Two ounces of skinless turkey (about the size of your palm) is 2 Weight Watcher points. A fourth cup of cranberry sauce, stuffing, gravy, and sweet potatos is 2 points each. Any guesses what a slice of pecan pie is (1/8th of a whole pie)?

It’s 12 points! For just one slice… And that’s not counting the ice cream I usually have it with. That’s more than half of what I’m allowed each day. It’s more than all the foods in the first paragraph combined.

At Weight Watchers last week, we talked about strategies of dealing with Thanksgiving. I think I’ll be okay, as long as I stay away from the pecan pie - luckily, I’m not a sweets-a-holic. I’m going to try and encourage my family to go for a long walk with me, maybe take the dogs along the Chattahoochie, before eating.

I will try to not go on and on about Weight Watchers over the holiday since it makes me feel like a nag, but it’s hard when it’s so prominent in my mind. My coworkers that I go to WW with have been encouraging me - this weekend I rollerbladed 5 miles with one of them, and last week, I bought a new pair of size 10 jeans. I haven’t been a 10 since I was a freshman in college.