Post Turkey Day Success

I have to say that this was certainly one of the most successful Turkey days that I've ever had.

Now that must be noted... down here in the Saaowth, my family is a family of 3. Today Thanksgiving was only special because we actually cooked. Back home it would have been harder with a TG dinner that would have been 30 strong, formal dinner, where everyone acts like a competitive eater. However this is a good start!

This is what I had yesterday.

**just for entertainments sake, can I just say that beets are natures way of reminding you that you are what you eat! haha

In the afternoon We met up with some friends that were opting out of Turkey day to go and see the new Harry Potter movie on the IMAX. AWESOME!! I'm a fan of course... wore my witches hat! ha! We got a small coke zero (of which I had a single sip and lost interest, but did finish 1L of water) and NO treats. ALLAN!!! aren't you proud?!

Of course, I was so full from my giant (hilarious to me that I can now tell people that the lunch I had was giant) lunch of turkey/veg etc filled me up that there was not even a hint of desire for anything else.

We went back over to the friends house for an evening of socialization. The husbands had scotch. The ladies had Vanilla Cherry Tea. At about 8pm we were served some cheese and crackers. I had an ounce of brie and stepped away.

I went to bed hungry and happy. It was a fabulous day.

Now I'm guessing that Phase Three of Allan's challenge is starting. (sorry Allan - the details are semi fuzzy to me). But I read today that we are to start dropping our calories. So I have my new plan that is going to be this.

Daily Calories: 1800

Daily g Carb: 248

Daily g Fat: 40

Daily g Proteins: 113

Daily Water is still the same - aiming for about 200 ounces of water a day.

Saturday fun!

I had a very successful date this morning.... with the gym! :) I did 30min on the treadmill - 2 5min runs, with increasing hte speed each minute. The last minute was as hard as I could go. I was happy and sweaty after and... I'm pleased to report. My butt hurts now. Ha!

Pre-gym bfast was a Powercruch bar. Post gym was a grande iced coffee with cream and a sweetbread from Starbucks

We had a quick lunch at the cafe - I had a Pear and Brie sandwich with watercress, and watermelon gazpacho. Very delish!

The rare Corpse Flower is getting ready to bloom at the Natural Science Museum for the second time in Texas history. So we thought that we would head over and have a look at this momentous occasion.

It wasn't yet blooming, but still impressive. Nearly 6 feet tall!

The sun was perfect for pictures in the butterfly exhibit!

We went over to visit with some friends at the PetSmart Pet adoption day. They do dog fostering. We hung out with pooches, took some for walks and pee breaks and generally pinned for pets. There was a sweet Maine coon kitty that I would go over and get right now if I could. :( Sadly we are not set for pets at the moment.

Stopped at My Fit Foods for an afternoon snack. Breakfast tacos. 3 small corn tortias, egg white, ground turkey and salsa!! So good. Hit the Kroger after for our dinner tonight.

Falafel Waffles again! Tomato, lettuce, home made yogurt-dill-garlic sauce, and falafel mix done up in the waffle iron.

So now I am fed, watered and exercised. Today has been quite the nice day.