Thanksgiving went well, after..

not so great.

Thanksgiving day, I woke up early and jogged halfway to my parents' house, walking the other half.  It's 2.5 miles, thereabouts.  Includes a couple hills.  Not a bad workout.

I ate a bowl of bran cereal and a banana before the big dinner.  I made the super salad.  Dinner I ate pretty much how I wanted, although I included sweet potatoes and a dinner roll.  Nothing to cry about.  I snacked later that night on some turkey and cranberry sauce.  I had my one piece of pie (no more).  I was happy with the outcome.

Friday was super busy with shopping.  I never sat down to a meal; just snacked a few times on leftovers and fruit.  I probably went a little over my calories because I wasn't sticking to low-cal food necessarily, but I wasn't overeating.  I ate until I was full but no more than that.

Saturday was the bad day.  Major binge last night.  I woke late, worked on my book for a few hours and then went out to run some must-do errands.  I hadn't wanted to go out, actually.  I procrastinated until the late afternoon.  Then, while out, I decided I was just going to grab something for dinner and take it home.  I spoke with hubby and he wanted something not too fattening, so I chose El Pollo - got myself a chicken salad.  So far, so good.  I hadn't overeaten up to that point.

Got home and the house was a wreck.  I hadn't cleaned since Thursday.  Didn't have any energy to clean on Saturday.  Went back to working on my book after I finished eating.  Then I switched to reading.  I'm into the Kathy Reichs series and I really get sucked into her books.  I watched the kids set up and decorate the christmas tree while I was reading.

Then out came the christmas candy the kids had been given.  I had my share.  And then some.  And then some more.  Then a couple granola bars, which I don't even particularly like.  Then a bowl of cereal.  Then the kids' leftovers from dinner.  Then some more candy.  And on and on.  Sick making.

This morning I felt like crap - didn't want to get out of bed.

And, so the story goes...

As usual, have been doing pretty well today, post-binge day.  On the upswing again.