Flo-Rida

As I mentioned in my last post, I was out of town all last week...so I actually have a legitimate reason for not posting!

I attended a work conference at the beginning of last week...and it was in Orlando.  I can't tell you how much good the sunshine and warm weather did for me...not to mention the great time spent with coworkers and meeting colleagues from other universities. Aside from being super tired from the traveling, I'm feeling so refreshed and ready to tackle the world again...which is good because April is one of or toughest months.

Food-wise, I did pretty well for traveling.  I had taken a couple extra days off to go to Universal Studios, but I didn't let myself get sucked in to the park food trap too much.  Actually, I think the only "snack" I had there was a pretzel one day.  Somehow I managed to avoid stopping at the several Cinnabons that were in the park...and that was certainly not easy when they smelled SO GOOD. 

I think the days of the conference were actually the hardest...the hotel breakfast was complimentary, but not super healthy.  I ate as well as possible, making sure to grab the light yogurt and fruit to go along with my bagel.  The socials had good food, just again not very diet-friendly, but at some point beggars can't be choosers.  And it certainly didn't help that the biggest part of the day was spent sitting in sessions listening to people talk.  But, the good part was that the conference center was HUGE and getting from session to session usually involved a bit of walking.  And the hotel had a great pool so I was able to get in a couple swims which felt great (especially since I couldn't find the gym)!

I even did pretty well for my first "week o water" - now, I did allow myself a couple non-water drinks, but you can't go to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and NOT have Butterbeer and Pumpkin Juice!  I mean, that's like going to England and not having a cup of tea, or going to Italy and not having pasta...it's almost sacrilegious! Okay, maybe not THAT extreme, but you can't blame me for having them.

Plus, after the conference ended, we moved to a new (read "cheaper") hotel, which was also closer to the park.  It was only about a mile from the park so instead of taking the hotel shuttle, we walked to and from the park! So not only did we get in tons of walking IN the park, we got extra!  I would love to be able to tell you how much, but that's my sad story of the week.  We spent our first day at the park riding roller coasters, walking everywhere, going on water rides, etc. and had major success.  At the end of the night my Active link was at at least 150%! However, the next day (first day of the conference) somewhere between my hotel and the conference center...it fell off.  I went a whole day walking around and being flipped upside down on rides, but the day I spend mostly sitting, I manage to lose it. *sigh* Such is life, I guess.

In any case, I got back to my meeting tonight and bought a new one.  The good news is that the new one still linked to my account and uploaded all my old info (pre-trip) to the new one, so at least I don't have to completely start over.  But, after I get my sleep caught up, I'll be back on my regular work-out routine with some renewed energy.

Initial weight: 257.2
Week 61-62: -1.0
Total weight loss: -57.2
Current weight: 200.0 (so close to being back under!)