I can’t believe it’s almost here. Thanksgiving AND my Turkey Chase 10K. I’ve been nervous all day, and I have no idea why. This will be my fifth race so I think I should know what I’m doing by now. But nerves are going crazy. With that being said, work was insane to say the least. I didn’t get to sit down all day so the boss ordered us Thai food for lunch. I tried to pick something pretty healthy so I ordered the steamed tofu with veggies in a black bean sauce with brown rice and an order of summer rolls. I made a plate of about 3/4 C brown rice and some of the tofu and veggies. The veggies included broccoli, green onion, mushrooms, and red peppers.
The summer rolls were carrots, fennel, and spinach wrapped in rice paper and topped with chopped peanuts. It came with a sweet sauce on the side, but I only had a little of that. These were different than any other summer roll I’ve had because of the fennel. It had such a strong anise flavor to them. Quite interesting. And if you couldn’t tell, these are not fried, they are raw.
I only had this plate plus a tiny bit more, and then it was back to work.
For snacks I had one of my pumpkin cranberry power bars.
Picture courtesy of yesterday since I had no time for pictures today. I also had a few crostini’s and 3 or 4 small chunks of cheese. I needed something to keep me going. My energy got so slow around 5pm and I felt like I was dragging my feet.
Once I got home I knew exactly what I was going to have for dinner. I present to you leftover Thai with some kale. I needed to get my greens in somewhere today. I had the remaining 1/4 C of brown rice, the rest of the tofu (I had eaten all of the veggies at lunch) with sauce on top of a ton of steamed kale. Not the BEST tasting dinner, but it was pretty good.
Now I’m just mentally preparing for my race and icing my foot. I’m excited for it to be over and for me to enjoy the rest of my day. I love Thanksgiving a lot, but my favorite thing to do on Thanksgiving is drink hot cocoa while watching the Thanksgiving Day Parade with a fire. It reminds me of my childhood, and it’s a tradition now. I’m very excited to continue my tradition after my race tomorrow.
In other news: Look at this gorgeous wreath I got from work.
Every year we get a free wreath for our door at work, but we can never hang it up because the door won’t close. Since no one else wants it I always take it home. This years wreath is way better than lasts, and I think it is gorgeous! On Sunday evening Chris and I are going to decorate our apt for the holidays like we do every year. I really get into decorating for the holidays if you couldn’t tell already.
That’s all for now-I’m just sipping on some diet hot cocoa and just had a sliver (I’m talking sliver) of pumpkin pie. It was just staring at me calling my name! I hope everyone has a very safe and happy Thanksgiving! See you all on Black Friday for Race Recap, Thanksgiving Recap, and a wine Review coming soon!
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Good luck at the race tomorrow!