Days 4-12

Wow I've been terrible at updating this! But cut me a little slack for the Thanksgiving holiday, because just as I stated in my last post about not being on the computer over the weekend, I certainly was not on the computer over the Thanksgiving holiday (I didn't even tempt myself with shopping). So instead of going day-by-day I will just give you the run down of all things healthy the week of Thanksgiving. And Go... 

• Turkey Trot (8k race on Thanksgiving morning)
• Only one helping of dinner at Thanksgiving
• Barely a sliver of pie for dessert
• Got my finances/budget in order because Suze Orman says that  "when somebody is overweight, they also have credit card debt. They don't have as much savings as they should, and then they start to get stressed out because the older they get, the less money they have and the more weight they gain—it's a catch-22." Read more here.
• By my doctor's standards, I am overweight, but I am not the obese person Suze is referencing here, but who's to say I won't ever be? I don't want to be, but I don't think anyone goes onto the Biggest Loser because they wanted to be that size. 
• I also look at her advice backwards as if you can be a stickler on your finances, you can be stickler on what you're putting in your mouth. And finances are easier to control than weight for me.
• Stickler on food tracking!
• Love www.sparkpeople.com for tracking all my food and exercise. Others prefer myplate or fitnesspal, but they all work the same and they all make you accountable for what you eat.
• Cleaned the cupboards - got rid of all the junk (except the top of the fridge that I can't reach, so I don't eat ha)
• Bought tons of healthy snacks and put them in portion controlled baggies for work all week
• Work "adopted" a family for Christmas and I bought the 4-year old son: t-shirts (3), long sleeve shirts (4), sweatshirt (1), jeans (2), and sweats (2) for $50... instead of buying things I don't need for myself
• Ordered the Joey Jr. instead of the Joey at Moes. Yes, I know Moes is not the healthiest choice, but ordering the Jr. saves a whopping 365 calories! And, I am no longer too full from my burrito, but a healthy full.
• Went to church. I don't go as often as I would like (or should), but this catholic school girl will not miss an Advent mass. Church is a place I can gather my thoughts and for that one hour, all is right in the world.

Welp there are 8 healthy choices for the 8 days I was MIA. I would list my husband's, but he hasn't been taking this as serious as I would like him too. He's had his moments of eating salads, but then follows it up with a whole roll of candy cane oreos (which are amazingggg). Love him anyway.

xoxo