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Day 73: A Very Busy Day

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Today might have been the longest day this semester. We left our house at 7:30 am and didn’t get back until 9:00pm. The rest of the day was filled with projects and papers. Oh the joys of grad school. This is going to be a short post because I have to get back to work so I will post my December goals tomorrow so I can have time to actually think about them (plus I don’t want to rob you, dear reader, of a decent post… so you’re welcome?) Luckily, my stuff is due tomorrow and Friday so then I’ll be done… until next week. Luckily I only have one final but it is next Friday at 3:00 until 5:00. It kind of epitomizes how crappy that class it. Alright, let’s do this thang.

Breakfast: Let me ask you a question, when I say my name (Nathan,) does it sound like I am saying Hank? Well that is what the Starbucks employee thought I said this morning. Maybe I was grumbling because it was so early, but that’s what she wrote on my cup. Anyways, I was really in the mood for some hot chocolate this morning, so I went to my Starbucks App and tried to make it as healthy as it could be. Sadly, a grande non-fat, sugar free, no whip or mocha drizzle hot chocolate (can you even call it hot chocolate at that point?) was still 5 points. So I just went with a Venti Skinny Vanilla Latte which was only 3 points. I only drank half of it because I’m a slow hot drink drinker so I drank 1.5 points of it.

 

 

Lunch: After a long morning and getting a lot done, Megan and I met up for some Greek comfort food at Pitaria. I had the falafel pita and we split some pita fries (it helped ease the pain.) It was a 15 point lunch and it really held me over. We could totally do the Mediterranean diet 🙂

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner: We met up with some people at church in the plush Tallahassee Mall (it’s really a dump and kind of looks and feels like that weird abandoned mall that everyone takes shelter in in a zombie movie.) Luckily, they have a Subway so we split a footlong black forest ham sub. It must be “hire employees who don’t listen” day because we said lite mayo and he said “lite mayo, you got it” and then put regular mayo on it. We didn’t fight it because we were really hungry. I’ve been thinking about something like that for a while, it’s really disconcerting that you have to just trust the employees that they are making your food light or adding that fat free sour cream and you have to just trust it because you don’t really know. It’s kind of annoying, but that’s like I guess. Anyways I’m rambling. The sub was especially good because of the real mayo lol but awe well. It was 8 points. Life goes on.

Snack: After church, we ran to Publix to get some studying snacks to get us through the next at least 48 hours. We didn’t get anything extravagant in points (and I got some 25 calorie Swiss Miss so I can have my hot chocolate.) We also got these Chex Mix bars that are super chocolaty and were only 2 points which was nice.

Right now I am at 26.5 points but the night is young.  I don’t plan on going overboard tonight with food, but some seriously healthy snacking are definitely in the cards. See ya tomorrow.

 

Day 72: Nov. Goal Recap

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Tuesdays also suck.

This is the last week of the semester and I have a ton to do. I’m so glad I have this outlet to take a break. Two weeks from today I’ll be in Texas and I am so stoked! I can’t wait to see my friends and family. Until then, there is a lot of studying to be done. Let’s do this thing!!!

Breakfast: I made some peanut butter on waffles. It is so filling for 8 points.

Lunch: Didn’t happen, I was cooped up in a computer lab working on a project. I eventually approached a mental breakdown so Megan and I met for a Starbucks mental pep rally. I had a chai tea latte for 6 points. Not exactly a meal replacement shake, but it held me over. I also had 2 pumpkin spice cookies which was 3 points. I needed the sugar rush.

Dinner: Megan and I both needed a break from studying so we had planned on a Pizza Hut date at some point this week and tonight seemed like the best fit. We split a large Thin Crust Veggie Lovers and it hit the spot. It was 4 points a slice so I went a little over and had 16 points worth of pizza. I won’t lie, 3 of those slices were to fulfill hunger and the 4th slice was for emotional purposes. I haven’t eaten my feelings in a long time but it was that kind of day. It didn’t do me any good except to prove that food isn’t really the answer.

So today I got to 33 points which is a point over. That works for a stressful day like today.

Goals!!!!!!!!!!!!

50 miles for NovGTD: I only ran 26.31 miles which is a little more than 50% of my 50 mile goal. I played a lot of racquetball instead because it’s a lot more fun than running. I didn’t make time to work out on Mondays so I should have ran some then. This month I’m shooting for 50 miles again and I’ll have more time and I won’t get to play racquetball as much so I’m actually planning on getting past 50 miles.
Workout 4 times a week: I averaged about 3 times a week. Again, not having making time on Mondays really threw me off so I’m going to be better about that next semester because when I exercise in the day it really helps me focus.
Get up early enough to workout 4 times a week: umm….. I got up in time, but Frasier on Lifetime always seemed more appealing.
Beat Matt in Racquetball at least 3 times: I beat Matt twice and we won as a doubles team so is that considered 2 1/2 wins? That works.
Finish HP and the Goblet of Fire: Opened the book once… and that was it. More time for recreational reading in December.
Successfully do No Shave November: It was gross, and I looked kind of homeless, but I did it. At midnight, I’m going Sweeney Todd on this bad boy.
Finish my HM research paper by Dec 1: Nope. I wish I had, but it’s getting there.
Read my bible more during the week: Not as much as I would have liked to. I really need to make this a bigger priority.
Not gain any weight the week of Thanksgiving: Holla! Totally did it! I even lost 4.8 pounds that week. I don’t think that has ever happened in my life.
Break the 320 mark: I karate chopped that ish. At this week’s weigh in, I was at 314.8 pounds. I’m shooting for 300 by January 13th (my 24th birthday.)                                  Recap: So I thought I was going to better on these (like a 90% success rate) but I tried and made a lot of progress on them which is a when in itself. I did accomplish the weight based ones which I focused on a lot so that made me really happy. I did learn a lot about where my priorities are and that put a lot of things in perspective for me. Like the watching TV in the morning instead of doing some push ups or reading my Bible. I’m definitely not saying TV is the root of all evil, instead my laziness gets in the way of my progress. Compartmentalizing has always been my issue and I’m learning that this week with a lot of project deadlines and not a lot of time. I’m getting better about it and these goals really showed me how to improve on that.

Challenge Time!!!!!: This month, make a list of 3-5 goals that you want to accomplish and work on them. They all don’t have to be monumental or extremely far fetched, but try to think of something you could work on regularly and do. Feel free to write a comment with a few goals so I can bother you about it when I see you :). I am going to put up my December list tomorrow. See ya then.

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 68: Black Friday Edition

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There’s no reason for this post to be named “Black Friday Edition” we just slept in and stayed indoors because it was hot and humid outside. Dare I say it was gross outside. Oh cold weather, where have you gone? Anyways, Today was the last full day with my family 🙁 they are going back tomorrow. Then it’s back to life and grad school work (after the Noles game of course) then we will be going to Texas for Christmas in 2 and a half weeks! I’m really stoked not just to see them, but to see the rest of my friends and church family in Texas. It’s going to be a blast, but not before passing the kidney stone known as the end of the semester. Good times. Alright, let’s talk turkey… again.

Breakfast: I just toasted 1 waffle and half a serving of pb which was 4 points. I should have done what Megan did and just had a piece of leftover pumpkin pie because it was the same points. Awe well.

Lunch: We were trying to figure out a good place to eat that wouldn’t be too high in points (my parents have been so supportive this whole time they have been here which has been really encouraging and has really held me accountable all week) so we went Monk’s. As always, it was super delicious, and my family loved it too! My Dad got this super huge two 9 oz patty behemoth of a cheeseburger that looked so good, but I stuck with my veggie burger on berry wheat with red onions, hot chipotle bbq sauce, pickles, roasted peppers and a slice cheddar. I usually don’t do cheese but I thought what the heck and it kind of overpowered the rest of the burger so I wouldn’t do it again. It was still awesome regardless. I wish I had a picture because my dad wanted me to show a side by side comparison of our burgers to I guess show how good I was being, but I took them with my mom’s iPhone and I forgot to email them. I’ll put them up tomorrow. Like last time, all I could eat were the sweet potato fries and half of the burger (it still shocks me when I can’t finish everything on my plate. I’m not use to that.) Since I only ate half of the burger and the fries, it was a 11.5 point lunch. Legit.

Snack: After doing some shopping (which I guess would be considered Black Friday shopping since it was on Black Friday but by then all of the crazies were back home passed out) we went to Starbucks so I got my Venti non-fat Iced Chai Latte which is 6 points. When were out shopping, Megan and I snagged a Christmas tree that was 50% off from Target (we had to taser at least 4 old women to get it but we got it… not really) and we decorated it tonight, more on that in a bit.

Dinner: We kept it simple for dinner: leftovers. My mom and I both agree that leftovers are the best part of Thanksgiving. I almost think it is better than Thanksgiving dinner itself because I love cold turkey so much and there is always a ton of it because everyone always over prepares for it. None of us were huge fans of the stuffing we made (it was okay but just not the same) so my Mom bought and made some Stovetop stuffing for leftovers. (I didn’t complain.) Like I said earlier, cold turkey is the best leftover in the world, yes even better than cold pizza (maybe because you only get it a few times a year) so I made my classic Cold-Turkey-Stuffing-and-Ketchup Sandwich. The stuffing my mom made was 4 points for half a cup so I just had a 1/4 cup since I was just putting it on sandwiches. Now, I’m sure some of you think that this picture or even this concept is pretty disgusting, but with your plethora of leftovers you should definitely give it a try and if you hate it awe well you have plenty more to eat. Just saying… So I made another sandwich out of the rest of the turkey and stuffing so my dinner was 10 points. I’m sure I’ll be eating this again soon, like tomorrow.

Christmas Tree Decorating: Like I said earlier, we got a new tree today. Last year we bought a fresh one which tilted to the side and was held up by a piece of yarn tied to a book case, and the year before that we bought a crappy fake one from an estate sale that was $1 so we eventually threw it out or something. Anyways, our tree has a pretty cool woods theme so there are a lot of owls on our tree which is awesome. Here are some pictures from it. Sorry I’m not a better photographer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh yeah, that is a XL shirt I got this week. First time in… forever. Legit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

So after decorating, we put on a Christmas Pandora station, split a piece of pumpkin pie (2 points) and just enjoyed the beginning of the most wonderful time of the year. Today I went over, but not by a lot: only 33.5 points. Holla. 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.

 

Day 67 Turkey Day Post Part One: The 5k!!!

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What a great way to start off Thanksgiving!

It was a beautiful morning in Tallahassee. When the race started, at 9:00… 30 minutes late, it was in the low 60’s with no wind. You couldn’t have asked for a better day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHY IS THIS PICTURE SIDEWAYS!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Like I said, the race started late and it was too packed (about 6,000 folks) for a small road one way road in a neighborhood. We were far back in the line and you had to run through a lot of walkers and strollers (which weren’t suppose to be allowed, dogs too, but people still had them.) The course was had two big hills, but with big hills comes big downhill running. One house that we ran by had their doors open and you could smell them deep frying a turkey. It was complete torture. I blitzed the first mile (the one mile timer said 13:00) and I didn’t stop at all through out it. If I felt like I couldn’t go any more, I would power walk the crap out of it. I was really proud of not completely giving up any any moment in the race.

Results… Kind of

Overall, we all did awesome! I’m really proud of my parents because they were booking it the whole time! I’m especially stoked because I broke my personal record which I really didn’t think I was going to do (that’s not said for dramatic effect. I really thought I was going to suck it up today.) So here are the times:

Me: 37:58

Megan: 43:47

Brittany: 47:37

Mom and Dad: 53:35

Legit! I almost beat Megan’s personal best by 10 seconds. Next time… Next time… Well my house smells delicious and if I stay on here any longer I will drool all over my keyboard. Food blog later. See ya tomorrow.

Day Route 66!

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My parents are here!!!! Hip hip hooray!!!!!!!!!!

They got here around 9:30 this morning (the left at 5:00 yesterday evening and drove through the night because they are legit like that) so we have been showing them the lovely sights of Tallahassee. It’s been a pretty awesome day.

Lunch: Since it’s my sister’s birthday (HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIT!) and she loves sushi, we went to Mr. Roboto’s since they have sushi along with cooked food for the rest of the family (except for me, I love sushi too!) I wasn’t really sure what to get, but I was trying to avoid cream cheese and avocado… oh yeah and something fried. So, in hasty decision, I got the Avalanche Roll because I had had it the first time I was here and I knew it was good but I couldn’t remember what was in it. Then I remembered when I got it. It was a shrimp tempura roll with a creamy sauce with imitation crab on it. At first I felt a little guilty about it, but then I just decided to enjoy it. I’m glad I did and not to worry about it because I looked it up and it was only about 10 points! I don’t think I’ve ever been full from one roll of sushi (much less a 6 piece roll) so I’m pretty stoked about that.

 

Dinner: For dinner, we went to Barnacle Bill’s which is a Tallahassee classic. If you ever come in to town that should be one of the first stops you make (first stop is Doak and the second stop is Bruster’s.) On the outside it looks like kind of a dump… and when you go inside it still looks like kind of a dump. Regardless, the food is fantastic. This is the first time we had been to a seafood joint since we started our weight loss journey and I used to just get fried anything even though it would make me feel disgusting (even though it tasted soooooooo good. I personally think that’s when you know that you have a problem: when you are willing to eat something even when you know you are going to get sick from it. But I digress…) Brit, Dad, and I all got the crab legs which were just fantastic. I was going to avoid the butter at all cost because it’s one of those things where I don’t need it but if it’s close by I’ll eat it. When we got our food, the butter container in mine had fallen over and it was all over the crab (#Fail) Luckily, dad was willing to trade with me so that crisis was averted. I thought the crab was going to be kind of bad, but one pound of crab leg meat is only 4 points (can I get a What? What?) and the potatoes were only 3 points! What a legit meal!

So if I think I’m only at 17 points right now which is just insane because I’m really full and I felt like I was cheating all day. A very rare feat. Tomorrow is the Turkey Trot (Gobble Gobble) and I’m pretty stoked. I thought about going on one final run before the big race, but I decided to take it easy since my Achilles tendon was really tight (I’m assuming that is racquetball related.) I’m hoping I can beat my 5k time in April which was 39:32, but if I don’t awe well, it’s just going to be fun to do a run with my family. I’ll probably do two posts tomorrow: one for the 5k time and one for the post thanksgiving day report (sponsored be Maalox.) Happy Thanksgiving, and see ya tomorrow.

Day 65! PaPaPaPaPaPaPOWER!

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Thanksgiving Break (aka Christmas Break Jr.) has officially begun! And not a moment too soon at that. I can’t believe how fast this semester and even this year has gone by. It feels like only yesterday I started this blog. I guess this what happens when you are old… or having fun! Anyways, on to my day.

Breakfast: I knew that I would be out and about all day so I looked for something that would stick to the ol’ ribs. I found some Quaker High Fiber Instant Oatmeal deep in the bowels (pun intended) of the pantry. One packets was only 3 points so I made two for 6 points. It was definitely worth it and definitely delicious.

 

 

 

 

 

Lunch: I met with Megan for Lunch at Pitaria for a light lunch. The special today was vegetable lentil soup so since it was super cheap, we both got that. Don’t let this picture deceive you, that bowl is massive and totally worth the $3. The soup was 3 points and the pita was 4 points. It was a very filling soup and it felt even more filling because it took FOREVER to eat with this tiny spoon. (Hence my confused face.)

Exercise Matt is flying home tomorrow so we played racquetball and it was 2 hours of complete bedlam (yes… we played for 2 hours.) It was exhausting but it was soooo much fun. After 3 games, I won game No. 4! When we were playing, Matt was getting me to work on my serve and it came it handy. After we had played at least 6 games, the guys in the court next to us asked us to play doubles, and we said “bring it sons!” I went on 2 really good serving runs, one of which helped lead to another win! So That was win No. 3 this month! Granted it wasn’t against Matt but regardless it was awesome. We were better than them, but we were both really tired when we played doubles. Anyways, Matt keeps wanting me to get an action shot of us playing. I forgot again (which is actually for the best because we were both really sweaty and gross) but I did get some video footage of us wreckin’ shop on some little Freshman: So, I did some calculating and for 2 hours of high intensity racquetball, it was a whopping 21 exercise points. Holy Crap. After we were done, I got a Raspberry Royale smoothie which has low fat yogurt (legit) so it was only 5 points!

Din-Din: Once again, we went to Tijuana Flats (I know I know, we go there a ton. Enough that I am already the Foursquare Mayor. I think we have a problem.) It was Taco Tuesdaze so I did the chicken and black bean burritos. Like always, I dumped said burritos to act like I was eating nachos without queso. The meal was a little steep and I don’t think we can do taco tuesdaze anymore. Their website is really cumbersome, but from what I calculated, dinner was approximately 21 points. Ouch! Luckily I had the points but still I don’t think that’s going to work out anymore.

 

 

 

Today, I got to 39 points, but with the exercise points, I’m really only at 18 points but I’m full and feeling good. See ya tomorrow. THANKSGIVING IS THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW!!!!!! GET STOKED!!!!!