Turkey Day!!!

So, the first of the holiday's are now behind us. Turkey day. Thanksgiving. Whatever you call it. I call it " Holy crap that's a lot of food" day.

I survived. Did you?

But now I have a 2nd Thanksgiving feast coming up tomorrow. My family postponed our family meal due to my brother having to go out of town for the Arkansas vs LSU game (I don't want to go into that fiasco but GO HOGS) for work. So now I have to survive another meal. This time at my families house. Which is a lot more laid back to me, then when I was at my friends for her families Thanksgiving. Which was wonderful. Yummy food, and I got to spend time with her and her family.

I actually did rather well only consuming a total of around 900 calories ( which is damn good for Thanksgiving if i do say so myself)

Tomorrow ALSO ends week 2 in month 5. So big deal for me.

Next year at this time I want to be at my goal weight ( or very close to it) which is totally do-able the rate im going. I know I will hit some stopping points and have re-assess the situation ( more cardio, different foods etc)

But I have to say, being able to spend time with my friends and family trumped any food any day.

I am thankful for everyone that has been what I consider my extended family. Because my friends are just that. This year has been a LOT of downs, with very few highs, and without them it would have been a lot bleaker. A lot.

Everyone did their 30 days of Thankful things on facebook. I did not. I have not had a good track record of sticking with things like that. So I am going to share what I am thankful for. Its not 30 things. But its the most important.

1. I am thankful for my savior, the King of Kings, God Almighty. He's a forgiving and loving God. And without him in my life, there is NO WAY I would have made it through the past year, or past few weeks.

2. Family- I have seen how other families treat their children and am incredibly thankful that I have the mom and dad I have. I am also thankful for my lil brother even though we have had our own ups and downs. I now can call him a friend more than just a sibling. And for that, I am truly grateful. My grandma aka Memaw is one of my biggest supporters, fans, cheerleaders and one of my favorite people in the world. I am thankful that my family has stuck by me through thick and thin and forgiven my own mistakes and faults.

3. My extended family- my friends. Without them, I would have had a very dull year. Not to mention, very lonely time. I have a lot of good people in my life. That have checked on me and taken care of me when I was down. But i have to say a special thanks to a few very very important people- my neighbors- Tish, Julie, Sarah and Christie. I am TRULY thankful for these ladies. You never know who you are going to get as neighbors, and you can't pick them, and to be blessed with such wonderful ones makes my heart full.

4. My readers- without you , this blog would be nothing. If i can just reach one person and help them, then I have succeeded.

I have so many blessings, that sometimes I don't remember what the biggest ones are. The ones that count. Yes that new item is great, but to be thankful for it to me, is kinda silly in the big scheme of things. Yes I am grateful to have a nice home, nice things, etc. But when it comes down to it, I can live without chocolate, or fast food, or the next big "thing" but I cant possibly live without the things I mentioned.

God bless!!!
xoxo
Steph