I decided that I would pop on and leave a pre Thanksgiving post, I wish I could say that I was going to eat 5oz of turkey breast meat and a couple oz of mashed butternut squash and was sticking to my 1700 calorie limit for Turkey day but I cannot. Tomorrow I will not over eat at all but I will enjoy my meal, I will have a couple Guinness Draughts and I will finish the meal off with a piece of pumpkin pie and then Friday I will be back on track. I believe that I can enjoy a day of not counting calories and still not over do it, I will do my best to eat a normal sized meal if only to indulge in a few beers with my Father throughout the day, it will not mean that I failed, it will not mean that I am weak, I have lost more than 170 pounds in the last 11 months weak is not something that I think can be attached to me and my willpower, drive or determination.
On the menu for the day will be, a 23 pound Turkey which I will season and roast to perfection, Baked sweet potatoes with butter and brown sugar, mashed butternut squash with black pepper and butter, Green bean casserole topped with French onions, Cranberry sauce, seasoned mashed Turnips, Corn bread stuffing with sausage, corn with butter and seasonings, turkey gravy, and to finish off the food will be some fresh baked rolls and a pumpkin pie for dessert. To drink we will have of course Green tea, Guinness Draught with lime and sugar, Amaretto sour made with raspberry ginger ale, egg nog and some juice for the kiddos. this is pretty much a standard Thanksgiving meal round here, I am keeping the regular mashed potatoes out of the mix this year for no real reason and I replaced them with the squash, hows that sound?
I have done good this week as far as intake goes but I do not expect a loss come Friday, mostly because of Thanksgiving but partially because I haven't exercised like I should pretty much all week, and because of this weeks food holiday I will workout every day from Friday on. This means that I will either do my 2 mile walk or ride the stationary bike every night, I will do at least 50 push ups every day, and I will stick to my 1700 intake limit from Friday on, leftovers or not. This lifestyle that I choose to live allows me to have my cake and eat it too on limited occasions of course and thats the best part of how I now choose to live. I don't think its wrong to have a good old fashioned thanksgiving dinner just because I am on a weight loss program. I hope you all have a great Turkey day and can return to the grindstone come Friday without feeling too much guilt for whatever tomorrow may bring you.
On the menu for the day will be, a 23 pound Turkey which I will season and roast to perfection, Baked sweet potatoes with butter and brown sugar, mashed butternut squash with black pepper and butter, Green bean casserole topped with French onions, Cranberry sauce, seasoned mashed Turnips, Corn bread stuffing with sausage, corn with butter and seasonings, turkey gravy, and to finish off the food will be some fresh baked rolls and a pumpkin pie for dessert. To drink we will have of course Green tea, Guinness Draught with lime and sugar, Amaretto sour made with raspberry ginger ale, egg nog and some juice for the kiddos. this is pretty much a standard Thanksgiving meal round here, I am keeping the regular mashed potatoes out of the mix this year for no real reason and I replaced them with the squash, hows that sound?
I have done good this week as far as intake goes but I do not expect a loss come Friday, mostly because of Thanksgiving but partially because I haven't exercised like I should pretty much all week, and because of this weeks food holiday I will workout every day from Friday on. This means that I will either do my 2 mile walk or ride the stationary bike every night, I will do at least 50 push ups every day, and I will stick to my 1700 intake limit from Friday on, leftovers or not. This lifestyle that I choose to live allows me to have my cake and eat it too on limited occasions of course and thats the best part of how I now choose to live. I don't think its wrong to have a good old fashioned thanksgiving dinner just because I am on a weight loss program. I hope you all have a great Turkey day and can return to the grindstone come Friday without feeling too much guilt for whatever tomorrow may bring you.
Keep on keepin on and have a glass of water, your body will not be worse for it and probably needs it.
Thanks for reading along.
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Your Thanksgiving menu sounded heavenly (and much like our own)!
ReplyDeleteI, too, allowed myself to indulge on Thanksgiving, and did not count carbs or calories for the day. I did find myself eating much smaller portions - and going easy on the sweets, so I felt pretty good about it overall.
Hope your holiday was wonderful.
Guinness Draught with lime and sugar... hmm never had it that way.
ReplyDeleteSO HAppy Thanksgiving old pal to you, wify and kids!
I saw her pic on the prior entry and I must say she looks soooooooooooooo great :) Yall are so cute to keep on doing this together. That is amazing :)
I bet I gained like 20 lbs on Thanksgiving -- can't "weight" to see how you did!!
nagging you back.
ReplyDeletehow did it all go??
Hello,
ReplyDeleteWhere are you since last few days ? We are missing your posts.
34Loser, I am here! I am back! posting right now ;)
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