If it wasn't for that!

Well, I wished it last night, but I'll wish it again! Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all stuffed your faces, spent time with family and friends, and got a good run in.

I failed, FAILED to take a good picture of my Grandma's amazing cooking. See, both of my Grandma's are legit cooks. Even one of my Grandma's is a caterer and owns her own business here in town. If you ever need AMAZING food for an event, hit me up. I'll get you in line with the top of the line food she makes..we've always needed a vacation out of Iowa if you're thinking you live too far away ;) I'm saving room for her cooking tomorrow night. Anyways.. I'm rambling.

After stuffing myself with food, we watched some football. I've never been really into football. I'm more of the type to go outside and get some fresh air or go on a walk or PLAY football. We didn't play football, we rode 4wheelers.

After that, it was just relaxing some more and looking back on old photos. How I miss the old days..

I know I can make peace signs and duck faces like the first picture in the post, but I never did realize I have been capable of making the cheesiest face ever. This was my brother Wyatt and I. I'm so thankful for my brothers, I love them and I am grateful I've been a 'big' sis to them all these years.

We also read the newspaper and found out that I was spotted and photographed in the Des Moines Register running my race last weekend! You know you live in a small town when you get super excited you were featured on the front page :)

Anywho, after a day of all that, I got my run in:

I've always said, thank goodness I'm a runner. If I wasn't, according to my family's cooking, I'd be... well. Doomed.

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I've really took a step back though and tought about my eating choices. Are they helping me as a runner? I've realized I need to take a step back a lot and prepare foods that are healthier for me. I've had an eating disorder my freshman year of high school and I realized I cannot go nuts or anything.  I'll never go back to that scary weight ever again. I was not myself at all and it has taken a couple of years to really grasp what I was going through. Now, it's obvious I've learned to appreciate food, but it took some time.

I want to eat real, whole, food. Not some garbage that can sit on shelf for years on end. I want to feel like I have a clean, working system. I've let my eating habits slide, but not no more!

Here's what I got planned tomorrow to get things kicked off right:
Breakfast: Green Smoothie & 2 pc. of whole wheat toast with 2 egg whites
Snack: Apple
Lunch:Quinoa Recipe + chicken breast
Snack: (when I'm a hungry bear!!) --Green Smoothie
Supper: At My Grandmas- everything in moderation :)

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Catch ya' later!