Today was my Weight Watchers weigh in. *drumroll* 151 lbs!! I am in such a great mood about it. I lost about 2.5 pounds since last week, which according to WW, that’s a tad bad. It’s healthy to lose only 2 pounds a week.  I’m not worried about it. I would be concerned if I suddenly lost 5 pounds in a week. Lol…Stupid WW…. It’s worked so far though. Teaching me to be so much more careful about portion sizes…The importance of working out, too… I have 2 pounds left until I reach my first goal weight. 10 pounds off since the wedding! I’m SO CLOSE!

So it should be easy to take those principles and apply them to the holiday feasts, yes?? I hope so. So far, my willpower has been very strong. And I don’t LOVE the holiday food staples…Not a huge fan of turkey, ham, pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes. I usually will eat little bits of those things to be polite.  But this year, I’m going to do something different. NOT eat things just to be polite. But I will still eat a little bit of turkey. White meat. No gravy. For a little protein. Still need that!

I have to be good because I have two dinners, one on Thursday and one on Friday.  Then we’re driving to Detroit on Saturday, to Ford Field, to watch Dan’s hometown highschool football team play in the state finals game. Should be exciting! Fun! Lots of good food I’m sure throughout the day.

I think I will be good for Thanksgiving. Very good. It will be more difficult after Thanksgiving. Once Christmas starts rolling in. And the more fantastic desserts come out from the cracks in the wall. My plan is to be good. OF COURSE. I will allow myself some small indulgences, but not every single day. And if I am faced with a dessert spread/buffet? Then I will have to be forced to choose ONLY ONE thing. So if I want a cookie AND a brownie? I have to choose one or the other. And it will be one cookie. Or maybe only half the brownie.

It kind of sounds like I’m punishing myself. But it will be the first holiday in which I am good. Very good.

I’m not even packing my “fat” jeans this weekend. So I don’t get tempted to eat a ton….I don’t want an excuse to wear them!

I hope my plan works…

Off to go pack now!