Life has been crazy busy and I have not been making this
blog a priority. I do not intend to make that a habit! The whole point of the
blog is that life is crazy busy and I need a record of it!
Thanksgiving was exactly as wonderful as I hoped. Actually
it was better, for 2 reasons. The first reason is that usually we have lunch
with my Dad’s family around 12pm, which means setting an alarm and getting
going in the morning, so that all 4 members of my family and also all of the
food, are ready and at my Grandparents by lunchtime. This year we didn’t have
to be there until 5pm, which meant a leisurely morning of watching my cousins
and brother play football, letting the dog run to his hearts content and then
watching the parade and sappy movies with my mom. It was a perfect day.
The second best thing about Thanksgiving was that my
besties, Roommate and the Third Amigo, came down to OR to see me on Friday! We
had such a fun girl’s weekend! Friday we sat around and watched tacky Hallmark
movies, then had leftovers at my grandparents, then went and saw twilight, then
went to a super classy Salem bar. All bars in Salem are equally classy and
amazing, so I don’t think a name is required.
Saturday we went shopping, then had all my mom’s family over
for a game night and a ton of delicious food. Third Amigo and I ate as much
carbs as possible, because Monday after Thanksgiving, we started Advocare; more
about that later though.
In the spirit of piles of carbs, we went to my favorite
Salem breakfast spot, Word of Mouth. It is the best place ever. I know this is hypocrisy,
but it may be better than Luna Park. Maybe.
I had a breakfast burrito, roommate had cinnamon roll pancakes and Third Amigo
had a sandwich. The restaurant also comp’d us a Red Velvet Pancake. Yes, that’s
correct, Red. Velvet. Pancake. We left on a sugar high, and it was GLORIOUS.
Sunday night Roommate and I had Ezell’s chicken, as is my
tradition before starting Advocare. Then Monday morning, it was back to work,
and back to thinking about what I eat. All the time.
Third Amigo and I are doing the Advocare 24 day challenge.
This means 24 days or no flour based carbs, no refined sugars, no alcohol,
pretty much nothing delicious. It also entails eating 5 meals a day (mostly
protein and veggies, with fruit and healthy fats here and there), eating this
much protein for me is hard, since I’m not big on protein most of the time.
Also, this diet keeps you full. All the time. It is one thousand times harder
to eat food you don’t like, when you’re also not hungry.
Today is day 12, so we are halfway done. The first 10 days
are the hardest for me, after day 10 you can start eating greek yogurt as a
protein. I take full advantage of that fact. Also, starting on day 11, you get
to have a really yummy protein shake in the morning. It tastes like a chocolate
milkshake and makes me very happy.
Three facts are getting me through this diet and keeping me
on track.
Fact 1: When this diet is over, I have a super-secret fun surprise
planned for Roommate and Third Amigo. It will be epic.
Fact 2: I leave to go home for Christmas the day after we
finish
Fact 3: This diet works. When I did the diet before I lost
almost 12lbs. This go round, as of day 12, I am down 10.8lbs. This is not water
weight; this is not a yo-yo effect. I’m down two belt notches and I fully
intend to stay there after we are finished. At the start of this diet I was
between an 8 and a 10. I hope to finish as a size 6. As of today, my size 10
jeans are downright baggy and my size 8 skirts are fitting a little loose.
I’m planning on posting again before Christmas, with the
final results of Advocare and also an account of the super awesome amazing time
I will be having with Roommate and Third Amigo on the 19th. I also
have a recipe for Red Velvet Cinnamon rolls that I plan on creating as soon as
Advocare is finished! They are the only thing I can think of that could
possibly be better than a red velvet cupcake or pancake. I’ll make sure to post
on if they live up to the hype!
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