Surviving Thanksgiving and the Leftovers

The holidays are upon us now, and already presenting it's challenges and temptations. Not quiet sure how I did it, but I managed to squeeze in a workout while the turkey was in the oven. I can not claim that my Thanksgiving day was healthy perfection, but I can say that in general I am proud of how I did. My sampling habits were what I relied on to get me through the day. In the morning I made sure to eat breakfast, and we skipped having snacks all together. Somehow I also managed to only have a bite of each of the three different kind of pies that I made. That is a major victory. I am a self declared carbaholic, so having stuffing and mashed potatoes in the house is awful for my self control but I only had about four bites of each and relied heavily on baked sweet potatoes, green beans and white meat turkey.

For whatever reason I thought that because Thanksgiving day was over that I would no longer have food temptations, but that pretty much ended when I opened my refrigerator on Black Friday and saw all the leftovers. I really wanted to have a piece of pie for breakfast, especially since a new recipe that I tried out (Caramel Apple Crunch Pie) had been so successful. I had two eggs and two corn tortillas instead and packed my lunch for work. Again this presented a challenge because I wanted to make a turkey sandwich with mayo and stuffing, but I figured it out.

Turkey and avocado sandwich with Superfood Salad

White Turkey meat, green beans, sweet potato

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year because it is not about commercialism or a fictional guy in a red suit, but instead it is about being grateful for all that you have. I had an abundant Thanksgiving and am thankful for all the challenges that it presented. I am thankful that I am reclaiming my health and my body, I am thankful for my new ability to go forty five consecutive minutes on the elliptical, I am thankful that I no longer enjoy carnitas like I used too, I am thankful for losing 35lbs., and making it through Thanksgiving without putting an ounce of it back on, I am thankful for my entire family, I am thankful for my soulmate/best friend Richy, I am thankful.