I’ve been so wrapped up in my fitness competitions stuff that I’ve failed to mention that Thanksgiving is actually my very favorite holiday! I love Christmas as much as the next person, but sometimes I feel like people just get wrapped up (pun intended) in the wrong things and forget the true meaning. I love Thanksgiving because it’s all about being Thankful for what you have, spending time with your loved ones, and of course food, not to mention football! On a related note, I do absolutely nothing related to Christmas until after Thanksgiving.. no music, no movies, no shopping. Ok I lied, I did get the Starbucks X-mas mug :p Once Thanksgiving is over however, it is certainly a decorating, baking and holiday movie watching free-for-all (trust, Love Actually will be watched at least twice by the end of the weekend, hehe).
Like every year before, I have so much to be thankful for; it overwhelms me and I can’t help but smile. The list could go on and on, but for this particular year, I am so thankful to get to spend the holiday with my parents who are flying down to Arizona on Thursday and will also get to see my fitness competition on Saturday. As I mentioned yesterday, I’ve been thinking about our Belated Sunday Thanksgiving menu for sometime. Remember I have had little variety in my diet since June and haven’t had much else but chicken breast, tilapia, whey protein powder and spinach for the last 10 weeks. And on that note, here’s a potential menu:
Breakfast – Can’t decide.. but a couple possibilities
- Pumpkin Yogurt Granola Parfait (been craving this for ages!)
- Frittata or Strata (something with mushrooms & cheese)
- Buckwheat Crepes with Salmon and Scrambled Eggs (just found this, haha)
- Potato Pancakes with Smoked Salmon & Poached Eggs (this too)
- Lemon Poppyseed Muffins (a new edition after seeing Joy the Baker’s recipe today)
- Silk Nog Latte (this one’s for sure!)
- Almond Butter (will be involved in some way)
And it’s totally possible that I’ll wake up and just want a giant bowl of Pumpkin Oatmeal, but now topped with a generous portion of almond butter!
Lunch/Snacks
- Hummus & Pita
- Soup (either a Pumpkin or Squash .. any good suggestions?)
Dinner & Dessert
- Baked Ham
- Stuffing (leaning towards Sausage & Mushroom)
- Stuffed Squash (still need to pick a recipe)
- Sweet Potato casserole (leaning towards the strussel-topped healthier recipe that Bella Eats posted)
- Chocolate Pecan Pie (I have a couple recipes, just need to choose)
- Sweet Potato or Pumpkin Oat Chip Cookies (been dying to try Tina’s recipe)
- Salad (not sure what, my Mom takes this one over)
I know I’m going to have to be careful only to eat little bits or I’ll make myself sick. My body is not use to a variety of foods, and lately even carb-days make my stomach feel a little funny.
Big yawn, time for bed, need to be at the gym at 6:30am for posing practice then a leg workout. Happy Hump Day.
Any menu suggestions or recipes are very much welcome! You all inspire me so much!! 
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