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So, I made it through vacation with only one pound gained.  I really made an effort to stay active while I was there to balance out the drinking and food.  I was a little bummed about it, but really, it’s okay.

When we first arrived on Thursday night, I was trying to figure out my plan for the weekend.  I knew that I was not going to eat what I didn’t want to and I wasn’t going to indulge in stuff that I didn’t need to eat.  I discovered that Hopi, my sister in law had brought healthy things to snack on over the weekend.  (I knew she was a healthy eater, but I was thrilled that she brought it with her!)  She also told me that she planned on power walking each morning and that I was more than welcome to join her.  I almost jumped up and down!  I had been wondering what I was going to do for exercise, and this was a good solution.

Friday was not hard at all, just drank a bit.  We walked, and later that day I enjoyed the paddle boat.

Saturday, I started the day with a longer power walk and took a few rides on the paddle boat during the day.  I stayed away from all the deserts (yay me!) in the anticipation that we may go to the ice cream shop where Scott and Dave went when they were kids sometime during the weekend.  Barbeques are full of caloric and carb filled foods, so I tried my best to eat like I normally would.  :-)  I ate watermelon when the rice krispy treats came back around and around… I did drink quite a few gin and tonics on Saturday, but I was okay with that!

Sunday, no power walk because Hopi and I got up early to make breakfast, but we made up for it with a long ass paddle boat ride, where we would switch off who paddled to get more resistance.  Later in the afternoon, we played a game of family football, and man, we played rough and we got lots of exercise!  It was great

So all in all, I had a great time.  The tough part was eating in the airport during our layovers.  There weren’t a lot fo great choices, so we ate both our lunches Thursday and Monday at Chili’s Too.  I felt like if I could pinpoint that pound that came on, it would br from there.  I had a ranch chicken sandwich on Thursday and a turkey club on Monday, and I had some fries, too.   It was wonderful to be on vacation with other people who are conscious of what they eat and how active they stay. 

Back to the grind!  Hope you all had a great weekend!

I am so happy!!!  For the past two days, I have noticed that my bottoms have fit looser!  Yesterday I was wearing a skirt that I bought in the spring and it fit pretty well when I bought it.  Yesterday, I had to keep pulling it up at work :-)  I didn’t think much about it except that today…I was wearing a pair of denim capris that I had to buy a few summers ago…because I had gained weight…and they were falling down too!  It’s been a great week.  And I have needed some good things, because I have not felt great about my weight loss so far.  I still have a long way to go, but FINALLY I am seeing some small change…

I’ve had the urge to snack a bit today…I think it’s because I started my period yesterday.  (That would explain the pimples!)  I’ve held off for the most part…just had some Chex Mis Party Mix…going to have dinner soon

I attempted some of the ab machines tonight in the gym.  I did 10 on one and about 20 on another.  It was hard, I’ll admit.  Definitely something I need to start working in.  I just don’t like it because I have a hard time focussing my stregnth on my abs..you know what I mean?  Like, using my abs to do the work, instead of my neck and back muscles.  Does anyone know the secret?

Well, I am going away for the weekend to my mother in law’s house!  Lots of food and drinking!  My sister in law is a health nut, and I’m pretty sure my MIL stays pretty healthy, so I don’t think I have too much to worry about…just the drinking :-)  My husband tells me that they walk their dogs every night after dinner, so thankfully, I’ll have some sort of exercise too.  They also live on a lake, so he said that we could take a long walk around it if we wanted… and I am going to want too, I am at the point now that I can only go one day without feeling ugh.  When I get back I plan on going every weekday.

Have a wonderful week, buddies!  I know I will!