Don't blame the turkey damn it!
 

The poor bird gets a bad rap, year after year. You know that as soon as your back hits the sofa you'll be crying about how the turkey is making you tired. "It's the tryptophan..." blah, blah, blah. The bird already gave his life for you, don't blame him for it!

Could it be that you are carb crashing on mashed potatoes, dinner rolls, mac & cheese, dressing, pecan pie, pumpkin pie, apple pie, etc. that you just shoveled in your pie hole? Yes.

So tomorrow as soon as you lay back down, I beg you, jump back up and scream "DAMN YOU... PECAN PIE, MASKED POTATOES & DRESSING IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT... and my own, BUT NOT THE TURKEY!!!!!!!!!!"

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I blame the stuffing every year! I don't want to eat it, but it sits there tempting me with it's savory, carb loaded goodness:p

I agree, turkeys get a bad rap. It's not fair. If someone really stinks at something right away they're made out to be a "turkey". And their cousin, the chicken, gets a bad rap as well. To be called a "chicken" is not a good thing.

To everybody that puts them down I flip the bird. :D

So many foods contain tryptophan that it's not even funny, anyway. PLUS, tryptophan will really only get absorbed in any appreciable amount in your brain if taken on an empty stomach.... and eating turkey kind of disqualifies that ;) The amount you take in during thanksgiving is negligible.

It's totally the carb-crash and overstuffing yourself which makes you sleepy - a full stomach draws blood away from your brain and limbs and makes you drowsy.

Don't blame the healthiest thing on your plate!!!

I'm going to try to load up on the turkey breast and just a touch of the sides and see how that works out. At least we aren't eating until about 5pm so I won't eat it all for lunch and again later that day for leftovers. And back to work Friday so not picking at leftovers all day.

I like to do the dishes and clean up the kitchen before going to sit down after a big meal so I think that helps to keep off the sleepies. At least for a little while.

It's sooo hard to resist!

I love it, flip 'em the bird!!!

Terri, you are so smart, and so right. :)

I agree. My sister is making turducken, I've never tried it, but meat, wrapped in meat, surrounded by meat can't be bad. I'll have a modest dollop of stuffing, mashed potatoes and perhaps a biscuit and call it good. My sister makes an awesome apple pie, but once again, I will decline. Hope everyone has a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

Regards,
Michael

That doesn't sound like any cheating from a man who has lost a man in weight. But you know your limitations. Enjoy your Thanksgiving as well.

By the way, I first read that turducken and I honestly couldn't figure out what you were saying. :D But it sounds like some good $#!+ :D

I've had it, it's awesome. It's a turkey stuffed with a boneless duck that's stuffed with a boneless chicken. IIRC the turkey may be boneless too, not sure though.

I've always wanted to try it. And Michael's description makes it even more enticing:p

I think the compliment each other, I think the duck brings a moistness to it.

I'm with April, load up on the bird, tastes of the sides (except lots of the unadorned veggies).

I can respond, now that I'm done laughing at the mental image the typo gave me..."masked" potatoes, lololol!

former meat shop girl......all three birds are boneless. I've had it, didn't care for it. I'm not a fan of duck, reminds me of Donald and Daffy. I don't know of a famous cartoon turkey, so I have no qualms whatsoever to eating him. And Foghorn Leghorn always got on my nerves, so I'll eat a chicken ANY day of the week

The turducken was very good. Duck and chicken were boneless, as was the turkey, except for drumsticks. Had a modest portion of each, a bit of stuffing and a roll and two ww biscuits with some sort of hippie butter substitute crap. So, not too bad. Oh, and six bottles of ale :eek:. My sister made eight (8) pies! Pumpkin, apple and my favorite, chocolate creme. Of course, I politely refused all of them. Kind of nice to be in control for the second year in a row, though I suppose I should have cut back on the brewskies.

Regards,
Michael

Wow great job Michael. I folded like a table cloth.

Well, I've ended the day at around 2,700 cals. Not great, but not crazy high. Probably a bit over my burn, which I don't like to do too often. Will have to buckle down and get back on plan tomorrow.

Regards,
Michael

Wow, good job on the pies! We had 5 pies + ice cream. I managed to keep it to 2 small slices - 1 apple and my pumpkin cheesecake. I have to admit that I was so stuffed that I didn't finish either - but I gave it hell :D

My partner and i recognize, turkeys get yourself a bad rap. It isn't fair. If someone really stinks on one thing instantly these are produced available to become a "turkey". As well as the nephew, the chicken, becomes an unsatisfactory rap too. For being named a "chicken" is a bad matter.