Day 77: Back to Reality

Traveling specifically for Thanksgiving was definitely tough to have perfect PCP dayzz. I managed to get in all workouts, but where I struggled was with the diet. I had my final indulgence early because it was Thanksgiving. I did notice some things that differed from previous Thanksgivings.

PCP influenced Thanksgiving

• I only ate 2 home-baked rolls, while my normal amount is 7
• I loaded up on the steamed green beans - they took over 1/2 of my plate!
• I portioned out the turkey I ate, avoiding the skin
• The sweet potato casserole was too sweet for me!  I felt they ruined the poor vegetable with all that brown sugar and butter.
• I did eat the stuffing, cause it was still sooooo goood.
• No gravy or mashed potatoes for me
• A very small spoonful of cranberries was all I needed to make that lovely Thanksgiving smorgasbord bite
• Still had to have a slice of my momma's raspberry pie.  Still soo good.
• I went for an hour long walk after all the eating, when normally I would sit in front of the TV and as I dozed into an uncomfortable food coma.

So although I made some good choices, I also made some indulgences, so I felt I needed to count Thanksgiving as an indulgence.

What I found hard was being out of my kitchen and controlled environment while on holiday.  I found ways to make it work and followed the exercise 100% but I never got the diet 100% right.  There were many reasons for it, but I think the top two reasons for me was environment and not wanting people to watch me prep food.

Well now I'm back home and spent last night preparing my food and getting back on track, so here's to finishing the PCP strong!