Thanksgiving day Turkey Trot 5K

Dec 01, 2009

I just realized I hadn't posted about the Turkey Trot 5K I did on Thanksgiving. I had been sick all week with strep so I knew it wasn't going to be as good of a time I was hoping for (under 40 mins) but despite being sick, freezing cold weather, crowded and also having my daughter in the stroller with me I still finished in 42:20. Not too bad I don't think at least. On the comments after the race a few people said they thought the times were off by about a min or so depending on when you crossed the starting line. On my HRM I was just under 41 mins but I also didn't start my HRM until after we started and really the time doesn't matter to me as much as the fact I did it even not feeling well. It was a perfect excuse to get out of it but I still did it. This is new for me usually I'll find any reason not to do anything. It was a great way to start my day and Thanksgiving!

I didn't get the fill I was thinking I was going to get before Thanksgiving. As it turns out my doc doesn't like to fill when your on antibiotics. After she explained it makes sense  I guess your stomach swells a bit when sick so if they would have filled me I could have ended up too tight and very uncomfortable. I can go in again any time I want but I have an appointment scheduled for the 15th of December and I am going to try and wait until then. I do feel a bit of restriction now anyways but I'm a little confused about what that really means and how I am really suppose to feel. I guess it is different for everyone so its really up to me to figure it out. Waiting the couple more weeks will be good because I am for sure not dying for a fill. I actually feel like I eat very little at a time but then I feel like I'm eating more times during the day or well snacking. Snacking is a no no but I can't seem to break the habit. Its all a head game I think well I didn't eat very much of my lunch so 2 hours later I'm eating a snack or the rest of my meal I didn't eat. I should be waiting 3-4 hours and I should be making sure to get protein and eating better not just pudding and cookies.

Thanksgiving was a bit rough for me. My family is so not supportive in my eating healthy or my running and just really rude over all. Just when I think they are being nice and supportive someone will make a what I think is rude comment and I tend to just separate myself from them for a bit of time. You can finally notice my weight loss and my sister is already telling me I "look weird" and I'm getting too skinny. This coming from a girl who is a size 4 and thinks she is fat. Any time I eat anything in front of them I get a comment about how that's not healthy. Or if I try to bring/make something healthy I get the comments about how gross that is and why do they have to suffer. So Thanksgiving I spent with my neighbor and we did crab legs and shrimp instead of Turkey and all the fixings. I did go over to my parents later in the day for desert but even then I was given the comments how they weren't going to have any healthy deserts. I said thank you but I can bring my own anyways. Then I get there with my I wouldn't call healthy but better for me desert and they all have to ask what is that and whats in it. My response was its healthy don't touch it. Why at this point do they care I know they aren't going to eat it anyways they have a ton of other things they can and will eat anyways. I guess I just don't like them nit picking at what I am and am not eating. And their fear of me loosing weight is comical. I get that my mother in her own ways is proud of me and just wants to make sure I know that she can see the change. But at 230ish pounds don't tell me I'm loosing too much or too fast. 40ish pounds in 4 months is good but I do not think too fast at all considering I'm doing a lot of the right things with working out and such. Sorry for all the complaints I'm just so aggravated without having any at home support. At least I know I can come here and get support from people who have been in the same place I am now.

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