's Thanksgiving

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Hi, all~

We went to my hometown for Thanksgiving. I was quite concerned about

how well I would do, especially because I couldn't take anything for

the feast (it's 7 hours away by car, not counting traffic).

I planned out what I wanted to eat a few days in advance. I was

SHOCKED at how many points these traditional foods have, and I made

adjustments accordingly. I had only the foods I LOVED, including 1/8

of a cup of this cheesy potato stuff--horribly decadent, but a small

portion satisfied my craving.

I walked for 50 minutes in the morning with my brother and husband,

and then for another 40 minutes in the evening. I live in Ohio now

(no hills in this area), and my family is in Pennsylvania (lots of

hills). My butt hurt so bad the next morning I could barely move!

LOL!!

I did so well this week! I didn't even use any of my flex points on

Thanksgiving--because I preplanned, I'm SURE. If I had just decided

to go in there and have small portions of things, I never would have

known how many points everything had. I was shocked to find out that

pumpkin pie has 9 points a slice. Is that really right? I thought

pumpkin pie was a healthier choice!

My family was really supportive. My mom tried to make sure I had

things to eat and I got lots of compliments on how great I look. It

was a good holiday. It's funny because my family isn't the

healthiest of eaters. For dinner on Friday, we had lasagna and

bread. And NO vegetables! I remember when I used to eat like that,

too. My husband and I were craving veggies so much that once we got

back to Columbus, we stopped off at the grocery store and bought

asparagus for a late dinner. My goodness...we actually CRAVED

vegetables!!

In other news, I lost 3 pounds this week (weighed in on Tuesday).

That's, uh, not possible. Three pounds?! So, I'm sure I'll probably

be up one this week. Three pounds simply isn't a standard weight

loss for me this far into program. Nonetheless, if I am up a pound

or two, I'm OK with it. I know that I stayed on program.

I'd like to welcome all the newbies! The list was probably quieter

than usual this week because of the holiday.

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