I ate, I worked out and I conquered.

Well, I did it. I conquered the week of Thanksgiving. A week of family, cooking, baking, appetizers, drinks, gatherings, more food and drinks -- including a big, home-cooked Sunday breakfast, Thanksgiving dinner, lasagna, pork loin dinner a trip to Schell's brewery and two meals out. And I kept my sanity and lost pound a long the way. I don't usually tell R what happens on the scale, I let him figure it out for himself, but this week I couldn't help myself and I told him.

He. could. not. believe. it.

Rrroarrrr!

I admit, it wasn't easy. I knew this week would be a challenge and Jen and I tried to prepare for it with a workout plan to beat all workout plans. I took some time off from work so I would have time to get the house in order and get some food ready for company. That helped like no body's bi-niss. It allowed me the time I needed to get some preemptive workouts in and get things organized so I had more workout time when my guests were here. Luckily for me, our house guests (Wed - Sat) were my sister, Ann and her husband, Rod, who are in total support of my journey. So I didn't have to feel guilty for taking time out. Snaps to them!

So, I averaged between 90 and 120 minutes of exercise a day for the week. I took Thanksgiving Day off, but other than that, I put my time in.

Monday I worked out with Jen. Tuesday was the dreadclimber, which I hate. Wednesday I did an incline circuit on the dreadmill with some weights and resistance in between cardio bursts. I took Thursday off. Saturday I did an interval on Stadium Hill twice and then five times up the steep hill. Saturday I walked up to campus and did the circuit behind gage twice, with an added bonus of spotting two huge does and a band of wild turkeys. (one of which was stuck in the new soccer field, but I'm skeerd of birds and didn't try to help him out. My brother in law said they can fly so he should be okay.) Sunday, R watched the Vikes in Ann and Rod's hotel suite, which they scored for free due to a cleaning problem last year, while I went to the hotel fitness center and did 15 minute increments on the dreadmill, elliptical and recumbent bike. Two hours worth. But it was a nice facility and I kept a pretty moderate pace. Just wanted to activate a slow burn. Plus, they had little tv's on each machine. Sa-weet!

So, even though I ate and drank more than normal, I was able to offset the intake with some (ALOT) extra workout minutes. It wasn't easy and to be honest, I felt like I missed out on some of the fun, but it was worth it to see the happy light in Jen's eyes when she looked at the scale. And it was great knowing I had accomplished something that was very difficult for me to achieve.

Like I said,
Rrrroarrrr.
Go me!

11 Weeks/10 pounds