During my vacation I log my food, try to make smart choices, limit my alcohol, and I ran on the treadmill, getting up earlier than anyone else, TWICE - success?
3 days after I get back from vacation, I'm back to one lb down, but not my pre-vacation weight - sucess? setback?
Now, I was thinking my vacation was a "fail" because I gained weight, didn't even maintain....but look what I did on vacation, I limited my intake of crap, I drank way less than everyone else, and I exercised!! Sounds like a success to me, even if it wasn't a scale success, yes?
In the past vacation would have been a free for all, and I probably would have come home feeling even more bloated and my clothes probably would feel tight by the end of the trip. I'm working off my vacation and trying to plan for my next trip next week for how I will keep on track.
I'm thinking that my most recent vacation, while it had a weight gain, it had a lot of learning opportunities and I was pretty successful. I learned that I can be my own advocate, I can ask for what I want and I don't have to do what everyone else is doing. My friends and my family support me, and voila, so does my new found "family" that I met in Cleveland (aka my boyfriend's family).
I also learned that its not *THAT* bad to relax a little on vacation, yeah I put on a few lbs, but I'm taking them back off and it could have been worse if I didn't exercise, and that exercise made me feel good! I wish my vacation wasn't so close to the beginning of my commitment to myself, but life happens, I just have to learn to roll with it and keep moving forward.
I think going down the line, if I learn something, use that knowledge in the future and be an advocate for myself, I will always be successful!
Okay and lets end this post with my adorable little buddies that I've had in my life for about 10 years now and what I'm going to be doing every night for the next 3 weeks, packing!
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| Isis giving you the "huggy purry" eyes |
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| Shorty, looking for trouble |
Tomorrow I want to talk more about Couch to 5k!
1 comment:
Vacations, holidays, roadtrips, weddings, funerals, BIRTHDAYS they are all VERY difficult times to stay "on target" even when you think you are doing well.
I don't usually stress too much over what happens when I go away on vacation, I don't by any means have a free-for-all when I go out of town but when I am in places that have a regional specialty I am going to indulge.
I am glad to see that you are rolling with the punches as it were. I know it is a little odd becoming your own advocate when it comes to asking for and taking what you need but you get the hang of it after a while... it still feels weird to me at times but I "suck it up"
You have a good head on your shoulders Mer, and a great support system! You got this! Now back to the gym!!!
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