Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving! I will be going to my Aunt’s house tomorrow and hang out with my cousins, sister, niece and a few others. I know I won’t go overboard at Thanksgiving… I’m never one of those people who stuff myself at family gatherings.

I am in charge of the veggie/fruit trays.

I did a 30-minute elliptical workout today and felt absolutely fabulous afterwards! The machine is awesome - using the heart-rate monitor hand grip, I was able to keep track of my heart rate and keep within my target area - which I NEVER do. I guess I’m more out of shape than I thought, for I was forced to slow myself down a couple of times in order to keep within my zone. Since I’m 30, my target zone is 95-142 bpm. I think one reason my heart rate kept getting so high during my workout is because I’m not used to working out my upper AND lower body at the same time, using resistance.

For those of you who asked, I got the elliptical at Sport’s Authority in Tulsa for $699 (plus tax).

I am utterly, completely and woefully mystified as to why I am not losing weight faster. This has NEVER, EVER happened to me. Usually within 6 weeks the weight is falling off me. Well, I have been at this for 8 weeks now, and my progress is lame at best.

But I’m not going to give up… I have all winter to lose this weight, dammit!

Well once again I’m nauseated from my antibiotics, so I’m going to bed. Ahh yes and another lovely side effect of the medicine is heartburn. Good thing I have my trusty Maaloxx! I was looking up Bactrim on the internet yesterday and apparently there are all sorts of horrible side effects that people have experienced. I’m hoping my digestive system and stomach cooperate tomorrow for Thanksgiving!