Regrets, I've had a few

In true Fat Girl Fashion, I went hog wild on Thanksgiving day.  Then on Friday I only went piglet wild, but still ate too much.  I did drag the husband on a bit of a nature walk so I got lots of steps in on Friday.

Today is Saturday and I solemnly swear to get back on track.  You see, I stepped on the scale this morning and had to fight back tears.  I'm only 3 pounds away from 2017's highest weight.  Hopefully part of that is just bloat from 2 days of overeating.  I don't want to start December off on such a high note.

How satisfying is it to know that January 1st is on a Monday?  That's like a dieter's dream.  The stars have aligned for the first day of the month/year/work week to start all at once.

Netflix addict

I've been a bachelorette for a couple of days.  While I miss my husband, it's amazing how clean the house stays when I'm the only one here. He's not THAT messy, but he uses towels and plates and likes to leave empty coffee cups sitting around.  I totally don't notice it until he's gone for a few days.  hahaha

I've now watched 7 Christmas movies in the last 2 weeks.  My Netflix queue is filled with cheesy Christmas movies and I LOVE IT!

I'm also watching Stranger Things 2.  This season is taking me a little longer to get through it.  Maybe it's because it's sci-fi heavy?

I did a really intense workout on Friday and a slightly less intense one on Saturday.  My thighs have been on fire for 2 days now and it's such an amazing feeling. 

The scale hasn't been budging, dammit. Maybe if I'd stay away from the tacos, eh?

26.2

The Rock N Roll marathon was in town today and I woke up before 5 a.m. to volunteer.  I'm not gonna lie, it was kind of fun to be out on the deserted highway in the dark.  It felt completely safe because cops were everywhere blocking roads and we had a large group of volunteers.

That picture of the moon was taken from the guardrail of a highway that's usually really busy.  But it was so serene early this morning.

We set up 8 tables on each side of the highway and stacked cups 3 layers high.  

We were out there 2.5 hours before the first runners came by.  I didn't get any pictures of runners because we were so busy handing out water, cheering them on, and cleaning up the empty cups on the ground.

I'm trying to post a picture of the Course Map, but I can't post a PDF?  WTF?

Anyway, my water station was between mile 12 and 13 on the front half.  Then the runners doubled back and I was around the 24 mile marker on the second half

I have never seen so many bloody nipples in my life.  YIKES.  One man was not just bleeding through his shirt, but it was streaming down.  Like two red eyes crying on his gray shirt.  I'm sure he cried later.

Three different men scared me when they were near the end.  One started to act disoriented and didn't run in a straight line, but he refused help.  The second one that scared me was trying to take a drink and he was shaking so hard that he couldn't get the cup to his mouth.  The third man that stressed me out grabbed his chest right by his heart as he passed by, but he barely slowed down.

None of them appeared particularly old and the second two appeared to be very physically fit.  I'm hoping everybody is ok. 

So this was all very motivating for me to attempt running again.  I'm very impressed with everybody who got out there and did it!

Happy November 1st

Last weigh in: 227
Today's weight: 226.5

So my only goal was to end October lighter than I started it.  AND OMG I DID IT.  It was only half of a pound, but it was half of a pound lighter!  hahahaha

Like, really, this time of year, I'm just happy to not be in a constant food coma.  Work has been nothing but candy baskets lately.  Plus I took my niece and nephew trick or treating, which means I had to do some quality control on their candy. 

Anyway, maybe November's goal will be the same.  I aim to be less than 226.5 by the end of the month!