Vacation!!

As you all know, I was off last week on vacation!!  If you haven't seen my Facebook pictures yet, I highly suggest you set aside a few hours to look at them...lol.  As I mentioned in my last post, I had decided before leaving that during my trip I was going to allow myself to experience British food culture without worrying about points.  I'd considered weighing in at a meeting there, but 1. I didn't want to worry about sightseeing around the meeting time, and 2. they don't weigh in pounds, and that would've just caused too much confusion!

I didn't go crazy on food, but didn't really think about making consciously healthy choices.  I had myself some fish and chips, steak and kidney pie, tea cakes, etc.  It was glorious!  I also did make some healthier choices, I had a chicken salad at Planet Hollywood, and on the plane home I picked the chicken and orzo over the pasta.  We also didn't really snack much.  We ate our three square meals (some days only two), and on the occasion had a dessert or a snack in the evening, but just generally didn't eat in between meals.  Our other saving grace was that we walked A LOT.  We obviously took the underground to get around the majority of the city, but we still had to walk a ton to get in between attractions, or through the attractions, and over lots of bridges.  Most nights, by the time we got back to the hotel my feet, ankle, and/or hips were so sore!

There's been, so far, a couple tricky things to figure out.  First, when taking the vacation off of watching what you eat, at what point do you start doing it again?  On the way home?  When you get home?  After your next meeting?  I mean, there's only two days in between when I got home and my next meeting...what would be the point of counting points for those two days?  On the other hand, those two days might make a difference.  On the airplane would've been a little difficult as you only have an option of two different meals, if any option at all...and when you're on a plane for 8 hours, you don't squawk over what they're feeding you, you're just happy they're feeding you.  It's also difficult to even find healthier choices at an airport.  The other tricky part is getting back into the swing of things.  I'll be honest, I haven't been great the last two days.  I haven't eaten a lot, but I have definitely NOT gotten in my fruits and veggies or my dairy.

But, I knew the risks when I decided to take a diet vacation while on my vacation.  No matter what the results are, I will take it and deal with it.  And it will be a fun adventure getting myself back on track.  I've already gone back to Water Zumba, which felt great, but now I need to get the food under control.  A trip to the store after fruits and veggies is in order - that will be a great first step.  Now, to face the music...

Initial weight: 257.2
Weeks 23-24: +0.6
Total weight loss: -42.0
Current weight: 215.2

Not too shabby for eating whatever I want for a whole week!  It's also possible that some of it is fat turned to muscle mass from all the walking - a slim chance, but still a chance.  I have noticed that a few pairs of my shorts are feeling a little looser, though that could be wishful thinking!  In any case, it's back to being good this week!