Sunday, November 30, 2008
American Thanksgiving
I didn't have a time to make a turkey this year, so we had ham instead. Still did up plenty of veggies and potatoes though! Sherry actually baked an apple pie that turned out very nice. It's the first time I had a Thanksgiving with her when she was preggo, so it was nice to over indulge with my personal trainer...
Labels: Char, diary, thanksgiving
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Thanksgiving
My favourite time of year, Thanksgiving! I haven't had time to really post about it. I've committed to finishing up Matt and Annie, so I polished off a couple chapters, it just seems to keep going and going though. I'm sure no one's complaining though...
I had a nice dinner with my family back home on Thanksgiving weekend.
This past weekend I made a dinner for my friends here in London. Then Paul got sick, and I haven't had the time or energy to really write it up.
I'm sick now, so not really up to a full write up.
Suffice it to say, I'm now 403 pounds.
Happy Thanksgiving!
I had a nice dinner with my family back home on Thanksgiving weekend.
This past weekend I made a dinner for my friends here in London. Then Paul got sick, and I haven't had the time or energy to really write it up.
I'm sick now, so not really up to a full write up.
Suffice it to say, I'm now 403 pounds.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Labels: Char, diary, thanksgiving, weigh in
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
American Thanksgiving Results
We had out American Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday, since we had to work on American Thanksgiving (and Stephen Harper was supposedly going to turn us in mini-USA).
It's the first big meal I've made since Canadian Thanksgiving, so I was looking forward to it. I didn't to anything extraordinary, turkey, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, steamed veggies, gravy, stuffing, store bought cranberry sauce.
It was just me, Ian, Sherry and Ken (and the kids, who have no appreciation for fine dining), so it was tough to know how much to make. I planned on having leftovers, and while we did, we had less than I'd expected.
For me it was my first time turning my appetite loose since I've started my New Life. I didn't eat as much as I could have in the past, but was still quite full. I did eat a little more than I was expecting, so that was a pleasant surprise. Ian ate about how I figured he would. These days his appetite is surprisingly normal. He can eat if he really pushes, but really, he ate about as much as Ken, who's half Ian's size. My biggest surprise was Sherry. I always forget that with her metabolism, she eats a lot more than a women her size normally would. She still ate less than everyone, but a lot more than I would have at her size!
Today's weigh in was what we were expecting: I maintained a weight of 505 pounds, while Ian gained a pound to reach 381.
It was fun to take a little break from our new lives, but on Monday we settled right back into it. I wasn't too surprised by that. Sherry can be a stern taskmaster, but she really does make it easy.
The part that sucked the most is that now Ian expects me to help clean up! He was more than happy to do it when I was gaining, but not now. I gotta get preggo so he'll do all the work again!
It's the first big meal I've made since Canadian Thanksgiving, so I was looking forward to it. I didn't to anything extraordinary, turkey, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, steamed veggies, gravy, stuffing, store bought cranberry sauce.
It was just me, Ian, Sherry and Ken (and the kids, who have no appreciation for fine dining), so it was tough to know how much to make. I planned on having leftovers, and while we did, we had less than I'd expected.
For me it was my first time turning my appetite loose since I've started my New Life. I didn't eat as much as I could have in the past, but was still quite full. I did eat a little more than I was expecting, so that was a pleasant surprise. Ian ate about how I figured he would. These days his appetite is surprisingly normal. He can eat if he really pushes, but really, he ate about as much as Ken, who's half Ian's size. My biggest surprise was Sherry. I always forget that with her metabolism, she eats a lot more than a women her size normally would. She still ate less than everyone, but a lot more than I would have at her size!
Today's weigh in was what we were expecting: I maintained a weight of 505 pounds, while Ian gained a pound to reach 381.
It was fun to take a little break from our new lives, but on Monday we settled right back into it. I wasn't too surprised by that. Sherry can be a stern taskmaster, but she really does make it easy.
The part that sucked the most is that now Ian expects me to help clean up! He was more than happy to do it when I was gaining, but not now. I gotta get preggo so he'll do all the work again!
Labels: Char, diary, Ian, thanksgiving, weigh in
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
American Thanksgiving
Sherry is giving us a one day pass on our diets so I can make an American Thanksgiving this weekend. She knows I really do love to make a big meal like that, and she really wants to have it, so that's what I'll be up to this Saturday. I'm not sure what I'm looking forward to the most: cooking or eating!
I do know it'll be my smallest Thanksgiving dinner in years, hope I can scale it back okay. It will be interesting to see how much I can eat now. I know that it didn't take Ian long to lose his eating capacity, after a month, how can I go?
Paul's now 2 years old. Time flies these days, he was just a baby, and then he learned to walk, then he learned to talk, and suddenly I have this little boy who laughs and smiles and runs and is just so incredible. I can't wait to have another one just like him. Though having one who's completely different would be fun too.
We had his party back home in Newmarket with my family, and that was a lot of fun. I think my mom misses doing that kind of thing for her kids, so she had a lot of fun putting this together for us. Thomas the Tank Engine everywhere!
I do know it'll be my smallest Thanksgiving dinner in years, hope I can scale it back okay. It will be interesting to see how much I can eat now. I know that it didn't take Ian long to lose his eating capacity, after a month, how can I go?
Paul's now 2 years old. Time flies these days, he was just a baby, and then he learned to walk, then he learned to talk, and suddenly I have this little boy who laughs and smiles and runs and is just so incredible. I can't wait to have another one just like him. Though having one who's completely different would be fun too.
We had his party back home in Newmarket with my family, and that was a lot of fun. I think my mom misses doing that kind of thing for her kids, so she had a lot of fun putting this together for us. Thomas the Tank Engine everywhere!
Labels: Char, diary, thanksgiving
