Well it was a Weight Watcher's day so it's time to add my 2 cents to this blog. I had a successful week...I am down another pound. I was hoping to hit my 15 lbs weight loss this week but I'm a little bit shy of that number. My goal for next week is to maintain my weight, I am not going to focus on losing. However, it would be nice to lose at least 0.2 and reach that 15 lbs goal. I didn't learn or hear anything earth shattering at WW but the leader had one good point. It is is important to monitor three things this week. You need to watch WHAT you eat and HOW OFTEN you eat. Yea I can't remember the third thing at the moment. Serves me right for not writing it down.
We basically looked at point values for all the common Thanksgiving foods so we understand portion control better. I already knew not to eat a ton of mashed potatoes and green bean casserole. Pumpkin pie really surprised me though. It is 9 points per slice! Makes me happy that I don't like pumpkin. I have already decided that I won't keep track of my points that day but I'll listen to my hunger so I never get that "holy crap I'm stuffed" feeling.
She also warned us about the grazing that takes place before and after the meal. There seems to be a magnetic field between humans and the bowls of munchies that are set out. I'm not even sure what my family will have sitting out but I'll have to really think before I reach for snacks. A lot of people also overeat on Thanksgiving and it carries through Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I REALLY don't want that to happen. Luckily I'll be really busy on my birthday and walking around a lot but I don't want the weekend to turn into a huge binge. I really don't think it will.
It would be nice to add in some activity when in Waukon besides speed walking during the shopping at 5am Friday morning. I'm hoping my mom will go on some walks or maybe I can get over to the new recreation center.
So ladies....what Thanksgiving foods are a must for you? I personally have to eat stuffing (I really like my Grandma Stika's homemade stuffing) and mashed potatoes. I'm not a huge turkey person but I'll eat a piece of white meat. I also dig cranberry sauce. I don't care for turkey gravy so I'm assuming I'll eat the potatoes with nothing on them. I'm fine with that. I also love green bean casserole. I have no idea what the menu is for the meal though....maybe some of the usual stuff won't be there. We are planning to make slush though. We haven't had that at a Stika gathering for a long time and I'm really looking forward to it. I have to remember that alcoholic drinks add up too calorie wise. But you gotta love rum or whatever else is in the concoction!
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Well, usually the only part of Thanksgiving food that I don't like is the stuffing. I'm picky about my meat but usually I have a nice chunk of white turkey meat. I tend to over-indulge on chop-chop, potato salad, and desserts. I didn't know slush was being made too!! Yay!!! It's the activity for the rest of the weekend that I am worried about. So hopefully I will be able to relax and chill from academic stress but stay active enough to not ruin my good eating.
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