Thanksgiving's Over - And I WON!

What's that? You didn't know Thanksgiving was a competitive sport to be won? Or how to win it?

Simple! To win Thanksgiving, all you have to do is weigh less on the Sunday After than you did on Thanksgiving Morning. Having gone from 181 pounds (pre-run) on Thursday to 180 (after-run) today, I qualify!

But it wasn't easy. It was a royal battle, with the calorie-burning activities running (literally) neck and neck with the incoming turkey stuffing and related goodies. But after netting out

- the iHOP Pancake Breakfast,
- Lynn's home-cooked turkey dinner and
- two days of having leftover stuffing as a mealtime entree while sitting around watching Christmas DVD movies back to back

against

- an 11.87 mile run on Thursday,
- a one mile walk on Friday (give me a break; I was still limping after that Thursday run),
- a three mile walk AND twelve mile bike ride in the hills yesterday, and
- a three and a half mile run this morning - hopefully to be followed by another hilly bike ride after I post this -

the calories expended exceeded those consumed, so I WON!

But I don't get to relax just yet. Oh no! Remember that great buffet Brazilian restaurant, Fogo de Chao, from my October 17th post?

Well, my birthday is coming up. (I'm turning 21 for the two-and-a-third time). And guess where we're going next weekend to celebrate? That's right!!! So guess what I'm going to be doing even more of in the time between now and then? Right again!!!

Is there enough rubber left on my bike tires and the soles of my running shoes to last and carry me through the next few days? I hope so!