You know that you are very serious about dieting and losing weight when the first thing you do Thanksgiving morning is sit down and plot what you can and cannot eat today and how much exercise you will need to burn off what you shouldn't eat today. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays NOT because of the wonderful food... but because of the family. We are spending the day with KT and Rob, my Sister & Brother In Law, Jane and Bill, and Stephen's grandmother Betty Jane and Stephen's second cousin Bruce. They are all coming here! Most of the food was premade yesterday... so in that regard, we are almost ready to go. But, the food is still on my mind. The Good Morning America guest this morning stated that Thanksgiving is the one day where nothing has calories. Oh, yeah??? Well, yesterday, my mashed potatoes had 230 calories for a 2/3 cup, 6 oz. of turkey ham was 218 calories, 6 oz. of Turkey was 280 calories, Pumpkin Cheesecake was 168 calories for an 1/8 of the pie, Pumpkin Pie was also 168. Peanut Butter Pie was a huge 250 for an 1/8th of the pie. This means, if I eat two servings of potatoes (which I am want to do), a serving of turkey ham, a serving and a half of turkey, and a half slice of both the pumpkin cheesecake and pumpkin pie, I might be able to eat something again tomorrow for dinner! No... just kidding. With the hour of Wii Fit I did this morning, and the fact I lowered my goal for the week to losing just one pound, with some balance, I can eat again tomorrow! I just need to avoid the pre-dinner munchie items - like chips and dip - and any soda other than Coke Zero. Change that. Just stick to water today. Sigh! What a joyous Thanksgiving this is... just me and my food scale!
Tomorrow has me completing two independent contracting jobs. One of them is in Wheaton, MD and the other is here in Laurel. Hopefully, after my doctor's appointment tomorrow, we can just get both of these jobs out of the way and I can spend my day away from the mobs of people attempting to shop their brains out.
Let me see... 460 calories for potatoes. 560 for Turkey. 218 for the Turkey Ham. Maybe I can afford the whole slice of pie at 168? Throw in 8 cheese cubes at 130 calories. 1536 calories. Maybe I should try again... Prestuffed blogger out!
