And so begins the holiday feeding frenzy...

Well, another Thanksgiving has come and gone. We had my family to our house again this year--- fun and good food but a lot of work. I think maybe next year we'll make someone else do all the cooking. We had the traditional menu: turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green bean casserole, rolls (that were shaped like stars), pumpkin pie, and then my mom made a little bit of mashed sweet potatoes. Oh, and Jerry made sweet potato chips-- really good!

I can see that I'm getting heavier already. I know that I need to stop eating so much and choose better things to eat, but it's so hard. For example, I have 1/2 a pumpkin pie in the fridge that Jerry won't eat. So, either I throw the whole thing in the garbage or I'll wind up eating it on my own. I know I should just throw it but I really want to eat it!! It's just so frustrating and it's hard for me to fight the cravings! AGH!!

It was a really busy week so I didn't get to the gym as much as I would have liked... and now that it's holiday season there are going to be a billion more people at the gym. I'll have to be sure to go as early as possible and beat the others who get off of work between 4 and 6. I haven't started lifting weights yet... still just doing the elliptical and then leaving. Sometimes I'll do some crunches and stretches. Overall, I think I'm a pretty ineffective exerciser. Oh well. At least I try a little bit.

On another note, my thesis was accepted and all I have to do now is make final copies and turn them into the grad school! YAY!! I'll graduate on December 20 with my M.A. in communication. Now comes the challenge of finding a job. I've been looking different places but haven't found anything really amazing yet. I think young people nowadays (myself included) go through school thinking that after graduation the most perfect job will just fall into their laps. I've come to realize that the perfect job may be years away. As long as I can find something that I don't hate and that pays reasonably well, I'll be happy.

My goal for this next week is to work out on Monday, Wednesday and Friday; eat less and better foods; and submit my application materials to three different places. Oh, and to put the Christmas tree up! That will be the best part of the week, for sure!