Thursday morning I woke up and went to the gym to get in a workout before the festivities began. I’m very thankful that Michael was such a good sport and didn’t complain or make me feel guilty for going to the gym. He hopped on his bike trainer while I was gone, too.
Surprisingly the gym was a bit crowded. Not too crowded that I couldn’t get in a good workout, but I was surprised there were so many people with the same plan as me. 😉 I started out on the treadmill and moved to weights. I didn’t really have a focused workout. I felt overwhelmed with all the things I needed to do before our guests arrived so I just did what I could in the hour and a half limit I set for myself. There was a new Ab machine at the gym that I tried.
I even used the Stair-master. I hadn’t been on the stair-master in many, many months (IT Band injury). I only did 6 minutes on the stair-master to see how I felt and if it caused any pain.
It was a good workout and I burned a lot of calories–which lessened any guilt I might have for overindulging.
727 calories burned! Woot! That takes care of the wine I’d be drinking Thanksgiving day…. 😉
I had the exercise down…So how did I do food wise?
- Four glasses of wine (or so)
- One plate with everything for dinner. I may have eaten more than 1 serving of the Thanksgiving items, but I didn’t get seconds of that plate!
- I ate 1 small piece of pumpkin pie with lite whipped topping
- I ate 1 small piece of apple pie
I think Michael and I went to bed at 9:30 on Thanksgiving and we didn’t get out of bed on Friday until 11am. It was blissful! And so needed! I’ve never slept so great. Friday I went to the gym and swam (350 calories burned) then Michael and I went to Five Guys for lunch.
I got the “Little Cheeseburger” and no fries with a diet coke = 550 calories. It was delicious and really hit the spot–especially since neither of us wanted to cook anything. I skipped the Black Friday festivities. Trying to battle the mall just didn’t sound like fun. Michael and I then spent pretty much the remainder of the long weekend watching movies. We were reclusive and I only left the house to go to the gym. 😉
Saturday I slept in a bit and then went to the gym. I had a great workout:
And Sunday I went swimming as well. I can successfully say that I maintained my normal exercise routine throughout the holiday. I can’t speculate if I gained because I did indulge in more food than I normally do, but I don’t think I went over board with anything. I don’t feel guilty at all for that over-indulging. Now I just need to remind myself of that when I weigh-in in a few weeks and NOT beat myself up.
QUESTION: What was your Thanksgiving report card? Did you stay on track for the most part?
Amber from Girl with the Red Hair
It wasn’t Thanksgiving in Canada so no problems with eating over hear. Though I was immensely jealous looking at all the DELICIOUS thanksgiving food popping up on blogs in my reader 🙂
Michele @ Healthy Cultivations
I did okay. I ate more than I should have but much less than in years past. So in that respect, I’d say it was successful. AND I was back in the gym both yesterday morning and today. All in all, I’d give myself a B.
Carbzilla
Mine was much like yours….but without any visits to the gym and a lot less sleep. 🙁
I’m starting WW on Thursday which has lead to a little “last chance” indulgence but I can deal with that. It’s actually a good motivator for me.
Here’s to 2011!
Lori (Finding Radiance)
I was pretty pleased about how I did on Tday. I ran for 5 miles in the morning and avoided a lot of premeal snacking. I did not get overly full, which was a big goal of mine. I could have eaten a lot more, but I didn’t.
I need to make sure I concentrate hard now up to Christmas since it really is holiday time now!