Thanksgiving success

I accepted MaryFran's Thanksgiving Challenge and I think I came out on top.

1. Exercise the day of the holiday.
☆I walked 3 miles.

2. No bites , licks or tastes while cooking and cleaning up...food must be on my plate at the table.
* I took one bite at the kitchen counter and immediately said "oh no, I'm not supposed to do that!" So no more bites were taken.

3. One serving, no multiple plates.
☆Only one plate! And I didn't eat desert. 

4. Take a photo of what you eat.
☆

My thoughts:

It was a beautiful day! R smoked a turkey and brisket and made grilled pork chops.

I made four kinds of friendship bread (cinnamon, white chocolate, lemon and banana nut), fudge, strawberry cookies and a pumpkin pie.

There was also mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes,  baked corn casserole, homemade bread rolls and a side salad. And I made dill crackers and a sweet and salty chex mix to snack on.

My mom is here this week and a friend came over for the day. My mom taught us to make dream catchers.

I walked 3 miles. I had a 221calorie lunch and a 709 calorie dinner for a total of 930 calories. Now, according to fitbit, 55% of those calories were from carbs, so not the best calories. But I enjoyed every bite of it! I skipped desert, but I did eat a piece of friendship bread for breakfast this morning. The scale was up .6 this morning but that's not a big deal.

I had such a wonderful day with family and friends. I kept my meal plan on track, and I managed to exercise.  The day was definitely a success.