Week Nine

YAY! Two weeks in a row! WOOT WOOT! Hopefully I can keep this trend going next week.

This week was Thanksgiving (as you know) and I made the decision to not track on that day. I decided to have small portions (which is typical anyway since there's so much food) and skip things I didn't totally love anyway. In WW the Saturday before they gave the tip to make sure to eat breakfast and not sit down at dinner ravenously hungry. So I got up and made myself some toast using my double fiber bread and brummel and brown spread. We then ate lunch/dinner around 2:00 PM. We had pie a little later but I didn't eat anything after that. I was simply not hungry.

My leader that week asked how many of us would show up and weigh in on Saturday. I think pretty much everybody raised their hands and everybody seemed to be there yesterday. I personally lost 1.8 pounds and as a group we lost thirty-something pounds. Here's my pic for the week:

That night, my Mom and I did something we have never done before... and will probably never do again: We went shopping at 9:00 PM on Thanksgiving. Stores are opening earlier and earlier all the time and this year they all opened up WAY earlier than usual. We started at Toys R US which took us two and a half hours, most of which was spent standing in line. My Mom bought two toys for my nephews and saved a total of $40... Not worth it. Then we went to Kohls which opened at midnight. There was no standing outside in the cold there! They let everyone in and the check out line wasn't nearly as crazy. I wanted to find a gift for my little brother for his birthday this week but they didn't have it. They had one left of what I wanted: a Chi ceramic hair straightener. They're normally $140 and I got one for $70. I was on the fence about buying it since it is kind of expensive (although a really good deal) but it was the only one there so I grabbed it. My hair feels s LOT softer now! That was definitely my Christmas gift to myself this year and I don't regret it. I did run into EVERYBODY I went to high school with though which was not enjoyable...

I went to the Salt Lake Running Company and bought an exercise shirt (another good deal) so I'm hoping that will motivate me to start moving. Exercise is definitely on my list for this week. Also on my list: WORK ON GRAD SCHOOL APPLICATION. I was having a hard time deciding when to apply for and I've decided on Spring since January 3rd is just too soon to start. However, I still need to finish and submit my application.