you left. It’s good to have friends.

On the way home (we left Abilene around 8:30) we stopped in the big city of Hico and grabbed some Dublin Dr. Pepper which is made in Dublin, TX where Dr. Pepper was born (they still have this awesome bottling plant downtown) and is made with pure cane sugar. I don’t usually drink regular soda, but I had to have just 1. For a 12 oz can it was 3 points and it was very sugary but delicious. (To put some things in context, I used to get a 44 oz fountain Dublin DP every time I went home and came back to Abilene. That’s like 11 points a soda twice in a weekend. How I was not  diabetic I will never know. Anyways, on Thursday I got to about 31.5 points but I had exercise points so overall it was a great day. See ya tomorrow… or…. something.

Day 87: Reporting Live From Texas!

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This sucker is going to be short. Forgive me. It makes up for other long winded rants that you have read.

We got up this morning at 5:30 and worked out with my folks at Anytime Fitness. I did a mile warm up then did dad’s circuit and it was beastly. I held my own for the most part. Fun stuff. 12 exercise points

Breakfast: 2 eggs, 2 strips of bacon 6 points

Lunch: Ham and Turkey Cheese Sandwhich with veggie chip (ever had those?) 8 points

Dinner: Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Meat Sauce (which I haven’t had in decades) and a salad with Lite Ranch. A swelltastic 12 points

Dessert: One cookie with M&M’s 3 points

So I’m only at 29 points with exercise points to spare. And they say you can’t be healthy on vacation (Who says that? I don’t know.) See ya tomorrow

Day 85: Monday Madness

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When I say madness, I mean a day of nothing.

WE ARE FLYING OUT TOMORROW! I am so stoked! There is something about airports that I just love that I really can’t explain. Anyways, I am also curious/a little worried if I am going to need to use a belt extender. Since I was a sophomore in high school, I have been asked by a flight attendant if I needed one and if I they didn’t ask, I didn’t ask. Frankly, I felt if the plane went done (knock on wood) a seat belt wouldn’t help anyways (dark I know.) I am also a little worried since Megan and I might not be on the same row and I don’t know if I’ll be in an aisle or window seat. Either way, it’s a 2 hour flight so I can bear it. Alright, enough of that. Let’s talk food yo.

Breakfast: We ate Subway (no, I am not going Jared on you or anything.) So last night after the Subway drive-thru debacle, they gave us a 50% coupon (not because we complained or anything, it was just a promotion.) We had to use it in 24 hours so we used it on breakfast. I tried the double bacon with egg white on an english muffin. I added some spinach and red onions. It was really good and 4 points.

Lunch: So I had some leftover mac and cheese and three hot dogs because we had to clean out the fridge before we head out. (Oh didn’t I tell you? I switched to the “Eat like a 6 year old” diet) It was only 9 points and I was stuffed after. Not too shabby.

 

 

 

 

 

Snack: While I was cleaning out the fridge, I found the last piece of pie and a little fat free cool whip, so I took one for the team and put it out of its misery. I know, it’s a hard job, but someone has to do it :). Only 4 points.

 

 


Exercise: Despite the fact the wind chill was 20 outside, some folks from the college group played some half court basketball. IT WAS FREEZING but we had a blast. I’m not usually a fan of basketball because I always played with people that took it pretty seriously and I’m not one to take things seriously. (I did however play intramural basketball in undergrad and fouled out in 2 minutes one game. Not because I was malicious, I was just that bad.) Anyways, I actually played really well. One could say I even played raw. At one point I was carrying my team with my swagger shooting. We played for 2 hours and I was super sweaty the whole time because I was wearing a long sleeve shirt and a hoodie so it was 25 exercise points. Awesomeness (pray that I don’t get sick, actually pray for the people on my plane tomorrow that I don’t get sick.)


Dinner: I came home to the house smelling of fantastic chili. It was the best chili I had ever had. I had a serving and a half and it was so filling. It was 13 points with the chili and rice. What a great dinner.

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas Presents! Megan and I decided to have our own little Christmas so we exchange a gift with one another. I got Megan a cute owl journal and she got me this Columbia vest that I have wanted for the last two Christmases! Pretty awesome!

 

 

So today I got to 30 points and I still have some exercise points to work with a little while later. Here’s the deal, tomorrow I am going to weigh in in the morning to see where we are at before we head out. I’m going to try to weigh at my mom’s clinic on Wednesday to see how accurate it is. Also, my family doesn’t have internet for the time being, making daily blogging a little complicated. Luckily, we live close to a Starbucks so I’ll probably be sending posts intermittently. Either way, I’m going to closely watch my points and try not to stray too far away. See ya tomorrow.

Day 81 Thursdayness

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Sup yo!

Today, I got a glimpse of what Winter Break is going to be like and it was glorious. I sat around and watched the Travel Channel. I studied a little, but it’s hard to gauge an open book final. It’s awesome and annoying at the same time. Anyways, we are both starting to feel better which is great so hopefully it will be all gone by the weekend. Anyways, let’s talk food.

Breakfast: There was one bagel left so I toasted it up with a little cream cheese. A little 3 point breakfast. Scrumptious. For a snack I had a 2 point cookie even though it was a little stale. Not the best call. Why throw away points like that right?

 

 

 

 

 

Lunch: I had 2 Hebrew National 94% fat free hot dogs with some ketchup and mustard. So good. Only 6 points.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outdoor Adventure: After Megan’s final, we decided to take a little hike and get some fresh air and to work on our 50 mile goal (which we didn’t start until… today :/) I put on a jacket and I could really tell a difference so I was wondering how much of a difference there was from last December. Here it is. The picture on the left was from December 2009 and the pic on the right is from today. I didn’t put this up as some proclamation of how awesome I think I am or anything like that, I’m just really stoked about this! This is proof that diet and exercise works. Give it a shot. Anyways, we went to the park and the leaves are really changing now. We only went 1.42 miles but it was still good to enjoy such a beautiful day.

Dinner: We hadn’t had curry in a while so Megan whipped up some Panang curry with red peppers and onions. The plate was only 10 points but Megan got full so I ate the rest of hers because it is that delicious. Anyways, it was 15 points which was cool because I had only eaten 11 points today.

 

 

 

 

 

So I’m only at 26 points but Megan just made the awesome WW Sour Cream Pumpkin Pie so there’s so awesome nom nomage in the future. See ya tomorrow.

 

 

 

 

Day 78

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Finally an assignmentless Monday,

It was a great day full of… not much. Woke up and it was freezing outside. I know I keep saying this, but it really does feel like fall here in Tally. AND CHRISTMAS IS ONLY 19 POINTS AWAY!!!!! HOW CAN YOU NOT BE EXCITED!?! Anyways, on to food.

Breakfast: While Megan was busy studying and writing papers, I made some breakfast. Back in the day, there was nothing better than a fast food breakfast sandwich, (at one point, everyday I got a mocha and bacon egg and cheese griddle which it around an 800 calorie breakfast. Yikes. The sad part is that I was aware about how bad it was because I had looked it up but I still put that in my body. My how things have changed.) Anyways, we had a few WW bagels left and so I made a Bacon Egg and Cheese Baglewich. It was 5 points and then some watermelon for 1 point. A good alternative to some breakfast greasy goodness.

 

 

Lunch: I had some leftover mac and cheese. Absolute yuminess. I put some ketchup and mustard on it like I usually do with leftover mac and cheese. Does anyone else do that? Anyways, it was 6 points.

 

 

 

 

 

Snacking: I had 3 points of chips and a 2 point chocolatey chex bar. (BTW, this is me while I was cooking. That is an Alaskan Ulu and that is my crazy face.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner: Even though we are going to Chipotle on Wednesday, we were still both craving some burrito action so I made black bean and cilantro rice burritos. It was awesome as always, but I also tried my hand at making baked tortilla chips. I brushed 4 flour tortillas with some olive oil, cut them in the sixths, then threw them in the oven at about 350 for about 10 minutes and I flipped the cookie sheet around once. They were a little burnt, but pretty good. Dinner was about 10.5 points which was a little high but that was also for 2 massive burritos so it’ll work!

 

 

So today I am at 27.5 points which will work. See ya tomorrow.

Day 75: Dec. Goals!!!!!

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I know I keep saying this, but I can’t believe it’s already Day 75! The time has flown just like the semester has. This evening I turned in my final project so I just have one final next week on Friday at 3 (which is super lame) so I feel like life has slowed back down… for now.

Breakfast: Today was another day of craziness along with strange eating habits. (As you can see from this pic, I’ve gone a little crazy.) Megan bought some WW bagels that are 2 points and she also got some low fat cream cheese and I put about 1 point on it. That’s all I had to eat until around 4 when I ate a Chex bar which was 2 points. I have never had weird eating habits like this before. It’s insane. I just haven’t been hungry when I’m working on stuff. I’m not a big fan because after I eat a really meal I feel stuffed. I’m reading to get back on a regular eating habit.

 

 

 

Dinner: Tonight, we went out with our friends the Wises who we haven’t seen in a long time. We decided on Cabo’s which is this Mexican meets seafood meets surf shop. The food is great and it’s relatively inexpensive. Plus they have really good healthy options. I got the black bean and rice meal that came with tortillas. We also had chips and salsa. At the beginning, I went nuts on the chips but then realized what I was doing and laid off a bit. I didn’t eat all of my dinner so this is for about half of how much it would have been The spanish rice was 3 points and the black beans were about 1 point. Then the 3 tortillas were about 6 points. The chips were also about 6 points. It was a great dinner with great friends.

GOAL TIME!!!!!!!!!

Tie a Bow Tie: I really want to wear one at Christmas and I bought one a while back but I have had issues learning to tie it.

DecGTD: I set a another a goal of 50 miles for this month of trail/tread wogging. My reward will be something from Under Armour. Last time my goal was jeans but since I really need a pair since none of my pants fit anymore I need to actually buy a pair.

Finally Finish HP4 and Then Conquer HP5: This month I’ll actually have some time so it’s worth a shot.

Not Gain Any Weight at Christmas: This might be a tough one. I love Christmas treats. However, I asked my parents to give WW a shot when we are there for a while and they said sure! I’m pretty stoked about it!

Read Bible: I really want to work on that.

Do 25 Push ups and 25 Sit Ups every day: I need to work on my core  (and take care of some loose skin. Is that gross?) so that should help.

Break 300: This is a pretty lofty goal. I know that going in. Basically, I would have to lose 14 pounds in 4 weeks (which is like 3.5 pounds a week.) Even if I get close, that’s still pretty awesome.

With more free time this month, before life gets nutzo again, I’m going to try establish healthy goals that will carry over in to the new year like getting up early and working out.

So I got to 21 points today (…er Friday) so that works. Like I said, I’m ready to get back to 3 squares, but tomorrow we are going to 2 Christmas parties. Both of which are going to have amazing food. I guess I’m going to break out the Biggest Loser DVD and let Jillian Michael kick my butt in the morning. See ya tomorrow.

Day 71: Mondays Still Suck

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I don’t know why Mondays sucked so much this semester, but today was the last one! Hip Hip Hooray! In lieu of a final in my Hispanic Marketing class, we have a paper and we had a test today which wasn’t bad at all but I (like everyone else) freaked out about it so in turn I flipped out about it because that’s how the world works. Alright, let’s talk turkey… again X(

Breakfast: (This is my crazy face. I coo coo for breakfast.) My awesome parents brought me some H-E-B Organic Creamy Peanut Butter so I cracked that sucker open and it was pure bliss. I made toasted some Publix Waffles and PB. So good and 8 points.

 

 

 

 

 

Lunch: I am severely Turkied out. I’m sure it has something to do with eating it for at least 1 meal everyday since Thursday. I think if it was in actual leftover recipes and not just cold turkey I would be okay, however that is not the case. So I ate about 8 points worth of light and dark meat with some ketchup. I’m ready to do some grocery shopping. For a snack I had a 1.5 point waffle.

Dinner: I was on my own for dinner and I’m kind of sick of eating out so I was going to make something after my class. (I was really proud of myself. During class, a girl had a dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts for the class. I looked up on my iPod and one doughnut was 4 points so I declined. I had the points, but the idea of putting a doughnut in my body sounded really gross. Is that a good thing?) Anyways, after fighting the the sea of jocks and hippies at Publix, I finally figured out what I wanted. I bought some Sweet Italian Turkey Sausage. When I cooked them they looked really funky because the skin burst but oh me oh my were they good with some ketchup, mustard and some sauerkraut. I had 3 and 2 of them were with hot dog buns. It was 16 points but I needed some stress eating so that worked.

Exercise: After dinner and about 3 episodes of Family Guy, I needed to get some exercise. A while back, Megan bought this Biggest Loser workout DVD. I have seen her do it before and it looked pretty tough so I thought I would give it a try. It was brutal. This DVD cover should of had Jillian with Devil horns with flames all around her. She is the Devil. It was a circuit training that alternated weights and cardio. I sweated a lot and I’m already a little sore but I’ll probably do it again. I should have done it this morning. Working out in the morning really puts my day in the right direction. The workout was about 9 exercise points which is awesome because Megan just made a batch of pumpkin spice cookies. Can you say just in time? (Just in time.)

So today I was at 33.5 points but with the exercise points I am good (with some room for a cookie or two.) See ya tomorrow.

Day 70: Post Thanksgiving Weigh In EEEEEK

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So one of my goals this month was to not gain any weight during the week of Thanksgiving. This time of the year has always been hard on me because I love to eat. (I still do.) But I especially love to eat things that only come around this time of the year so I would try to gorge myself on it to get my quota. It was things like Deep Fried Turkey (this was the first year in about 7 years that we didn’t have it,) all these delicious chocolate creations my mom would make and eggnog. This list could go on and on but I’ll just get hungry. Anyways, after the wedding fiasco, I was really worried about how I would finish out the year. Would I have enough self control? Would I actually lose any weight? Would it even be possible to break the 300 mark by January? This week gave me the confidence and comfort to know that I can do anything I make a priority and if I do give in and indulge a little bit, that’s okay because you shouldn’t be completely miserable during your weight loss journey. If you are then what’s the point?

With that being said, obviously everything must be done in moderation and that is what I found is the key to success this week. When we went out to eat with my family, I tried to be smart with what I ate and I really listened to my body. If I was content, I would stop. If there was food on my plate, that’s okay. If I wasn’t hungry at a meal, I wouldn’t try to shove anything down my throat. I know these might sound like simple things for some people, but other people know exactly what I am talking about and how hard these things can be. By doing these things, Megan and I both put up great numbers. In fact, I haven’t lost this much weight since week one. This week, the week where America celebrates gluttony as it’s national past time, I lost 4.8 pounds!!! Holla! I have officially karate chopped the 40 pound mark. I currently weigh 314.8 so I have to lose a little more than 2.1 pounds a week to break 300 by my birthday. Although I’m pretty stoked about how I did, I am really really really proud of Megan. She lost 3.8 pounds this week!!! I’m so proud of her! So at this point, I am 75 points away from my 100 pound goal!

Lunch: (I skipped breakfast because of time, I regretted it half way through church.) When I was looking for Thanksgiving recipes, I came across this one for Creamy Stovetop Macaroni and Cheese. Like the majority of college students and poor people in the world, Mac ‘n Cheese was a staple in our household before the weight loss journey. One time Megan made a Joy of Cooking macaroni bake recipe that called for a can of condensed milk and an entire block of cheddar cheese. I remember eating it and just feeling disgusting while eating but I couldn’t stop. I then knew I had a problem. Anyways, we paired it with some broccoli and it was really filling! This picture here was 6 points of macaroni so it’s definitely a good deal points wise! I had seconds (half a serving) and a glass of milk so lunch was 16 points. Yum to the power of divine.

 

Snack: After such a big lunch, we both went in to hibernation mode and when we snapped out of it, we decided to get some fro-yo at Hiro’s before we hit the books. I had some taro with strawberries and oreo. It was really good and the sugar rush I really needed. It was about 6 points so that works for me.

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner: There was plenty of mac n’ cheese left so I had some more deliciousness and a little bit of turkey. It hit the spot. Dinner was 10 points. As you can tell, I was pretty stoked about it.

 

 

 

 

 

So today I am at 32 points but I have alot of articles to read for a big paper I am writing so I am going to do some snacking at some point. Do you (yes you) have any low cal snacking suggestions? At this point, coffee isn’t doing the trick (we are on pot No.2 already tonight. Thank goodness it’s no points!) See ya tomorrow.

Day 69

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NOLES WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

For the first time since the George W. Bush administration, the Florida State Seminoles win destroyed the Florida Gators. This was also the first time ever that a FSU coach beat Florida during their first season as head coach. It was a pretty huge game… and I didn’t go. Probably a bad decision. Well let me clarify, the student section sold out and we were offered a ticket but we both wanted to go so we just watched it at home which was still a blast. Especially because we had our windows open and we could hear everyone in our neighborhood yell and cheer during the game and we played Wii during halftime. So after the game, we switched it over to the NC ST/Maryland game because if Maryland won then FSU would be going to the ACC Championship and play Virginia Tech. Although Maryland really tried to blow a 17-38 lead (or something ridiculous like that) they pulled out the win and FSU clinched the ACC Atlantic division! So awesome. It was a great way to end this Thanksgiving weekend. Now, it’s back to life, back to reality…

Breakfast: I was naughty (sort of) and had a piece of WW sour cream pie for breakfast. It seemed like the right and delicious thing to do. It was only 4 points for a slice so that works for me.

Lunch: Before my family left, we when to and got some lunch. Megan and I are really bad at picking where we want to go when it comes to eating out, but I just made an executive decision and I picked Qdoba since it was away from campus so we would avoid the crowds. Megan did some research and we went naked shredded beef queso burritos and skipped on the rice (their rice has 5 grams of fat so it’s kind of high in points.) The burrito was 11 points but the side of chips were kind of a killer. The side of chips were 6 points so we would definitely share them next time, but Chipotle is opening in about a week so there won’t be a reason to go to Qdoba probably ever again.

 

 

Exercise: Before the game started, we went and walked down out backyard trail down to the park. After a gross hot day yesterday, it was cold today and it felt perfectly fall like. We stopped by the dog park to watch the puppies run around. We really want a dog or a cat so when we see any pets we get automatically jealous. Anyways we walked up and down a couple of trails and just enjoyed the day. I think the next time I train for a 5k I think I might do more trail running instead of being stuck on a treadmill. It passes the time better and you get more of an elevation change. We walked around for 2.69 miles so it was a good walk.

Dinner: We had leftovers again which was still AOK with me. I made one turkey and stuffing sandwich and then just ate some turkey with some ketchup. Then I had a leftover honey crescent roll so it was a 12 point dinner.

So I am still starving but I’m not sure what to eat because I’m already at 33 points. I have only used 7.5 flex points this points which is pretty cool because it was Thanksgiving Week. I’m not going to use the rest of them tonight, but it’s pretty tempting… Tomorrow is weigh in day. I’m hoping for a good number. Either way, it’s a good day to be alive. See ya tomorrow.

Day 67 Part 2: Thanksgiving Dinner

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Hello Again!

I hope you all have had a great Thanksgiving with your family and friends, I know we have!

Let’s talk turkey (literally)

Breakfast: to get ready for the trot, I had the classic Wafflewich (as made famous by A Girl Who Loves Cupcakes) It is such a good pre-workout breakfast and it didn’t fail me today. Definitely worth the 9 points. (As you can see, I felt a little crazy this morning.)

 

 

 

 

 

Lunch: We didn’t put in the turkey until 11:30 so I made a sandwich to hold me over and it really did… until I cut the turkey and ate a few “bad” pieces. We got this low calorie bread from Publix which is only half a point a slice (legit.) Because of that, my turkey (sliced, not turkey turkey) and cheese sandwich was only like 4 points.

Thanksgiving Dinner: Since October, we have been on the hunt to find healthy recipes for today’s dinner and I think we did alright. We had all the essentials, without as many calories and fat. I would be lying if I said that I didn’t miss the green bean casserole, but for good of my waist line, I survived. I use to gorge myself on Thanksgiving because that is what you were suppose to do. This week I realized that one meal shouldn’t undo what you have been doing the rest of the year. It’s just food, we’re not in short supply of it and humans don’t hibernate so why make yourself feel miserable with too much food? Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed myself, but I don’t feel disgusting like I did at the wedding even though I ate enough to be full so that in itself was a win in my book.

This was our spread for dinner: sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes made with chicken broth, cranberry salad made with sugar free jello, gravy, cranberry apricot stuffing, honey wheat crescent rolls, grilled veggies, an spiced apple topping for the sweet potatoes, and regular and sour cream pumpkin pie. Oh yeah, and turkey. (I actually forgot to write that in. Fail.) Pretty much all of these recipes (except the gravy and the salad) came from various Weight Watcher cookbooks. Instead of schlaking the turkey with butter we used a little EVOO and then put some spices on it.

 

 

This was my plate. The only seconds I had was 2 more small pieces of turkey and a little gravy. This plate was 18 points. Not too shabby.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brittany loves her sugar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the sour cream pie from the WW cookbook. It’s only 4 points for a slice and it tastes just as good, if not better, than a “regular” pumpkin pie. You don’t taste the sour cream at all but it does have a nice little bite to it. We got the Fat Free Cool Whip and it’s only 15 calories for 2 tablespoons! So good.

 

 

 

 

 

Now we are all lying around, suffering from turkey comatose so we are watching Christmas Vacation. Let’s wrap this up. Today I feel like I did really well. I ate 35 points give or take a few pieces of turkey. With the Turkey Trot, that was 10 exercise points so I’m at 25 points but who can think about eating right now? Am I right? AM I RIGHT!?! Happy Thanksgiving. See ya tomorrow.