Happy Thanksgiving

TWAS THE NIGHT OF THANKSGIVING, BUT I JUST COULDN'T SLEEP.

I TRIED COUNTING BACKWARDS, I TRIED COUNTING SHEEP.

THE LEFTOVERS BECKONED -THE DARK MEAT AND WHITE,

BUT I FOUGHT THE TEMPTATION WITH ALL OF MY MIGHT.

TOSSING AND TURNING WITH ANTICIPATION,

THE THOUGHT OF A SNACK BECAME INFATUATION.

SO, I RACED TO THE KITCHEN, FLUNG OPEN THE DOOR,

AND GAZED AT THE FRIDGE, FULL OF GOODIES GALORE.

GOBBLED UP TURKEY AND BUTTERED POTATOES,

PICKLES AND CARROTS, BEANS AND TOMATOES.

I FELT MYSELF SWELLING SO PLUMP AND SO ROUND,

'TIL ALL OF A SUDDEN, I ROSE OFF THE GROUND.

I CRASHED THROUGH THE CEILING, FLOATING INTO THE SKY,

WITH A MOUTHFUL OF PUDDING AND A HANDFUL OF PIE.

BUT, I MANAGED TO YELL AS I SOARED PAST THE TREES...

HAPPY EATING TO ALL - PASS THE CRANBERRIES, PLEASE.

MAY YOUR STUFFING BE TASTY, MAY YOUR TURKEY BE PLUMP.

MAY YOUR POTATOES 'N GRAVY HAVE NARY A LUMP.

MAY YOUR YAMS BE DELICIOUS. MAY YOUR PIES TAKE THE PRIZE,

MAY YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER STAY OFF OF YOUR THIGHS!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

New Goal Revised

A couple weeks ago I dropped an almost full can of Redi-Whip on my big toe. Right where the toe-nail meets the toe. It's still very black and I'm just waiting for the day I look down and am missing a toe nail. (I'll post a pic if I can figure out how to get a photo from my phone to the blog. Still figuring this stuff out). Once it finally got to the point that I could put shoes on again I came down with a little cold. Not a big one, just a little one. But it wiped me out for a couple of days. Needless to say I didn't do a very good job in going to the gym for a couple of weeks.
So being the realist I can sometimes be I had to take another look at my latest goal.
Yesterday when I got on the dreaded scale the number glaring back at me was (now read this in a hushed but somewhat not too embarrassed tone) 198. Yay, I'm finally under 200 and keeping it there. Now that I've just jinsked myself, I'll have to knock on wood. Because of the toe and cold I'm only doing 4.5 miles on level 3 instead of up to level 4 like I originally hoped. I'll bump that up next month. I've been trying to do some push-ups (no not the bra, with my actual arms, building up the biceps) or some weight training on one of the machines at the gym each day. Baby Steps.
I am now hoping to be around 190 lbs by the first part of Dec. Guess the piece of cheesecake I had for dessert isn't going to help me get there. But watch out gym. Here I come. Everyday this week. Even as busy as the week is going to be I have to take the time to come visit. Even if it means coming at 0800 after I've been up all night working.