Thanksgiving was a complete success! I hope everyone’s holiday weekend went well. Here’s a recap of mine:

Wednesday:
Started the day off with a lot of house work and some oatmeal (made with a teaspoon of brown sugar, a teaspoon of chia seeds and a dash of cinnamon) with a couple handfuls of blueberries. I ate half a mint chocolate Luna Bar before I hit the gym. At the gym I walked .25 miles and ran about a mile. I say “about” because the treadmill freaked out on me and I had to do two different runs. The last time I looked at my first run it was at .87 miles before it went nuts. I am not sure exactly how far I went (it was most definitely not 1.5 km at a 7:08 pace) so I am going with 1.25 since that is a definite. No idea what my real average pace was.

After I ran I did 50 full situps, and stretched and foam rolled with the torture roller.

I had the rest of my Luna Bar and a ham/swiss/tortilla roll-up for lunch. For dinner I had some homemade Jambalaya and some bread. One glass of red wine and a lot of water throughout the day.

Thursday I had a fabulous Thanksgiving! I woke up and had my mom’s infamous Monkey Bread for breakfast. Not healthy at all, but it was Thanksgiving. Then I made my butternut squash mac & cheese for our Thanksgiving dinner (I use this recipe).

I went for a really great run. I did .1 mile walk and then a 1.7 mile run at less than an 11:00 minute pace. I was pretty proud. It felt so good.This brings my 55 by Christmas total to 4.05/55.

After my run I had an apple and a homemade bloody mary. Then it was time to feast. My plate consisted of turkey, ham, mac & cheese, mashed potatoes, gravy, roasted green beans, a piece of rosemary bread, roasted asparagus, a salad of mixed greens, cucumbers, and cheese. I topped it all off with a cream soda, a slice of homemade pumpkin pie and a slice of homemade chocolate cream pie. Late nighted with a small slice of caramel pie.

Friday and Saturday were both a blur. I did not work out either day because I worked and my job was a total workout. My nutrition went like this:
Friday:
Breakfast – oatmeal bar and an apple
Lunch – Chick-Fil-A chicken nuggets and blueberries and strawberries
Snack – a pickle
Dinner – grilled romaine salad, fried oysters, scallops, ribeye steak over a bed of arugula (all split with the hubby). I also had a small glass of vodka with a splash of grapefruit juice.

Saturday:
Breakfast – bowl of cereal
Lunch – quinoa bowl with avocado, kale, zuchinni, carrots, tomatoes, cilantro, lime, and a spicy sauce
Snack – more doughnuts than I want to admit to
Dinner – a few mini slices of pizza – one was arugula/prosciutto and the other was honey/sausage

Today was a bad one. No workout. Bad food and I am going to blame it all on exhaustion and maybe even a sore throat (praying it’s not, though). Let’s just claim this one as a rest/cheat day and start tomorrow fresh. I did have the most delicious grapefruit today.